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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Gladiator weapons and armor did not stand the test of time Gladiator Weapons he sica‚ or siccae‚ was a curved scimitar‚ a short‚ curved sword‚ with a blade about 16-18 inches long - the most common Dacian sword (The inhabitants of Dacia are generally considered as belonging to the Thracian nations). The sica was commonly used by a Thrax (Thracian) gladiator and the Dimachaerus. Reason 1 they break easily Bow‚ spear and arrows have only one shot before they break. The lances and spears would
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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‚ visualization
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Comparing the book and the movie‚ the similarities are more significant. The movie keeps all the major plot elements and the symbolism. However‚ the book does demonstrate the deaths differently and is missing some plot points. Upon searching for the similarities between the 1954 novel and the 1963 film the similarities strike more significant than the differences and they are very important to the plot of the movie. The major elements of the plot remain in the movie. For example‚ all the elements
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dominance and his power as a reverend; Ambroise flaunts his authority‚ because he believes that Grant threatens his power when Grant actually does not care about Ambroise’s power. For the movie‚ however‚ Ambroise instead focuses more on Grant’s atheism and his devotion towards saving Jefferson’s soul. In the movie and the novel‚ Reverend Ambroise ignites the conflict through subtle yet sharpened jabs about Jefferson and Grant leaving the faith. Between the two mediums‚ however‚ both used different
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regularly edited out of TV screenings‚ presumably because the songs are widely (but not universally) disliked. Dahl’s screenplay follows his book’s basic storyline fairly closely. Mel Stuart’s direction however takes some parts of the movie in a slightly darker direction than the book. One sequence‚ for example‚ the boat ride on the chocolate river‚ in hindsight shows a psychedelic influence seen more at rock concerts than in films for children. I think that the book can be enjoyed
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"The movie‚ “Thank You for Smoking” is a comedy-drama about a tobacco industry lobbyist‚ Nick Naylor. The movie brings up serious issue of the addicting substance tobacco and its various effects on human’s health. In the opening scene of “Thank You for Smoking”‚ Nick has committed three fallacies: 1. “Joan‚ how on earth would Big Tobacco profit off of the loss of this young man... It’s in our best interest to keep Robin alive and smoking.” There is an element of False Analogy. He draws a weak comparison
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Lowry‚ is a fascinating story about a different type of society and learning the secrets behind it. The movie of the same name directed by Phillip Noyce‚ is creative‚ but showed some very disappointing changes from the book. All in all‚ the book is far more preferable because the plot is far more exciting‚ the characters are developed well‚ and the creativeness is more descriptive than that of the movie. The Giver is a novel about a young boy named Jonas. He is given the profession of the Receiver
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Rabbit Proof Fence has been published both as a book and as a movie. Being a reader or a viewer entirely changes our point of view on the story. As a reader‚ we get descriptive insight on the situations and emotions of the characters. We are then able to re-create these visually using our imagination and have endless freedom doing so. As a viewer‚ our creativity is somewhat restricted. We do not imagine the characters’ physical appearance‚ the locations or the overall situations in the same way as
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house where the father is in charge of a concentration camp. Bruno goes exploring at the new house and makes his way to the concentration camp finding a young boy‚ the same age as himself‚ named Shmuel. In 2008 a movie adapted from the book directed and written by Mark Herman‚ was made. The movie was very similar to the book and followed the storyline well. However‚ the setting had a few small elements that were changed from the book as well as in the plot and ending. There were some differences in
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