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    The Book vs. the Movie The book‚ The House of the Spirits‚ by Isabel Allende is a fictional novel set in Chile in the 1930s through 1970s. The movie‚ “The House of the Spirits” was made in the 1990s from the book Allende wrote. Although the movie is similar to the book‚ many of the characters and event are different. Also‚ many of the important events that are in the book fail to exist in the movie. The beginning of the book and movie‚ it opened with Rosa. But‚ in the book‚ Rosa is a beautiful

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    In the novel "Wuthering Heights"‚ the major female character‚ Catherine had given birth to young Catherine. Their character traits are alike. There are contrasts between them‚ too. Nelly once said that‚ "Cathy was the most winning thing that ever brought sunshine into a desolate house - a real beauty in face - with the Earnshaw’s handsome dark eyes." But Heathcliff said that‚ "Those two‚ who have left the room‚ are the only objects which retain a distinct material appearance to me; and that appearance

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    Compare/Contrast: The Lorax Movie is better than book The movie of the Lorax show the picture of the environment clearly‚ the motion of people in the scene‚ but in the book it only show less picture because the book only described or write about what you see in the movie. In the movie of the Lorax the picture and video of the time the once- ler was making money‚ the time he called for celebration and the little boy who he gave the one last truffula seed are being showed in the movie but in

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    I read this book. A movie‚ a death‚ a church and friendship‚ "The Outsiders" has it all. A story of brotherhood‚ friendship‚ and of a murder‚ a boy and his friend are caught in a murder‚ they have to escape form getting caught by the police‚ and so they run away‚ starting their journey of friendship and hardships. After reading the novel and watching the movie I noticed some differences‚ I’ll start with Ponyboy‚ in the novel pony boy is slapped by his brother‚ but in the movie‚ he is pushed‚ I think

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    World War Z: Book VS Movie Movies based on books usually sway away from the unique story the book tells and focuses on the target audiences that easily fall prey to horrible movie adaptations and World War Z is no exception. Hollywood movies are all about action and captivating visual effects in order to catch the simple minded viewer. There are many similarities and differences between the book and the movie. However‚ there are more differences than similarities because the movie is drastically different

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    Troy. The movie and the myth were both based on the Trojan War. They were both very interesting‚ and captivating. It was stimulating to see it in 2 different points of views. Both the movie and the myth of Troy were great. They had similarities‚ but there were also some very strong differences. In Edith Hamilton’s Synopsis of the Trojan War‚ it focused on many of the gods of Olympus. For example‚ in the synopsis‚ conversations between the gods happen from time to time‚ while in the movie they don’t

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    The novel Dracula by Bram Stoker‚1897 has been adapted into a film Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ made in 1992. This film is an accurate and exceptionally well done adaptation of the novel. What made this adaptation so good was how it was put together; from the cast‚ to the added romance‚ to incorporating all important ideas from the novel into the film‚ without making it un-cinematic. Francis Ford Coppola (the producer of the film) chose the right cast to depict the characters just as imagined in the

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    There are many differences between the book‚ The Help‚ and the movie‚ “The Help”. Although the director did manage to keep some of plot the same‚ there are still not as many similarities as differences in the book and movie. To start off‚ the director did keep most of the characters looks and personalities the same in the movie as in the book. Some differences were that in the book Skeeter is big and tall‚ but the movie has her slender and average height‚ if not shorter. Hilly is portrayed in the

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    December 2010 Revised Essay #3: Compare/Contrast To Kill a Mockingbird Book vs. Movie To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is a story about Jem and Scout Finch‚ who are being raised by their father in Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ during the Great Depression. The book shows us that Jem and Scout’s childhood was rich with life experiences. In contrast‚ the movie version‚ by Robert Mulligan‚ excludes many important life experiences. Several events in the book are excluded from the movie‚ but should be included.

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    Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a cliche movie‚ and is very predictable. The main character‚ Greg‚ is played by Thomas Mann. Earl is played by RJ Cyler‚ and Rachel is played by Olivia Cooke. The movie takes during high school in Pittsburgh. It is directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. This movie is mainly about the growing friendship between Greg and Rachel. Greg has managed to map out the school’s social hierarchy‚ and become acquaintances with every group. He makes sure not to become too close to

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