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    Because a movie has much less time to showcase the events explained in the story‚ many scenes from a book often get cut out of the movie. If this did not happen‚ most movies that are based off of books would be much longer than the average two hours. One of the major differences I noticed while watching the film To Kill a Mockingbird was the fact that Aunt Alexandra was never present in the movie; she was not in one single scene! Because of this‚ the issue of Scout having to act like a “lady” was

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    but a movie based on it was created in 2013. The book of Ender’s Game is much better than the movie because the movie is missing many key elements of the story. There are many important details and elements in Ender’s Game. One important element is Valentine and Peter creating the personas Demosthenes and Locke. This is important because it shows what is happening outside of the battle school‚ and Peter taking over

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    A Mockingbird‚ portrays many challenging situations through intrepid‚ yet sparse themes. These themes lure readers into their own world‚ enabling them to imagine and relate to what’s happening‚ as if they were there themselves‚ right next to Scout. When making the film adaptation‚ the team’s goals were to successfully give a visual interpretation of the novel‚ to emphasize its ideas‚ and to preserve the themes. The team wanted for the audience to see Scout’s world through an independent child’s

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    into a movie always has its drawbacks. Like translating a document from one language to another‚ discrepancies arise between their plot lines. This is not because film writers believe the novel has flaws‚ or that they have better ideas than the original story writer. Instead‚ these differences reflect the demands of popular movie culture. The movie should be clear‚ relatively brief‚ suspenseful and have beautiful on-screen picture since no one would be entertained by a long‚ dull‚ confusing movie. The

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    distortions that you have created in your film of the once majestic book‚ “Lord of the Flies”. For example you have greatly reduced much of the setting of the book to almost nothing‚ you have also warped the themes of the role of order in civilisation and the nature of evil present in the book. Firstly‚ in the book‚ it takes a long time for the boys to be rescued and there are many events shown to show the time passing‚ however in your movie there is almost no evidence of a large amount of time passing

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    ‘The Help’ Movie The Help is a movie that has been adapted from a bestselling novel by Kathryn Stockett. The story revolves around Jackson‚ Mississippi in the early 1960s. The storyline is developed from the point of views of Aibileen Clark‚ Eugenia ‘Skeeter’ Phelan and Minny Jackson. Skeeter is a white young lady who has aspired to be a writer. Her break into the same materialized when she was availed an opportunity to transcribe the Black maid’s experiences in the town. It is quite evident that

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    case Scott Monk novel “Raw” encounters from a range of good and bad features on protest‚ enforcement and compliance. Another text that clearly states the personal experiences of the characters with the institution is the film “shawshank redemption” One of the major themes discussed in “Raw” is protest. This is represented through Brett the main character‚ who gets set to the farm. A facility runs by Sam for young and troubled boys. Brett rejects it by “just old McDonald and a couple of geese’s”

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    “The Monkey’s Paw” The story‚ “The Monkey’s Paw” is a supernatural short story by W. W. Jacobs that was published in 1902. In the story 3 people can only make 3 wishes granted‚ but they don’t get exactly what they wish for. In order for your wish to come true you must hold the paw in your right hand and wish. There are plenty of ways how “The Monkey’s Paw” film enhances the mood of suspense more than the original version of the story. One way the film does a better job at enhancing the suspenseful

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    the solitude of their existences. In Powder the existence of one human being is both a testament to uniqueness as well as the quiets of solitude. Powder is essentially a movie about a troubled teen. Jeremy Reed was raised with his grandparents. He lived in their basement and spent all his time reading highly intellectual books. He is discovered by a social worker‚ who tries to send him to public school so that he can make friends and come out of his isolation. However‚ Jeremy‚ nicknamed Powder‚

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    “The Monkey’s Paw” “The Monkey’s Paw” is a short story written W. W. Jacobs‚ following the short story it has a short film. I preferred the short story because I thought it was written and expressed a lot better than the film. I didn’t care for the actors and setting in the film‚ I pictured it differently when I read it. The Film and short story had similarities‚ characters‚ setting‚ and some dialogue. It starts off with a chess game with Mr.White and his son. Then Morris came to visit‚ and

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