Kesaria Abuladze – Books or Movies?

People are always arguing over pointless questions, like “is it better to read a book or watch a movie?”

Everyone has their own opinion about this topic. Personally, I prefer reading books over watching movies and the reason is very simple. When I’m reading a book, my imagination is working, and I imagine the situation that is described in the book, the characters, their body shape, their voice, their face, etc. But in the movie (if the movie is based on a book) you’re just seeing how someone else imagined that story and afterward made a movie out of it. For me reading a book is a very special experience, for example, one of my favorite books, “Asylum” (by Madeleine Roux). It’s a horror book that left a very good impression on me and actually scared me a little bit. Now, most people will say: “how can a book scare you? You can’t see the scene”. Well, unlike a horror movie, I can’t see what’s going on, but the way I imagine it in my brain scares me because it’s coming from my imagination and sometimes imagination can go overboard. So exactly this feeling of excitement, while reading a book Is making a story itself, pretty much interesting and fun to read. Also, another thing I like about books is that, when you don’t understand some part, you can just reread it as many times as you need and I know you can do it while you’re watching a movie too, but for me when I read something with my own eyes I understand it better. Well in the end books and movies, both are similar, both are great and fun, but everyone has their own opinion and for now, I enjoy reading books more than watching movies.

Author: Kesaria Abuladze