Classical Works of Literature

The true projection of classical works of literature in movies as compared to books has always been the point of discussion. Some people think that literature work cannot be successfully presented in a movie, while others maintain that work of literature can be easily produced and picturized. This essay will discuss that why whether the art work can be effectively produced on screens. Firstly, to translate and relay literature work on screen requires extreme experience. Therefore, owing to the sophistication of the work professionals exercise extreme care. Moreover, people involved in such activity do not possess any kind of real life experience of classics, hence they need to have strong imaginative and creative skills in order to attract a large number of audience. Resultantly, this delicate and highly skilled work can be projected on screen by artists utilizing their professional acumen. On the other hand, art media workers are required to create a complete picture and plot line unlike as specified in the books. Filming of books has proved to be quite easy as the writer of the book uses his complete innate skills to transfer the real picture to the reader. Afterwards, entertainment world can utilize the writer’s skill and transform it to project on the screen. As an example, filming of books like Harry potter has proved to be easier than projecting historical scenes from movies like Troy. As a result, it is quite evident that projection of books onto cinema screens is easier than displaying complex art and literature works. In conclusion, this essay has discussed with extreme care art and literature work can be easily projected onto the screens of cinema. Getting entertained through movies has always been preferred more as compared to reading books. With this thought, adoption of literature in movies has become a controversial topic for its true projection. My essay will discuss both sides of the argument followed by my opinion. At the outset, translating classic literature needs to be handled delicately. Literature is not written in a day or two and has emerged from the writers’ deep feelings. To present those feelings, movie makers must be dexterous in their fields. Many examples have been seen where directors and producers proved their expertise by showing the true emotions of the works including “King Lear” and “The Brother Sisters”. Moreover, audience find themselves engrossed more in screen than reading books for hours. As per the reviews, people liked the transformation. However, over dramatization is a concern while turning books into movies. In other words, in order to earn more profit movie makers, exaggerate the plot and put some unwanted elements into it like songs and some dialogues. Besides, the real essence of the novels is not only based on characters but includes various figures of speech such as metaphors, similes, personification and so on which are hard to picturize on screen. A relevant example of this is Sidhartha which is written so beautifully that a reader can visualize the events in his mind but the movie failed to capture that feel. To conclude, picturing literature is an appreciable effort as it introduces people to classic work but that require a special care too.