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Thin. Stretched... (lemmy.world)

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[–] Poem_for_your_sprog 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I feel like most 300 page novels could easily be 3 movies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I very much disagree, there's so much stuff which works well in books that absolutely does not translate to film. Many things that take 5+ pages to do in written media is a 10sec scene in film.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Many things that take 5+ pages to do in written media is a 10sec scene in film.

Like Tolkien describing all the trees, and the rocks, and the flowers, and the blades of grass... :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

I love the universe he has created, I fucking hate his writing style.