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I know. They are not my preferred form of art intake though.
I have seen some wonderful films, as high in art as anything else ever made.
most movies to me, even the GREAT ones, are like short stories, and not like novels.
due to the inherent limits of film it is nearly impossible to truly adapt the depth and scope of even the shortest novella into a film. all you can do is "streamline" the story and make the movie. this to me is quite unsatisfying. even great movies deal with topics on a very shallow level. it is just impossible for film, for a 2 or 3 hour film, to convey the depth and riches that a written novel brings.
short stories are wonderful, and CAN be life changing, but the ratio is quite small, same for films, while even mediocre novels can impact one's life in deep ways.
it is like Cliff Notes. I can plainly see th gaps.
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