Woods has amazing adaptation of many fairytales. From Lapine’s book along came Stephen Sondheim who transferred the book to a musical. In 1987 Theatre Communications Group published James Lapine’s book. James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take ordinary everyday fairytale classics and bring then together into a modern take on fairytales. Into the Woods premièred as a musical at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986 The Tony Award-winning book and score are both delightful and touching. The 1987 version of
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In the movie version‚ the King and Queen‚ as well as the Kingdom‚ have attempted many times to find Rapunzel‚ such as the floating lanterns that are sent out every year on Rapunzel’s birthday. This helps send the message because it shows that the King and Queen truly care about Rapunzel and worry about her. Here‚ the movie version of the Kingdom is more effective in sending the message because there is effort put
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For example‚ Koncholovsky changes Poseidon source of anger. In Koncholovsky version of the Odyssey‚ Poseidon was mad at Odysseus because he did not give him thanks for helping him get into Troy’s gates. Odysseus says he did it all on his own. In the book version‚ Poseidon despises Odysseus for blinding his son‚ the Cyclops Polyphemus‚ and constantly obstructs his journey home. This change impacted the way Odysseus is presented as a leader because his personal desire to have glory and fame clouded his
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If we go beyond the movie‚ it tells about not only how Beowulf brave is but also to the folklore of the Geats. A monster they are afraid off. To the curse that never end. To the struggles‚ that King of Geats may in‚ every time the monster appears. Beowulf is a brave warrior that accepts the challenge of Hrothgar without doubt in him. In his battle‚ it is not the monster his biggest opponent but the temptation itself. He becomes king not because he defeats the monster but he doesn’t fight the temptation
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Compare/Contrast essay Books filled with suspense and thrills are often hard to portray on screen. When Frank Darabont projected Stephen King’s novel‚ The Green Mile‚ into a movie‚ he somewhat failed to adapt the major themes and ideas in the book‚ which focuses on a person’s journey to the electric chair and death penalty during the great depression. The changed genre from serial thriller to drama in the motion picture greatly affected the scenario and vivid details of the novella and therefore
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the computer a lot and I do have a myspace and it’s a big part of my life and it also a way that I communicate with my friends. Another hobby I have is watching TV and playing video games. I mainly like watching Sports Center‚ Baseball Tonight‚ Man vs. Wild‚ and MTV. I like watching movies such as The Benchwarmers‚ Major League 1 and 2‚ Happy Gilmore‚ Dumb and Dumber and many more. I don’t have any piercings or tattoos but if I do I think I would get a tattoo or two that would have a meaning about
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The film The Notebook‚ written by Nicholas Sparks is a romantic novel that was turned into a film in 2004. Even though the novel and the movie have different endings‚ the movie was filled with romance‚ hard times‚ and fate. The story of two young lovers from two different backgrounds. In 1940 Noah and Allie meet at a carnival and Noah is immediately smitten. After turning him down constantly their friends lure them together. Noah and Allie spend the summer together‚ for Allie the summer was filled
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Dear John; Book vs. Movie Author Nicholas Sparks added to his list of best sellers with the novel Dear John. Dear John is a love story‚ love stories make big money in movie form‚ so the novels are popular to make into a movie. Books and movies are two forms of entertainment that are closely related and we overlook the differences among them. There are many similarities between the two‚ but there are also major differences. If one has never read a novel and then watched the movie version of
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real‚ while Finny thinks that it is a hoax. For example‚ Gene has thought about the war more frequently‚ and has seemed to be obsessed over it. He compares the war to sports‚ and thinks that “football players were really bent on crushing the life out of each other… a tennis ball might turn into a bullet” (77). Later when it is snowing‚ Gene again compares the war to the heavy downfall and accumulation of snow‚ saying it commenced its invasion of the school. He thinks that the snow is representing the
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Tricia Fischer English 1010 Professor Busi 9/9/11 CHOOSING TO WATCH A MOVIE AT HOME OR IN THEATRES. Watching a film on TV is better than watching in theaters this how I’m going to prove my comparisons. It’s annoying when you hear from friends what happens in the movie and it ruins the whole thing. It just isn’t the same! It depends on‚ how good your surround system is and how big your TV is‚ and economic hardships today. It does not mean that the enjoyment of watching movies needs to be
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