http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/book-vs-movie Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 05 May 2026 15:18:55 -0400 Tue, 05 May 2026 15:18:55 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/225/high-fidelity-comparing-novel-and-film By Tori E. Godfree - Since soon after the invention of sound films, directors have been turning popular—and sometimes not so popular—books into motion pictures.  Many a critique, either positive or negative, has been written about the editorializing done and the amount of creative license taken during the transition of these stories from print to the big-screen.  Certainly audience members will argue as to the quality of one of these forms versus the other, or whether there might be a better actor for some role than the particular one chosen by the Hollywood powers that be, or if the soundtrack... Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:30 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/225/high-fidelity-comparing-novel-and-film