Reading Beowulf before watching the movie allowed for an open‚ personal interpretation of what the author wanted us to create in our minds. We created our own thoughts about the setting‚ characters‚ and imagery that the author had envisioned and put into the book. There were multiple differences between what was read and what was watched. Multiple changes and additions were made to the storyline in the movie. The creators of the movie made the changes with the idea that the story line would be similar
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everything just fades away. In the movie of Benjamin Button‚ a man rushes to help his wife who is dying from hemorrhaging during Benjamin’s
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The Alfred Hitchcock movie‚ The Birds‚ was said to be based on the DuMaurier story by the same name. Both versions included birds going wild and attacking humans. They also included some of the same things‚ for example‚ in the movie and the book‚ they boarded up the doors and windows to repel the attack‚ and someone is found dead at a farm with their eyes pecked out. However‚ the similarities are not as numerous as the differences. There are many contrasts between the story and the film‚ particularly
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Peter Jackson’s 2009 film‚ The Lovely Bones‚ is based off of the New York Times bestseller novel written by Alice Sebold. Both the book and the movie adaptation tell the story of a young‚ 14-year-old girl named Susie Salmon who is brutally murdered by her neighbor. In both versions‚ Susie narrates her story from the place between Heaven and Earth‚ the “in-between‚” showing the lives of her family and friends and how each of their lives have changed since her murder. However‚ the film adaptation
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1920‚ where lavish parties and drinking were very common. In 2013‚ it was adapted into a movie‚ produced by Baz Luhrmann.The book and the movie were fairly similar‚ however their are a few significant differences between some of the characters and settings .These changes also effect the theme of the movie‚which is the search for the American Dream and if it is worth it in the end. Throughout the book and the movie Nick describes himself as a honest‚ respectful‚ and nonjudgmental person. In chapter
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which comic book movies should be compared to. Many people come to the conclusion that it is a great movie‚ but what makes it a great movie? The Dark Knight excels at the three criterion that all comic book movies should have. Well rounded characters‚ underlying themes‚ and exhilarating action are what separate the decent comic book movies from the great ones. From the beginning of the movie‚ it is evident that The Dark Knight has as intriguing
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about the tragic experience of a poor American family (The Joads) as they get kicked off their Oklahoma home and moved west towards California‚ during the time of the Great Depression through his book. Steinbeck’s novel became so popular that the movie‚ consisting of the same name as the book‚ directed by John Ford was even made after it. Like every novel and that was made into a film‚ it will have its similarities and differences. Audiences will have their own opinion on which of the two versions
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While having the option to read the novel‚ The Cay or watch the movie‚ The Cay I would rather read the book. I believe the book‚ by Theodore Taylor‚ is better because of the fact that there is far more details of the adventure that Phillip and Timothy had in the book than in the movie‚ produced by Walter Seltzer. I also can see in the movie that there is a very low budget for the movie. I also believe that the fact that you can read Philip’s mind it makes that story that much better and shows how
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Outsiders is both a great book and a great movie. Although they are both very great‚ they are not completely the same‚ or completely different. A book that turns into a movie usually has way more information because the person writing the book isn’t just going to make it a movie line for line. The movie “The Outsiders” doesn’t work like that though. The book and the movie are about as close to line for line as you can possibly get. They have to add some scenes in movie to explain the thinking of the characters
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The story‚ and movie “The Speckled Band” have many similarities. Julia’s room in both the story‚ and movie was the same. In the movie it looked exactly like what was described in the book. Also when Julia’s hair started to whiten. In the movie you could see when she was just about to die her hair did start to turn a grayish-white‚ and in the book it said that her hair was starting to turn white too. Also when Dr.Roylott came into Sherlock’s office Sherlock was calm. In the movie Sherlock was very
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