Ready Player One

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7. I made a decision long ago to stop comparing books to their film adaptations.

I mean you can compare them all you want, but they are two very different forms of communication. Some books would last 6 hours to 20 hours if following the book precisely, but at the same time you can compress time and convey more information in films with montage, cross-cutting image and audio, narration, and other cinematic devices. My decision began with Stanley Kubrick's film of Stephen King's The Shining (1980). Each stands on its own. The film eliminates many subplots (and as a result, character development), changes events, and intentionally plays with the audience's expectations (especially those who had read the book). Anyway I feel that both are classics but completely different experiences.