Cry the Beloved Country

Is a picture really worth a thousand words, or do words inspire and free the imagination? It has always been my experience that books are truly the better of the two mediums when it comes to releasing the imagination and providing the reader with an in-depth story. Perhaps with the book Cry the Beloved Country it will be different; perhaps the movie will unleash the viewers imagination with greater success than the somewhat dated book. …

…is really clever about it, when a scene combining both audio and visual effects can compete with or in some cases beat a novel. I think that what it comes down to is this: books have the advantage; they have lots of space and can make use of the reader’s imagination running wild. Movies start at a disadvantage in comparisons, but there are a few select times when the extra, physical stimulation can win.