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Damn, not seen so many sentences from you before Bill! The component you loose the most is your own imagination, because your imagination knows how to entertain you and therefore it neatly conjures a fitting world in your head where everything is tailored especially for you with the content of the ...

. A movie adds a new dimensions to a written work. Moving images are able to convey meaning in areas where the literal message alone cannot. Sound is also a component to movies. Thus music can be used. Because well-made movies capture and embrace ALL senses at the same time a good movie can suspend...

I hate reading novels, but at the same time, I feel guilt or rather regret for ignoring great novels like: Les Miserables, Ulysses,.. etc.

On the other hand, I watched them turned into movies.

I know that I missed a lot. My question: what is that missed and is it a necessary component?

Thanks