The complete domination of movies adapted from novels have dominated the top movies of 2014. Is this Hollywood losing its creativity? I don't think so. Books have had a rebirth with all of the new technology making them extremely accessible to every age. Hollywood is simply taking advantage of this. Movies like Gone Girl, The Fault in Our Stars, and Divergent dominated the box office in 2014. All book adaptations, the creation of the movies caused book sales to sky rocket.
"Perhaps the only thing more reliable than the ability of films and books to help each other is the inspiration of real life."
"Movies may get their best ideas from the book world, but they return the favor by creating very effective feature-length advertisements for reading."
I think that the domination of movies adapted from films is a great thing. I personally love seeing the words on a page come to life on screen. Not only does it produce profit for the filmmakers, but it gibes the author the opportunity for more exposure. However, this domination also puts a damper on screenwriters that do not have the advantage of a previous book.
Bennett, D. (2015, January 7). The Symbiotic Relationship Between Movies and Books. The Atlantic.
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