The Last Song
Nichole Alfeche
Musser
Lit Film & Media
20 September 2014
The Written Word to a Larger Picture
Literature is the written word. It may include a poem, play, or novel. The book “The Last Song” written by Nicholas Sparks, originated as a novel before proceeding to then is translated onto the big screen as a movie. The film was directed by Julie Ann Robinson. Books are written to tell a story through literary devices and descriptions. When translated into movies, the outcome is not always as well thought out as the original novel. The movie may, for example, provide better flashbacks than the novel while the novel may provide a better sense of irony than the movie. This is all dependent on how the director decides to provide the same sense to the audience through taking the literary devices from the novel and turning them into visuals.
For those hopeless romantic film fans, Nicholas Sparks is no stranger to them. In The Last Song, Sparks captures the heart of his audience by introducing themes of first love with some hints of disparity throughout the film. In his past films such as Dear John, The Notebook, and A Walk to Remember, Sparks successfully promotes the impression of young love with the framework of hope. This makes it the ideal plot for any classic romantic. As first time screenwriter Sparks effectively delivers to his audience a more sentimental film than ever before. The Last Song tells the story about family, friendship, tragedies, and reconnecting relationships.
The Last Song is the tale of a rebellious musical prodigy named Ronnie, played by Miley Cyrus, who sent to her father’s beach house by her mother Kim along with her younger brother Jonah (Bobby Coleman) for the summer. Ronnie is quite bitter towards the stay with her father Steve because she blames him for the divorce and leaving the family. She even stops playing the piano and rejects her acceptance into Julliard despite of him. Sullen and withdrawn at everyone, she explores the
Musser
Lit Film & Media
20 September 2014
The Written Word to a Larger Picture
Literature is the written word. It may include a poem, play, or novel. The book “The Last Song” written by Nicholas Sparks, originated as a novel before proceeding to then is translated onto the big screen as a movie. The film was directed by Julie Ann Robinson. Books are written to tell a story through literary devices and descriptions. When translated into movies, the outcome is not always as well thought out as the original novel. The movie may, for example, provide better flashbacks than the novel while the novel may provide a better sense of irony than the movie. This is all dependent on how the director decides to provide the same sense to the audience through taking the literary devices from the novel and turning them into visuals.
For those hopeless romantic film fans, Nicholas Sparks is no stranger to them. In The Last Song, Sparks captures the heart of his audience by introducing themes of first love with some hints of disparity throughout the film. In his past films such as Dear John, The Notebook, and A Walk to Remember, Sparks successfully promotes the impression of young love with the framework of hope. This makes it the ideal plot for any classic romantic. As first time screenwriter Sparks effectively delivers to his audience a more sentimental film than ever before. The Last Song tells the story about family, friendship, tragedies, and reconnecting relationships.
The Last Song is the tale of a rebellious musical prodigy named Ronnie, played by Miley Cyrus, who sent to her father’s beach house by her mother Kim along with her younger brother Jonah (Bobby Coleman) for the summer. Ronnie is quite bitter towards the stay with her father Steve because she blames him for the divorce and leaving the family. She even stops playing the piano and rejects her acceptance into Julliard despite of him. Sullen and withdrawn at everyone, she explores the
Cited: Sparks, Nicholas. The Last Song. New York: Grand Central Pub., 2009. Print.