Originally posted by plawrence:
There can be no argument that the movie is a better movie than the book is a book.
The movie is one of the greatest films of all time. I don't think anyone would say that the novel is one of the greatest books of all time.
I don't know why, but the novel gives me a different perspective on the whole story. Its like the Movie is what it is and it appears much different than the details provided in the book do. For example, many things aren't mentioned if implied like Michael Corleone showing his anger (which he did a few times in the book) as well as the whole background story on Luca Brasi and the continuous following of Lucy Mancini, Johnny Fontane, the doctor and Nino Valenti.
