Movies We've Just Watched discussion
reading?
date
newest »

message 1:
by
Debra
(last edited Jan 08, 2008 06:53AM)
(new)
Jan 08, 2008 06:53AM

reply
|
flag

Another argument in favor of this group might be that arent' movies a manifestation of screenplays--the written word? Most of the movies that I enjoy come from great scripts which celebrate writers. Is that really much different than an listening to an audio book? Just my thoughts.

Perhaps, Alison, you can sway the conversations toward book-to-film? -- nudge and wink. That might make up for the unfortunate detour.

Yes, I, too would hate to see the discussion turn toward National Lampoon's Barely Legal and so forth. Haha. I'll make a personal effort to keep mine literary-minded. Best wishes!
P.S. You have an impressive author profile! :)
It's in the section..entertainment--film. I didn't create that section. I do think film is different but films are very related to literature and really a part in a general way of an effort to express creatively a certain vision. I think a forum for book lovers to discuss film is fun.
Ed
Ed

I agree. While I see Debra's point, I feel that narrative is narrative, regardless of the medium. There aren't many book lovers I know who don't love film as well - and film can often do such different things to books, it seems a shame to completely discount one or the other. Look at the way the discussion on book adaptations has got people talking!
I think the biggest concern is people who don't watch movies outside of Hollywood blockbusters and don't read either, not people who love books AND love films.
I think the biggest concern is people who don't watch movies outside of Hollywood blockbusters and don't read either, not people who love books AND love films.

Goodreads is a great forum for all types of entertainment.
The worlds of film and books are so intertwined these days--books made into films and films being retroactively made into books (The Abyss). I certainly don't feel any guilt for discussing movies here. I'm a certified bookhound, but I love any art form, really. They are all interrelated and inform and influence one another.

I agree...plus I like what Nicole said about books, films, and the quirky people involved in both are passions of most of us...I think a forum like this with contributors who share a love of books is just perfect. :)
Ed
Ed

I agree...there is such a mixture. I just read this quote:
"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
Now this quote can make me recall films, books, real life...etc. It really is such a mix in the end and I have really enjoyed the discussions on this site for the very reason that people are able to bring a love for various forms of literature to numerous topics.
"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
Now this quote can make me recall films, books, real life...etc. It really is such a mix in the end and I have really enjoyed the discussions on this site for the very reason that people are able to bring a love for various forms of literature to numerous topics.