The context in which a text is placed changes its purpose and allows it to be interpreted in a variety of ways. The function‚ perspective and audience of the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelly differs greatly to the film Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by Kenneth Branagh in many ways. Importantly‚ Kenneth Branagh’s film was made for a more contemporary audience‚ reflecting modern concerns where as Frankenstein the novel was written in the context of the 18th century and dealt with the questions at that
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In the book of Romeo and Juliet you picture what the characters will look like. The movie shows their point of view of the characters. In the movie it shows the Montagues having a surfers characteristics. They wore a lot of beach shirts with palm trees on them. As we were reading the book I pictured them not as fancy as the Capulets but more casual type of clothing. I visioned Benvolio looking younger than Romeo and Mercutio from how the book described Benvolio. In the movie Benvolio looked a little
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Picture the whole family sitting on the couch watching a movie‚ then bang the hero is faced with what most believe is an insurmountable task‚ at the end of the movie the family realized that the moment the dreadful event happened and was overcome‚ was what made the story what it was. The Fall of all stories starts with a trigger that starts the ball rolling‚ it starts the descent from a high to a low state. Every movie‚ book or poem has one‚ even if the spectator does not realize it. There is a main
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quotes that Harry Potter book fans can easily recognize. However‚ both of these quotes are either eliminated or butchered in the transition from the book series to the movie adaptations‚ like many other aspects of the book series. In the novels‚ the characters experience great character development‚ and their background stories and relationships shape the story. However‚ the movies eliminate these characteristics‚ resulting in the creation of an entire‚ separate entity from the book series. A multitude
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Book vs. Movie Some people say that the movie is better than the book but is it really? In this argument I will discuss how the book is better than the movie. In this case the book “The Lightning Thief” is better than the movie because the book includes all fun and exciting scenes that help and make you use your imagination a lot more than the movie itself. The movie excludes characters that are important and some that are but‚ either way characters make the movie happen so they should be included
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“The dominant spirit‚ however‚ that haunts this enchanted region‚ and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air‚ is the apparition of a figure on horseback without a head.” Although the movie Sleepy Hollow is based upon the book The Legend of Sleepy Hollow‚ there are also distinctions which allow each to tell their own tale. Washington Irving’s short story inspired Tim Burton’s film but did not limit it. The foundations of the two are much the same but their story lines unfold diversely
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novels. The book portrays every trait in a guy or girl would desire to have in a significant other. According to Nicolas Sparks‚ “it is a celebration of how passion can be ageless and timeless‚ tales that moves us to laughter and tears and makes us believe in true love all over again”. The Notebook was on the New York Times best-seller list within the very first week of release. It spent over a year as a hardcover best seller. Theresa Park‚ Nicolas Sparks’ agent‚ discovered the book after going
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THE BOOK AND THE MOVIE Two weeks ago I finished reading the book “The Firm” by John Grisham. It was really interesting for me to read this story because of the unpredictable plot and the bright characters. At that moment I thought that the book had a really fantastic ending. But when I saw the film about “The Firm”‚ I was surprised that the book and the movie could be so different. I was amazed with the last episodes of the movie because the content was completely
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The story‚ and movie “The Speckled Band” have many similarities. Julia’s room in both the story‚ and movie was the same. In the movie it looked exactly like what was described in the book. Also when Julia’s hair started to whiten. In the movie you could see when she was just about to die her hair did start to turn a grayish-white‚ and in the book it said that her hair was starting to turn white too. Also when Dr.Roylott came into Sherlock’s office Sherlock was calm. In the movie Sherlock was very
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To start things off‚ the book war of the worlds is an action packed narrative book written by the author H.G wells. After the book was released it was such a hit a movie was created and directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 2005. The plot consists of a dad and his kids fighting for their lives as the world is being attacked by aliens who are tearing apart the world and causing complete chaos. Although the film and the movie are similar there are still some major differences and elements between
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