Reading The Book vs. Watching The Movie Reading or watching movie has been a hot topic under debate for the past fear years. Some people find it very hard to choose whether or not to read the book or watch the movie of something. Ultimately‚ most people end up both reading and watching the movie because usually the movie comes out a while after the book is released. Most people find that there are huge similarities and differences between reading the movie and watching the movie in regards to detail
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between “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Lottery” The Cask of Amontillado is believed to set place in the 18th century in a nameless city in Italy. Right from the start of the story‚ Edgar Allan Poe‚ sets the tone to be revengeful and unforgiving‚ in examples like‚ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge.” (Poe) And “I must not only punish‚ but punish with impunity.” (Poe). The Lottery on the other hand‚ starts off describing
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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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When I was a kid‚ one of my favorite story books was‚ Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. As a piece of my childhood‚ that simple story about Max and the “wild rumpus” meant a lot to me. So in the fall of 2009 when I saw the coming attraction for the full-length feature film‚ my first thought was‚ “I really hope they do it justice.” In chapter 10 of Adaptation: Studying Film and Literature‚ authors Desmond and Hawkes note that one of the potential reasons for the failure of an adapted
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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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- A2028710087 [BOOK SUMMARY‚REVIEW AND COMPARISON WITH THE MOVIE BY MIRA NAIR] BOOK SUMMARY AND REVIEW The first word of Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake isn’t a word at all. It is a date. 1968‚ to be exact. But in many ways it is fitting that the opening line
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The Lottery vs. The Hunger Games The Hunger Games and The Lottery have many similarities and differences in terms of the dystopian society that is portrayed in each selection. The main event that happens in each story portrays the dystopian societies that they both contain in a few different ways‚ as well as a similar one. The purpose of the event in The Hunger Games and The Lottery is extremely different from each other. The hierarchy within each dystopian society also has some similarities and
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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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by author Richard Matheson coming up with the storyline and writing the original book version. While Richard Matheson’s post-apocalyptic science fiction book‚ I Am Legend‚ and Francis Lawrence’s post-apocalyptic science fiction movie‚ I Am Legend‚ both have similarities and differences‚ in the end‚ the original book version prevails mainly because the movie version alters the original storyline too much. In the movie‚ Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible
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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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