Today I pondered: what film would you hypothetically have (force) your family and loved ones watch at your funeral? A film that would best represent the you that your family and loved ones know and love. A film they could walk out of and understand why you picked it.
Hard mode: Your sincere answer
Hard mode plus: Keep it relatively family friendly

The strongest answer I can come up with, adhering to my hard mode plus rule: The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)

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Better at what exactly? Storytelling? Triggering emotional response? Aesthetics?
They're both beautiful, engaging, and rich in variety. Literature is better at displaying what's happening inside a character's mind. Film is better at creating a sensory experience.
I'll keep both because of their respective strenghts, and despite their respective shortcomings.