Modernism in movies has a greater impact than modernism in novels and other literature works. Argue this statement with valid explanations.

The Kite Runneris a good example of how modernism has a greater impact in film than it does in literature.  Modernism as an artistic movement rejects the “artificialities” of society, especially traditional European society, and embraces a more creative, permissive, amoral, and nihilistic process for creating artistic works, primarily in literature and film.  The movement is not characterized so much by what it embraces as by what it rejects: tradition, morality, religion, societal norms...

The Kite Runner is a good example of how modernism has a greater impact in film than it does in literature.  Modernism as an artistic movement rejects the “artificialities” of society, especially traditional European society, and embraces a more creative, permissive, amoral, and nihilistic process for creating artistic works, primarily in literature and film.  The movement is not characterized so much by what it embraces as by what it rejects: tradition, morality, religion, societal norms and class systems, convention, conformity, and the artistic standard of “mimesis, the literal imitation or representation of the appearance of nature, people and society.” (History of Modernism)

However, a film by its very nature can explore more avenues of creativity than a novel. The Kite Runner, for example, uses a personal narrative style to carry the story. Using nothing but words, the author shows his audience a very intimate look at another culture—not only the sights and smells of the cities but also the attitudes and, at times, dirty secrets of its citizens.  The film uses all this and more, using cinematography, music, sound effects, and visual effects to bring the story of Wazir Akbar Khan to life for the audience. People who would never have picked up the book flocked to the box office, giving the film a wider audience than the original novel. For those two reasons (wider variety in artistic form and style and access to a wider audience), it can be argued that modernism does have a greater impact both on the film industry and through the film industry than the average novel will ever be able to achieve.