In the modern world, the image (photograph or film) is becoming a more powerful way of communicating than the written word. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

As the saying 'A picture says a thousand words', it is irrefutable to say that pictorial representations are a very powerful tool of communication. In my perspective, images or films are often more effective in sending out a message than the written word.

This

essay gingerly delineates the viewpoints in the following paragraphs. Wo

rds sometimes t

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Words, sometimes

urn out to be difficult to convey messages.

For example

, history is better understood when vi

zualised o

seen in the mind as a mental image

visualized

r when it is seen as a part of a motion picture.

Furthermore

, photographs, images or films can be used to target the illiterate crowd;

as a result

the target population would be larger.

As a result

, advertisements are usually in the pictorial form rather than written form;

this

in turn helps brands to increase their brand value and reach by catering to the literate and uneducated class of society.

On the other hand

, pictures have a chance of being misinterpreted by the masses.

Moreover

, movies made on history are often tweaked in order to make content more entertaining for the public;

this

could sometimes lead to hurting people's sentiments. To substantiate

further

, books which are written are often made into movies, which undeniably have facts and stories changed in order to ap

peal the crowd.

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appeal to the crowd

To exemplify

further

, wr

itten word h

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the written word

as lesser chances of being misinterpreted,

thus

, making information more reliable. To recapitulate, pictures and movies have undeniably gained popularity in the recent times. It has become a powerful way of information transfer.

However

, one must be careful in deducing the content to avoid confusion.