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Daniel Lakeland @dlakelan@mastodon.sdf.org

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Oct 01, 2026, 11:32 PM

    • Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Was thinking of making a post about movies which have reception of being worse than the book by the general public that was better than the book in your opinion.

      • stinkytofuisgood@lemmy.caEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Ok my answer is going to be a little disappointing, but I thought about it for a bit and here’s what I can say…

        Usually I read a book or I watch a film, I don’t think I’ve ever done both for the same story. Sometimes there is no equivalent book or film, and when there is, I personally just end up choosing whatever format my gut says to try.

        If I’ve imagined a universe and story in my mind (from a book), or had the experience delivered to me (in a film), I don’t want them to conflict so I just choose one. Probably because I see so many debates about this online and I’m just like, “nah I’m not getting involved”.

        I’m actually probably the worst qualified person to give an opinion on that!! But I recognize I’m probably a weirdo, as I don’t even watch film trailers or read the synopsis of books before I read/watch them. I just kinda hear about it however that happens, and decide to either skip or jump in. The exception to this being non-fiction or educational stuff, then it matters a bit more.

        I guess, I just wanna enjoy (or dislike) a story and leave it at that.

        Sorry for the total non-answer. But now you’ve got me curious, what’s your answer? Maybe I’ll make an exception for Grandwolf319 haha