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    Movie directors often use the plot from a famous novel to create a movie. Director’s change the plot to make it more captivating for the audience by leaving out important details or adding scenes that were not in the book. However‚ in the 1979 Scarlet Letter mini-series important details are similar to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter. Modernization is one way to captivate audiences. Therefore‚ many directors change the time period of the movie to better relate to people. However

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    To Kill A Mocking Bird A Comparison of The Novel and The Film There are many differences between the movie and the book. First the positive points: This film attaches faces to Scout‚ Jem‚ Miss Maudie‚ and Dill‚ since no description of their faces is given in the book. Also‚ the film has some genuinely hilarious moments‚ particularly the scene where Scout is dressed as a ham and walking through the forest. Another good point is that the acting was superb and a treat to watch. Gregory Peck‚

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    Julia Golubenko Mrs. Greenfield Close Reading and Critical Writing November 13‚ 2007 The movie Namesake was a fairly good depiction of the book. As a movie‚ apart from the book‚ it was good. The characters played their role well‚ emotional scenes were shown‚ and the point of the movie was easy to see. The problems that I had with the movie‚ was the fact that they cut out Gogol’s whole college life and Ruth‚ his first girlfriend. This was taking out a huge part of his life‚ where Gogol actually chose

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    The book In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a description of the real murder of the Clutter family in Holcomb in 1959. In spite of being based on a true story‚ describing true events that happened to real people‚ the book shows all the qualities of a novel‚ complete with dialogues and other characteristics of the genre‚ in what the author mentioned to as a non-fiction novel. What caught most critics’ attention‚ was the use of filmic establishment in the development of the story. The book was later

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    battle Medusa and the Ketos to save Danae‚ from yet another king‚ King Polydectes‚ and Princess Andromeda‚ respectively. Perseus‚ in the movie version‚ must defeat giant scorpions‚ Medusa‚ and the Kraken‚ all to save the citizens of Greece from the wrath of Hades‚ god of the underworld. As the story unfolds‚ one can see connections between the myth and the movie. Perseus‚ half-human‚ half-god‚ was a major focus in both variations. Defeating more than one enemy‚ to seek revenge for his mother and

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    The Book of Eli is a contemporary western film set in a dystopian future. The movie combines a compelling protagonist with a unique video-game like style to generate an eye-catching twist on the classic western picture. The Book of Eli takes place thirty years after a war that turned the landscape into a nuclear wasteland. The movie follows Eli as he navigates the treacherous post-apocalyptic world. Eli‚ portrayed by Denzel Washington‚ is on a quest is to deliver a book from the East coast to

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    shakes his hand one last time and leaves. #1: To me the character that changed the most is Nick. Nick was the character that changed the most because he first had good impressions about Jordan‚ Tom‚ and Daisy through their friendship in the book. At the end of the book he get disappointed in all of them because they all knew something that could of changed Gatsby’s fate. But unfortunetly they didn’t wich made Nick “ disgusted” on their acts‚ and leaves New York. #2: My least favorite character is Jordan

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    Movie productions that are based on novels are usually different and that goes for the movie‚ Lord of the Flies‚ as well‚ which is based on the novel of the same title by William Golding. In the novel‚ the author captures the readers’ attention by the descriptive and provocative plot‚ even though‚ some of the scenes are disturbing and heartbreaking. They film adaptation of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies loses its significance compared to the novel of the same title because of the modern technologies

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    lot of books and movies that are being produced every year. Technology is growing‚ and major video-streaming houses‚ e-book sellers budding up. There is huge range of choices for a customer to select from. One can find any book in Amazon or eBay etc.‚ similar is the case with movies. It doesn’t cost much to an e-book seller to produce a copy of the book ordered. Video streaming companies can stream the rarest of the movies which is liked by only few people. In such circumstances‚ if a movie or a book

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    world now is whether the book or the movie is better. Those who side with the book often times might argue that the book has more detail or has a better narrative. On the other hand‚ those who side with movie might say the movie depicted the story better. This debate is such a widely spoken debate due to its relativity. Almost every book and movie combo have its critics to compare them. The movie and book combo of To Kill a Mockingbird is no exception. The movie and the book To Kill a Mockingbird have

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