小说和电影,都是我们追逐过的~还记得小时候,我们大街小巷追逐的是,是各种各样好看的小说,但是现在却很少再看见人捧着本厚厚的小说的了,取而代之的是电影,人们觉得看电影比看小说更有乐趣了~真的是这样吗?
Billionsofdollarsarespentonentertainmenteveryyear,ineverycountryintheworld.Muchofthismoneyisspentoneithermoviesorfictionalbooks,asthesetwotypesofentertainmentarefoundtobemostenjoyablebythemasses.Which,however,ismoreenjoyable?Ipositthatthesemediumscannotbecomparedsoeasily,astheybothhavetheirstrongpointsinregardstoentertainment.
Whenonereadsafictionalbook,oneisabletolethis/herimaginationrunwild.Everythingfromthesettingtothecharacterdescriptionsisleftuptothereadersmind,andthereforecanbequiteenjoyable.Dependingonthenovel,ofcourse,onecanimaginefarawayplacesjustbythedescriptionreadinthenovel.Booksarealsoanexcellentformofentertainmentastheyareportable.Ifoneisonalongcommutetowork,whichiscommoninBeijing,onecanbringalongafavoritenovel,effectivelytakinghis/herentertainmentwithhim/her.Bookscanbeenjoyedinanysetting.Theycanbepickeduponawhim,andputdownagaintoreturntoatalatertime..
Movies,ofcourse,alsohavetheirownbenefits.Moviesallowtheviewertobecompletelyengrossedintheplot.Thereisnoneedforthinking,aseverythingispresentedtoyouinastraightforwardform.Oneneverhastoponderwhataplaceorapersonlookslike;theinformationisallaccessibletotheviewer.Thiscanbeanadvantageoradisadvantage,dependingonwhatoneislookingforinhis/herentertainment.
Inasocietywherewewanteverythingfaster,betterandmoreexciting,perhapsmoviesareamorerelevantmedium.However,moviesdemandatleastanhourandahalfofonestime.Booksareavailabletotheirconsumerswheneverthereistime,whichisalsoanimportantfeature.Inconclusion,Ibelievethatneitherbooksnormoviesareamoreenjoyableformofentertainment.Insomecases,Iprefertoreadabook.Inothers,amovieisvastlymoreenjoyable.Itisuptotheconsumertodecide.