Reading books keeps a person’s mind active, whereas watching films and television is passive and does not require a person to use their imagination. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Entertainment can come in various forms

such

as books, movies, and TV series. Many book lovers tend to think that reading actively engages the mind, while arguing that watching television in the long run kills

imagination

. I partially agree with

this

point of view. It is difficult to deny that reading books is a more mentally stimulating activity than watching TV. A reader's brain is kept active by the act of imagining through which written words are turned into mental images. When reading,

one

can freely imagine whatever they please,

for example

, how certain characters and sceneries look like in a story.

On the other hand

, all the images are already presented to movie viewers, with sounds and special effects.

In addition

, books allow a reader to

pause

and reflect. Reflection helps to enhance the understanding of the author's ideas or stories as well as the reader's pleasure in immersing in their

imagination

. It is not possible to

pause

television and movies in the cinema. Unless

one

watches movies online, on Netflix

for example

, which allows

one

to

pause

,

one

is robbed of the opportunity to reflect in

this

relatively passive form of entertainment. Despite the benefits of books, it can be argued that a person can still exercise their

imagination

while watching films. Some people might try to imagine the ending of a movie or what the protagonist might do

next

.

Therefore

, movies do not necessarily kill

imagination

Suggestion

the imagination

. In conclusion,

although

watching movies

allows

Suggestion

allow

for some degree with

imagination

, it is not as mentally stimulating as reading books. If a person wants to keep their mind active during a film, they should try to imagine the plot or

pause

and reflect on the ideas and meanings of the story.