The Visceral Power of the Image

The written word can only go so far. There's something inherent in moving images that creates tension merely by the passage of time. When reading a novel, the timeframe is created by the reader. Yes, a good novelist can make you read faster or slower depending on the cadence of the words, but it cannot match the intracable, uncontrolable tempo of film, and the emotional response that creates.

What this is a pretentious way of saying is: Novels have never made me say aloud, "Oh please, oh please, oh please!" waiting for the (hopefully) inevitable to happen.



The hopefully ineviatable is about 2/3rds in, but enjoy the whole ridiculous thing.

("Worst Burglar Ever" via digg)