A genius can only be recognised for producing work that rouses those of better judgement. — I like sushi
People may "disagree", but it's quite clearly the case that when reading a novel you must use your imagination to visualize the characters, things, places and events described, whereas you do not need to use your imagination at all to see the characters, things, places and events shown in a film. — Janus
I have seen the film ‘The Thin Red Line’ and thought it a great film — Brett
Some people are better at judging than others. — I like sushi
...the novel is superior to film — Brett
That's why a lot of movies move you superficially, as many have experienced, having a great time in cinema and then walking out and forgetting what you were seeing just 15 minutes before. — Henri
If you wish to believe everyone is equally as good a judge of anything as the next person go ahead and believe that nonsense if it makes you feel better. — I like sushi
A good singer is able to hold notes for longer or hit higher or lower pitches; — Schzophr
Books are just sets of marks on paper. Films are just sets of shapes, colors and sounds. To understand either, you need to think about what you're seeing, you need to supply semantic content, you need to fill in/imagine things that you're not told/shown, etc. — Terrapin Station
From an artificially de-lifed perspective books may be thought of as "just marks on paper, etc.", but that is not our ordinary experience. — Janus
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