I think the reason novels are regarded to have so much more 'information' than films is that they outsource the scenic design and cinematography to the reader.. This, for me, is a powerful argument for the value and potency of literature specifically. Movies don't demand as much from the player. Most people know this; at the end of the day you can be too beat to read but not yet too beat to watch television or listen to music. . Brian Christian
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The "deconstruction of the movie" has been a topic of interest and contention. The idea that movies and media in general can be deconstructed and analyzed like literature, which is a form of writing where the reader must interpret the text for themselves, is interesting to examine. This quote from Pulitzer Prize winning author, David Foster Wallace, expresses his feelings about the difference between reading a book and watching a movie. He argues that while reading requires more effort on the part of the reader, it also involves more information. Movies don't have to do this because they have an "outsource" team that does all of this for them.

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