Remember, you guys, as far as I can remember from my earlier film classes and American history as well as world history, the book was the most popular form of entertainment around. As new generations approached, film became the faster, more exciting way to spend time. A story could be told within two hours that would normally take ten. The early movies however, not including silents, were plot based because of the technological lacking and because people were used to stories being driven by literary devices, such as irony, characters, setting, metaphor, foreshadowing, and dialouge. These tools (and more) were used to drive the PLOT and not necessarily the film techniques. This generation seems to be concerned with the action and reaction of the film rather than the story as a whole, because they are used to entertainment being quick and decisive. This is why dialouge based plots are not as popular with the mainstream crowd. Film used to compliment literature, and now, film is in a league of its own. (and rightfully so!) This is one of the reasons why film nowadays is considered "unintelligent"; it lost its grounds with its brother in media, which is the book.
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