Originally posted by: SKot
The idea isn't to consider the two movies (Lynch's version and the miniseries) a substitute for the book, but more like a supplement to it. Paintings of the same subject material by two different artists, if you will.
The idea isn't to consider the two movies (Lynch's version and the miniseries) a substitute for the book, but more like a supplement to it. Paintings of the same subject material by two different artists, if you will.
Beautifully said. No picture book in the world can capture the essence of what it is like to stand in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel or China's Forbidden City. That doesn't mean such books shouldn't exist.