November 22nd - Films vs. Books

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So what's up? It's not like you're doing anything hugely important right now. So come on , put your feet up. Relax, unwind. Why not read my fantastic blog?

So on here you'll basically see me ranting about my day-to-day idiocys, complaining about life and basically bitching about stuff that gets on my nerves. I may even do some reviews of the shows that I have been to see.

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So today I was talking to my wonderful friends, Fishyy and Sian, who have been to see the new Harry Potter film. Personally, I love Harry Potter - it's one of those things that kids like me grew up with. I even still have the first three films on VHS/Video.

Anyway so our conversation turned to the age old argument of what is better: Books or Films. Asking around in my gang of friends, I found that not that many people - about 3 or 4 of us - had actually read the Harry Potter books (confession - I've read all but the first Harry Potter book. Shoot me if you will, I apologise for my failures) thus only those few know how it all ends. This saddens me.

And then again, take a book series that is also synonymous with people my age, Twilight. It turns out that with that, people are content to jump on the band wagon of liking the (let's face it) terrible films without even reading the books. Call me Charles Manson but I think that's just a tad stupid.

Also, anyone who has read the Harry Potter books knows that the films leave out tonnes of details. Like for instance, in the fourth to sixth films an entire running part about the house elves of hogwarts is left out. I see this as an integral part of the plot, and that you can't fully understand what happens without the info provided here. It's not just Harry Potter though - in The Lord of the Rings trilogy a key part about Tom Bombadil is left out (I don't even think he is mentioned in the films at all - and he's a brilliant character!)

The nub and gist of my rant is this: Books came first. Books often have more details in them than the films. Having books around makes you seem more intelligent. I rest my case.