'Seeing' the book - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Neferchoirwen · 03-22-2002, 06:06 AM

Yeah. I think I get what you mean. As a reader, you have your own imaginaiton, your own expectations, and when you watch the movie, your imagination gets replaced. For some people it's frustrating, but for some, it's quite enlightening.<P>The only thing I read and watched in its order of appearance, was Harry Potter. I did not have any prior expectation of what the whole thing would look like, but I feel that if I start reading Book3, maybe I'll stick to my own 'images.'<P>As for LOTR, hmmm...I don't know. I lked the movie. maybe our imagination has certain biases towards our visually seeing what we really like rather than what we have mentally seen.<P>I totally get what you mean, but I hope I make sense.

03-22-2002, 06:06 AM	#2
Neferchoirwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: RtR: 483.3 miles, Fords of Bruinen Posts: 512	Yeah. I think I get what you mean. As a reader, you have your own imaginaiton, your own expectations, and when you watch the movie, your imagination gets replaced. For some people it's frustrating, but for some, it's quite enlightening.<P>The only thing I read and watched in its order of appearance, was Harry Potter. I did not have any prior expectation of what the whole thing would look like, but I feel that if I start reading Book3, maybe I'll stick to my own 'images.'<P>As for LOTR, hmmm...I don't know. I lked the movie. maybe our imagination has certain biases towards our visually seeing what we really like rather than what we have mentally seen.<P>I totally get what you mean, but I hope I make sense. __________________ On really romantic nights of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion. ~Speed Levitch http://crevicesofsilence.blogspot.com/