Most often when a book or a poem gets made into a movie‚ there are many similarities and differences amongst the two. This was no exception for the epic poem Beowulf‚ translated by Seamus Heaney‚ and the 2007 animated motion picture “Beowulf.” It became evident rather early on in the film that the directors had interpreted the poem far differently than what it was made out to be when it was originally written. In the opening scene‚ King Hrothgar is illustrated as fat and slobbishly; almost like a
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The Fault in Our Stars: Book & Movie Comparison The Fault in Our Stars is a well written book. After I read the book I watched the movie and I noticed some major differences. Some important scenes that were in the book were not in the movie. The book also has more details which is missing in the movie‚ making some scenes‚ such as Augustus’ death less dramatic and emotional. One important difference would be Kaitlyn‚ Hazel’s best friend from “pre-cancer” life. Kaitlyn isn’t mentioned at all in the
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Hondo‚ Comparison of Short Story to Film John Wayne plays the character of Hondo Lane in the novel turned 1953 film “Hondo.” Hondo is about a rough tough cowboy who makes his way through the scorching heat of the Arizona desert with only his ornery mangy dog‚ Sam‚ for a companion. All along the way‚ doing his best to avoid the Apache Indians who despise the white people. In need of a horse‚ Hondo stumbles upon a ranch. Angie Lowe‚ the owner of the ranch‚ played by Geraldine Page‚ lives
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Most people are familiar with Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” to some degree. There are those who have read the full text‚ those who have read excerpts‚ and those who have seen one of the various screen adaptations based on the work. At the very least people are familiar with the story of Mowgli‚ which is by far the most popular; it is also one that most people can recite with little to no thought: boy is found by wolves‚ boy is raised by wolves while hanging out with a panther and a bear‚
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Bradbury and Forrest Gump a film by Robert Zemeckis‚ the film is loosely based on the novel by Winston groom. The fantasy elements of the narrative together with the likeable and believable young characters. Both have been particularly popular with the likeable and believable young characters have struck a chord with this age group. In this essay I will discuss and evaluate the ways in which the eponymous main character is developed in the novel (a prose text) and the film (media text). In my opinion
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Examination and Film Comparisons of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno Referred to as a comedy by Dante Alighieri himself and named by later ages for recognition of both its subject matter and achievements‚ The Divine Comedy‚ Dante’s epic poem is one of the incontestable great works of world literature. It includes a wide range of distinct literary elements; it celebrates the central doctrines of medieval Christianity with great enthusiasm while still remaining sympathetic to the human heart. It is one
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The Great Gatsby: Film and Novel Comparison The Great Gatsby is a novel which critically discusses the ideals of the American Dream and recapturing the past. In the film adaptation‚ producer Jack Clayton stays very closely to the plot and even quotes the novel verbatim but fails to capture the essence of the themes portrayed in the novel. The text did not translate well into film; some facts are distorted‚ the depiction of the characters are different‚ the general ambience of certain settings
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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 time. These differences
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Macbeth & The Book Thief: A Comparison between Ambition present in the Novels In comparing Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Zusak’s Book Thief‚ though the books deal with different time eras‚ characters and even language styles‚ there are some striking similarities between the themes in both novels. The themes are evident throughout both novels‚ these themes give a better understanding of the author’s message he wants to portray to his audience. Both books show ambition effectively in many situations
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To Kill a Mockingbird: Book or Movie In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a reclusive man saves two children from a drunk man. In the novel‚ Atticus Finch is assigned to defend a black man named Tom Robinson. A black man is wrongly sentenced for doing something that he didn’t do. Bob Ewell attacks Jem and Scout a few months after the case is over. Scout and Jem learn more about their mysterious neighbor. The 1962 movie called To Kill a Mockingbird‚ directed by Robert Mulligan‚ is not better
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