Are books a dying breed?

Books have a great impact on our lives. They give detailed information about human experiences thus allowing us to connect on basic levels such as desire and emotion to experience the things happening in it.

Since we are living in a more modern era which has television and movies there is a misconception that every problem picture in them and that happens in real life can be solved just as quickly and easier. But books capture the true intricacy of human experience.

Although books are more complex in details, movies are a good alternative to it. They give us a quick way of seeking information, learning from it and even a form of expressing ourselves all with the click of a button. All of this is a consequence of the impact that new technologies have in our life. Convenience is also a good reason because of the shortage of time, movies are just a most simple way to experience either leisurely or to learn since they have two hours of film. Books are another story since they take weeks or even months to read through and that depends on the availability of the reader.

Of course, that when there is a will there is a way so the act of reading books will not vanish because there are always willing people that enjoy that activity and that will find the time to read. So, watching movies will not make books extinct but may, in fact, help to understand a book. If a movie is well made and true to the book, it can give a better insight that we haven’t picked up on the book.

Therefore, we can come to the realisation that they complement each other. They both have their ways of influencing our minds and societies in ways that can be positive and/or negative and they will always be a part of peoples’ life, some arts more than others considering the type of genre that people enjoy.

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