The Joy Luck Club; an intriguing novel and movie about the hardships about being a Chinese immigrant to America soon after the immigration ban was lifted. A challenging story that forced the reader to try to understand that certain customs and traditions that were seen as ’usual’ can be very unlike the ones we as Americans are used to. A story where‚ even though it lacked a lot of violence‚ action‚ or suspense it still was able to grab its readers and viewers. With a little
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contemporary audiences; allowing it to "manifest itself in our everyday lives" (as the Director of the film is quoted as saying in an article ’Prince of the City’.)Almereyda thus sees his movie as a mediation of the central ideas of the text by setting it in modern times‚ in a way that seems unnecessarily exaggerated‚ the movie is attempts to grab audiences in the same way as it did when/if they first read it. To overcome the problem of the lack of a monarchy in New York‚ the kingdom of Denmark is now‚ the
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muffled still‚ Should without eyes see pathways to his will!” (at act 1 scene 1 line 174) is deleted. With the deletion of these lines‚ the audience‚ is not privy to his longing for Rosaline. Even though Friar Lawrence mentions Rosaline later in the movie‚ we are not shown Romeo as a boy whose heart is easily captured‚ but rather‚ ready to be caught. In Luhrmann’s version of Romeo † Juliet‚ this scene‚ even though cut in some ways‚ is shown with Romeo writing in his diary. He talks of his love‚ but
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expects nothing but disappointment when a favorite literature selection is turned into a cinematic experience. Ethan Frome‚ the movie and novel‚ is a story about a trio of miserable people living in a dark and depressing town. The motion picture apprehends the fundamentals of the book and other details very well. Although some minor details differ between the two‚ the book and movie are wildly similar. The same theme of a black and white‚ arctic small town is there. The same theme of no character receiving
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The movie did fail to meet my expectations‚ yet it was still an exceptional movie. With its vibrant visuals‚ and decadent details‚ Luhrmann did an outstanding job capturing over-the-top parties‚ celestial affectionate scenes‚ and climatic action affairs. The film was nearly perfect aside from
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Comparison and Contrast of The Hobbit and The Hobbit Films The Hobbit: An unexpected journey and The Hobbit: The desolation of Smaug had a great director; Peter Jackson to keep every original concept that J.R.R. Tolkien would have in mind if he was the one to direct these movies. They kept that it’s not only about getting Dwarves their homeland back‚ but the development of a quiet‚ stay at home and stay safe Hobbit. Most of the characters were well interpreted into the movie like Thorin’s
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Frankenstein Have you ever heard about monsters? I’m sure that everyone in the world has heard about this term. Sometimes it’s a fear of children‚ but it is also an exciting topic for the scientists and the science fiction film. Then a lot of books and movie was published about the monster. For me‚ the best novel about monsters that I read is Frankenstein. When we mention about monster‚ we usually think about the creature with a face with hideous appearance‚ rough skin‚ non-human being‚ bad smell
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for his dark fantastical works in film‚ is said to be most loyal to the book versus the 1971 version entitled Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory . Like the book‚ the film conveys a heavy theme of morality and family. The motif throughout the movie is bad children are punished while good children earn the coveted rewards. In this case‚ an entire chocolate factory. The film explores the effects of unscrupulous behavior and the gains of selflessness‚ kindness‚ and being family centered. The
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Kevin Li 1994 DBQ APUSH To what extent was late 19th century and early 20th century US expansionism a continuation of past US expansionism and to what extent was it a departure? Over the years the United States expansionism has experienced many different changes. The United States has expanded for many different reasons such as the economy‚ land‚ and even God. Expansionism is now a continuation of past United States expansionism but was more so a departure. The United States
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After reading the book Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ and then seeing several adaptations done for the silver screen‚ there are changes that the films make to the book. The most evident change that jumps out at me is the portrayal of Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The common missing element in all of the film versions of the classic novel is the way they treat the character of Victor. The films all tend to downplay what a "monster" Victor is and instead stress how much of a monster the Creature is. The
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