By necessity, the movies have to cut out huge chunks of plot, worldbuilding, and characterization in order to fit the huge epic narrative into a 2-hour timeblock.
There’s tons in the books that got left on the cutting room floor - and a lot that was changed for Hollywood. The overall shape of the plot is the same but adaptation by necessity has to remove and alter a lot by changing the medium.
I would say the movies are faster and more exciting, but they lack the deep sense of immersion and characterization that you get from the books.
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By necessity, the movies have to cut out huge chunks of plot, worldbuilding, and characterization in order to fit the huge epic narrative into a 2-hour timeblock.
There’s tons in the books that got left on the cutting room floor - and a lot that was changed for Hollywood. The overall shape of the plot is the same but adaptation by necessity has to remove and alter a lot by changing the medium.
I would say the movies are faster and more exciting, but they lack the deep sense of immersion and characterization that you get from the books.