Today at one of our local movie theaters, they’re showing Food, Inc., and having a big discussion group about it.  My mom is looking for a movie to go to (because it’s rainy, and I think she wants to get out of the house) so I suggested she go to that.  She replied, “I don’t really want to see that.  I’ll read the book about that instead.”

She would rather read the book than see the movie.  How many other people out there can say that?  Usually it is the opposite.  They’d rather see the movie than spend the time reading the book.

What about you?  Are there any movies that you’ve seen so you didn’t have to read the book?

For those who have experienced both the movie and the book of a certain story, which did you enjoy more?

Has seeing a movie ever inspired you to read the book?

Has reading the book ever made you want to see the movie?

Does it ever anger you when they make a movie out of one of your favorite books?

Does it bother you if they leave out a lot of important details?  (I know my brother won’t see any of the Harry Potter movies because of the details they leave out)

I know that I saw the movie Twilight before I had any idea about it - I just tagged along with friends.  I fell in love with it, and quickly read all four books.  After seeing Coraline, I made sure I read the Neil Gaiman book.

For Five People You Meet in Heaven, I enjoyed the movie more than the book.  I read the book first, and it was veeeeeery slow.  Then I saw the movie with Jon Voight, and although it was long, it went faster than the book did.

Food for thought!