Maze Runner Movie And Book Comparison Essay

Don't you hate it when you read a very magnificent book and decide to watch the movie version, but then regret it? One thought speeds through your mind - “why did I watch that movie?” Although there are those rare cases when the movie is better, for the majority of the time, the book version is the most absolute. Some examples are “The Hunger Games” and The Maze Runner sequel where I immensely enjoyed reading the books, but strongly disliked the movies. The differences between the book version and the movies version are more significant than their similarities.
Although coming up with similarities between the two proved to be a mind boggling task, I found several similarities. One of them is that both the book and the movie provide entertainment. Both give the person something to do, whether they’re bored, having the blues, or in a cuddly mood. Once the person gets all cozy and snug, takes out their book or flips open their laptop, they might notice that in both cases the plot of the story stays the
Reading a book doesn’t shrivel up the brain like watching a movie would do. Our minds are restricted when watching something; movies do all of the thinking and imagination for us. When someone reads, their brain is exercising from all the thinking that’s happening. Instead of staring at the computer screen, reading increases one's vocabulary and writing skills. Whenever I stumble over an unfamiliar word, I jot it down, look it up, and add it to my mental dictionary.
Overall, the main difference is that a movie cannot be a book. There are those specific details in books that get left out in the movies. Watching a movie rather than reading the book is like eating a hollowed out apple pie with no filling. All the good stuff is missing. So the next time you decide to check out a new movie, ask yourself, “What is better, reading the book version, or watching the