A long time ago I said that I would write more about imagination. That was like, more than a month ago. It was only the second post of this blog. Along with promises of more imagination posts, it included a very lovely story about cupcakes. Anyways, I shall now write about imagination.
I watched all three of the Lord of the Rings movies back in December/Janurary (not positive which month it was). If you have not seen these movies, I highly suggest that you do. No, I demand that you do. These movies are utterly fantastic. So, after you read this post, go watch the Lord of the Rings. Warning: They are each like, three hours long. But it's worth it. Anyways. I watched them again these last couple of weeks. And - guess what - they were just as amazing as last time! So I thought to myself, 'if the movies are so good, and the book is always better than the movie I should read the books.'
The reason I hadn't done this previously is because those books are a tad bit frightening. And I'm not talking about the orcs and Gollum. These books were written in the 30's/40's. And that was like, 70 years ago. That was quite a long time ago. And on top of that, these weren't exactly written for fourteen-year-old. And I thought that they'd be slow and boring and difficult to understand. But I took up the noble task of reading those legendary books.
I was surprised, to say the least. For the record: hobbits are awesome. My dream house is a hobbit-hole. Yeah. Seriously. Those things are awesome. It's a house... that's underground. And it has a round door. And it's awesome. But you already knew that.
So what does this have to do with imagination? Well, duh!! They're books! More importantly, they're works of fiction! Not only fiction, fantasy fiction. And not only all that other stuff, they're set in a whole other world! You cannot read this books without imagination. It's just weird words that mean nothing too you. of course, without imagination, that's all anything is. You need imagination to hear the characters voices, you need imagination to see the landscape. You need imagination to believe that any of it can be real. I can't imagine what life would be like without imagination. (That was a pun or a joke or something, BT-Dubz.)
Many people, especially in this day and age, start to loose a bit of their imagination as they age. But for readers - and writers even more so - the imagination only increases. Maybe you aren't always going on imaginary adventures in your backyard (or maybe you are, because imaginary adventures are awesome) but you never stop believing in the magic of books. Not the bibbi-di-bobbi-di-boo kind of magic, but the kind of magic that let's you escape into a world different from your own - or maybe not so different. The kind of 'magic' that attaches you to characters like Frodo and Sam, and all those other awesome (or not so awesome) people in LotR. And all those other awesome people in other good books.
I honestly feel bad for people who don't like to read. They're missing out. Other worlds, other people, other sights, other sounds, other... everything! And those people who only read one book or one series, like the Hunger Games or Twilight. They find one series they like, and if they read anything else they're all like, 'it's not as good!' in an annoying, nasally voice. Just because it's not as good as say, the Lord of the Rings, doesn't mean that it's a bad book/series! Silly people. *Tsk tsk*
On movies: I have nothing against them. Really, I don't. I just think that books generally provide more entertainment. Let me show you what I mean: Let's say you see a movie at the cinema. (Sorry, I just feel like being un-American and saying things like 'cinema.') Let's say the ticket is... Eight dollars. Let's say the movie is a around two hours long. And just to make it more realistic for you, let's say this movie is the Hunger Games. And let's say that you're an HG fangirl, you're probably going to watch it more than once.Now at a book-store, the Hunger Games is about $16.00 or less. If you save the money from seeing the movie multiple times, you can buy the book. Which, for the record, is much better than the movie. The movie is like, two hours, right? How long will it take you to read the book? It took me around eight hours, but that's because I was in the car on the way from my house to Memphis, Tennessee, which is about nine hours from where I live. I had nothing to do, so I read the Hunger Games. But if you weren't attempting to entertain yourself on the way to a whole other state, it would probably take you a few days. A few days vs. two hours. Which provides more entertainment? Hmm.... I WONDER. Oh, and movies don't make you use as much of your imagination. Yeah... So...
In conclusion: imagination is awesome. Books are awesome. The Lord of the Rings is Awesome. Books are better than movies. I want to live at Bag-End. I want to be a hobbit when I grow up so I can do so. Go read the Lord of the Rings. And watch the movies. Use your *cue rainbow* imagination. And vote affirmative. Thank you and goodnight/morning/evening/afternoon.
So what does this have to do with imagination? Well, duh!! They're books! More importantly, they're works of fiction! Not only fiction, fantasy fiction. And not only all that other stuff, they're set in a whole other world! You cannot read this books without imagination. It's just weird words that mean nothing too you. of course, without imagination, that's all anything is. You need imagination to hear the characters voices, you need imagination to see the landscape. You need imagination to believe that any of it can be real. I can't imagine what life would be like without imagination. (That was a pun or a joke or something, BT-Dubz.)
Many people, especially in this day and age, start to loose a bit of their imagination as they age. But for readers - and writers even more so - the imagination only increases. Maybe you aren't always going on imaginary adventures in your backyard (or maybe you are, because imaginary adventures are awesome) but you never stop believing in the magic of books. Not the bibbi-di-bobbi-di-boo kind of magic, but the kind of magic that let's you escape into a world different from your own - or maybe not so different. The kind of 'magic' that attaches you to characters like Frodo and Sam, and all those other awesome (or not so awesome) people in LotR. And all those other awesome people in other good books.
I honestly feel bad for people who don't like to read. They're missing out. Other worlds, other people, other sights, other sounds, other... everything! And those people who only read one book or one series, like the Hunger Games or Twilight. They find one series they like, and if they read anything else they're all like, 'it's not as good!' in an annoying, nasally voice. Just because it's not as good as say, the Lord of the Rings, doesn't mean that it's a bad book/series! Silly people. *Tsk tsk*
On movies: I have nothing against them. Really, I don't. I just think that books generally provide more entertainment. Let me show you what I mean: Let's say you see a movie at the cinema. (Sorry, I just feel like being un-American and saying things like 'cinema.') Let's say the ticket is... Eight dollars. Let's say the movie is a around two hours long. And just to make it more realistic for you, let's say this movie is the Hunger Games. And let's say that you're an HG fangirl, you're probably going to watch it more than once.Now at a book-store, the Hunger Games is about $16.00 or less. If you save the money from seeing the movie multiple times, you can buy the book. Which, for the record, is much better than the movie. The movie is like, two hours, right? How long will it take you to read the book? It took me around eight hours, but that's because I was in the car on the way from my house to Memphis, Tennessee, which is about nine hours from where I live. I had nothing to do, so I read the Hunger Games. But if you weren't attempting to entertain yourself on the way to a whole other state, it would probably take you a few days. A few days vs. two hours. Which provides more entertainment? Hmm.... I WONDER. Oh, and movies don't make you use as much of your imagination. Yeah... So...
In conclusion: imagination is awesome. Books are awesome. The Lord of the Rings is Awesome. Books are better than movies. I want to live at Bag-End. I want to be a hobbit when I grow up so I can do so. Go read the Lord of the Rings. And watch the movies. Use your *cue rainbow* imagination. And vote affirmative. Thank you and goodnight/morning/evening/afternoon.
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