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    “The dominant spirit‚ however‚ that haunts this enchanted region‚ and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air‚ is the apparition of a figure on horseback without a head.” Although the movie Sleepy Hollow is based upon the book The Legend of Sleepy Hollow‚ there are also distinctions which allow each to tell their own tale. Washington Irving’s short story inspired Tim Burton’s film but did not limit it. The foundations of the two are much the same but their story lines unfold diversely

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    The movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby maintained true to the original book by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Although mostly everything seems to stay the same‚ some movie scenes differ. Nick’s character is tweaked and Gatsby’s parties are not the same. The movie also creates more false hope than the novel does. Nick Carraway is the first character introduced into the book and movie‚ but in a different aspect. F. Scott Fitzgerald introduces Nick right away as the narrator. He is giving a monologue about

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    story in order to make it more clear for those viewers who had not yet read the book. Baz Luhrmann accurately portrayed the characters of the novel in his film by emphasizing their hopes along with their flaws. However‚ there were many plot discrepancies in the movie due to Luhrmann’s need to make the movie more appealing to moviegoers. Character representation was an important aspect of both the novel and the movie. Since they

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    To start things off‚ the book war of the worlds is an action packed narrative book written by the author H.G wells. After the book was released it was such a hit a movie was created and directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 2005. The plot consists of a dad and his kids fighting for their lives as the world is being attacked by aliens who are tearing apart the world and causing complete chaos. Although the film and the movie are similar there are still some major differences and elements between

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    Of Mice and Men: Book vs Movie -Movie starts off with a woman running away frightened‚ and then the scene changes to George and Lennie running away from men on horses‚ most likely police. They both jump in the water and avoid the men on horses. This did not happen in the book‚ but foreshadows what George tells Slim later on. -They both jump on a train‚ and then exhaustingly crawl to where they sit down. This doesn’t happen in the book. -The next scene‚ they’re in town near an employment agency

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    The Great Gatsby Comparison Paper The similarities and the differences between the book The Great Gatsby and the movie G are many in both accounts. The book The Great Gatsby was written and set in the 1920’s with all caucasion characters‚ and the proper talk and everyday life of the 20’s. The movie G is much different in this aspect because the writter’s and the director of the film decided to modernize the story and make it more catered to the new african america lifestyle

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    Of Mice And Men: Book vs Movie As we all know‚ there’s one thing about books that appeal to every avid reader in the world; the visualization and imagination. This is something that movies can either enrich or abolish. For the book entitled ‘Of Mice And Men’‚ the movie acted as a detriment to the book. The differences between the movie and the book are insurmountable. To start thing off‚ the first thing that was dissimilar was when George and Lennie are shown sneaking into a train at night to

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    The Reader‚ set in post-World War II Germany‚ relates the story of an SS camp guard‚ Hanna Schmitz‚ and her evolving relationship with the narrator‚ Michael Berg. Both the book and the movie deal with serious issues‚ including love and denial‚ guilt and accountability‚ and reconciliation. They both employ several subversive strategies: in presenting Michael Berg’s first love‚ it is impossible not to be sympathetic; we are drawn in. Hanna is the mysterious older woman who initiates the young boy into

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    Potter: Book vs. Movie With all the new movies based on books or comics that are out‚ people wonder why Hollywood keeps doing it. Some say they’re greedy people‚ just doing it for the money‚ and others say that it helps bring the book to life. But I say‚ why ruin a good book‚ like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ with bad lighting and adequate actors? I say that we don’t have to because the comparison between the two forms of entertainment is a landslide victory for the book. You may

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    I. Movie Poster VS Book Cover The Movie poster shows the two main characters‚ Peter Lake and Beverly Penn who love each other. On 1916 in New York City when they meet and love each other. The style of color in the poser was Blue meaning it is a winter season on that time when they meet. When Beverly Penn died‚ Peter Lake got amnesia and he lives a century until he meets a little girl name Abby in 2014 that New York City was changed and have a more taller building

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