My feelings are torn when it comes to movies being based on books. There is a part of me that feels that the screenwriter will never get the tone of the book right, that 2 hours of screen time is not enough time to tell the story probably, and that Hollywood needs to come up with original martial!
But on the other hand, I have been introduced to so many great books because they became films or television shows. And the story was so vivid on screen I had to read the book. The results vary, I love seeing how some one else imagined the characters and the way scene would play out. It is like stepping into the mind of a stranger. But often I feel haunted by the image created by the movie or show and I am unable to use my imagination when reading the book. This is made worst when the book cover has the actor or actress on it; staring at me; daring me to imagine someone else as the main character.
