Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Books and Their Movies

Never judge a book by its movie!

(Not a MavPhil original, I am sorry to say. Source? Paging Dave Lull.)


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2 responses to “Books and Their Movies”

  1. Ingvar Avatar
    Ingvar

    Hidden Figures
    The book covers a greater length of time.
    The movie is accurate but it’s shorter length of time distorts the story.

  2. BV Avatar
    BV

    Dave Lull traces the saying back to one J. W. Eagan, Reader’s Digest, 1941.
    Thanks, Dave!

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