Poll: Reading Book is Better Before Watching Movie

Thanks to all who voted in my mini poll: What's better first? Reading the book, or watching the movie? I'm confirming that the clear pick was that reading the book before watching the movie is best. I agree. Hopefully I'll be inspired to create another poll coming up shortly. On a side note, I won a lot of 28 books online today for an amazing price of just $18 (many of them hardcover in perfect condition). I already know some of them have been turned into movies, which I haven't seen. Of course, I'll write my film reviews here after I'm done with the books!

I'd be interested in hearing feedback about any of my posts, though, so please feel free to comment. My goal is to ultimately get people thinking on a deeper level about movies, as after I took my film class, I could never look at anything on screen the same again. I would constantly be analyzing why the director chose this music, why the camera panned to that specific image. I found the use of certain props, positioning of characters on-screen, and color choice, all of notable importance. I saw things at more than just face value. At first I found it annoying in that I believed I couldn't truly just enjoy a movie anymore without over-analyzing it. In time, I came to realize that this aspect in fact not only made me enjoy it more, but better appreciate everyone involved in its creation.