Billy Budd comparison

I am a visual learner and I find that I retain more information when I see it played out before me, but I had already read Billy Budd and I was leery of what the movie would do to my interpretation. When I sit and delve into a story like Billy Budd, I form the characters in my mind. I envision their hair color, their build, the way they walk, the way in which they interact with the other characters. I think about the crazy old man or the drama of the fight scene; and all of this is going on in the confines of my own mind. My reading interpretation of Billy Budd’s is completely different than the person sitting right next to me reading the exact same story. When you view a novel on film it becomes universal. The representation of Billy Budd, Claggart and Captain Vere are now an identified character that can be shared by everyone.
When I watched the movie, I already had a story theme in mind from my reading that I wanted to be sure was rep...