Never Judge The Movie, By J. W. Eagan

Typically, two sides of a story exist. One that is common and most have heard, and then the more truthful story that not many know. The quote “Never judge a book by its movie” by J.W. Eagan might be leaning toward this idea. It can be hard for some people to listen to the full story because he or she only believes what is in front of them. For most, what is in front of them is a screen or a book cover. An attention grabber is needed and artists use this to their advantage to lure people into watching or reading a particular piece of media. A book or people should not be based upon the media adaptations.
Not everybody takes the time to read the first few pages of a new book, or read the synopsis on the back. Many look a the picture on the front

Wagan in a more literal stance, a book is never the same as a movie. A movie company may own the rights to a book, but if someone reads the story and then watches the movie, it would be like reading the book again. Same goes for seeing a movie and then reading the book. A movie is on average two and a half hours long; in comparison the average book is about three hundred to four hundred pages long. A book is going to contain more detail than a script containing between one hundred to one hundred and fifty pages. Subsequently, there is more to the story than what is being shown in a movie; not enough time is allotted to rewrite an entire book into a script. For the most part, people like seeing some of their favorite scenes acted out in a movie, but you still want the suspense of a plot twist. The movie should still gain interest from people that have yet to read the story. A movie is meant to change the story slightly and be different than the book. A book is meant to give all the details and explanations. Therefore, watching a movie based upon a book is not a realistic way to understand the

It is easier to get a quick glance of a situation rather than hearing the entire story from the person. A realistic example is celebrities; they are given a platform to demonstrate his or her feelings and express themselves to the world. Most of celebrities’ actions are taken out of context and used to sell magazines. In a way, the tabloids are taking the true story; the book; and using it to make a better story with more exaggeration and putting it on a screen for easier access; a movie. For most celebrities this can be damaging because the viewers only see their lives through a screen. The celebrity only looks as good as the picture on the screen because about 80.8 percent of media news come from the radio and approximately 56.7 percent comes from television (Philippine Statistics Authority, 2001). Viewers and fans are listening to other people and agreeing with the judgements, whereas readers get the full story and make his or her own