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    Often books become so popular that they are changed into movies. The directors often take the liberties to keep them the same. In Gary Sinise’s version of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men there are many significant changes. Although symbols are used in both versions viewers lose out on the foreshadowing of the red and the thematic aspect of solitaire. The absence of foreshadowing to the color red changes the viewers meaning behind the symbol. In the first scene of the movie a woman is running down

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    story of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the movie that is most accurate‚ Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ it is seen that there are many similarities and differences. The movie’s abundant similarities to the novel allow for the movie to carry the name Frankenstein and even include the original author’s name. The book and movie share a similar storyline‚ but the movie strays from the novel in certain scenes and in details of various characters. The movie and novel both share the same storyline. As seen

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    Many novels are so successful that producers can’t wait to adapt the story into a film. However‚ it is all up to the director who controls how to present it on screen. The movie may be closely similar or far different to the presentation of the book‚ the effectiveness of each may differ. After exploring the novel “Class Action”‚ by Clara Bingham‚ and the screenplay which was inspired by it “North Country”‚ the novel seems to be more effective as it helps the audience understand the storyline. It

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    Many do not think a modern movie could resemble an epic poem written around the time of 700 B.C. However‚ the movie‚ O’ Brother‚ Where Art Thou?‚ written and directed by the Coen brothers‚ and the poem‚ The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ are similar in multiple ways. The themes‚ plots‚ and characters are some of the ways these two pieces of literature are alike. In both stories‚ there are a group of men trying to make it back home. In the poem‚ the main character‚ Odysseus‚ along with his men‚ are

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    there’s no conflict‚ there are no stories worth telling - or reading.” Is an utopian society the way to go? In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ the protagonist Jonas soon realized after becoming The Receiver that the Elders in his community have been hiding the truth of what could have been. There is more feeling and technology in the movie compared to the book The Giver. The movie and the book The Giver have similarities‚ such as‚ the characters are all the same. Jonas is strong‚ courageous‚ and wants

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    Book adaptations are a huge trend in the modern era of cinema and the entertainment business in general. Almost every book‚ whether fictitious or not‚ has been made into a 2 hour long film that usually gets popular. Movies like It‚ The Hunger Games and Goodfellas are good examples. For this case of book adapted to big screen Hollywood films‚ I’m using the film Zodiac. It kinda feels obvious why a book this big would get a adaptation equally as big. From what I had gathered from a bit of commentary

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    In class we watched the movie The Pursuit Of Happyness. We are discussing what Pursuit of happiness is in life and also in the movie. Also what achievement and attainment happened in the movie. And as well as what achievement is in life and attainment. There are many ways do discuss happiness. Happiness is state well being characterized by emotion ranging form contentment to intense joy. In the movie the pursuit of happiness Will Smith is left with his son and struggles to get by day to day with

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    Pursuit of happiness Pursuit of happiness is a movie based on a true story about a man that is Christopher Gardner. In this movie‚ Christopher Gardner was played by Will Smith. For me‚ this story is very emotional and a lot of thing that we can learned from Gardner. Gardner has invested a lot of his family money in a device that is known as the Bone Density Scanner. Gardner feels that the device would be some sophisticated device that every medical practice would use it and he would

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    The Pursuit of Happiness: A Movie Review The Pursuit of Happiness is a movie about a struggling salesperson who takes custody of his son‚ as he is ready to begin a life-changing experience. The movie stars Will Smith‚ with co-stars Jaden Smith‚ Thandie Newton‚ Brian Howe‚ Kurt Fuller‚ and James Karen‚ among many others. Will Smith‚ who plays Chris Gardner‚ is a great man deep down and just wants to do right‚ but everything just seems to be falling apart at the same time. Chris causes financial

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    The Movie or the Book? Nicholas Sparks has written multiple novels that have evolved into movies‚ such as The Notebook‚ The Last Song‚ Dear John‚ Message in a Bottle‚ and A Walk to Remember. The movies previously mentioned are as equally good as the novels except for Dear John. To me‚ Dear John is one of the best books written by Nicholas Sparks‚ yet the movie is the worst. The plot is excellent‚ but it is poorly portrayed in the movie. Several literary elements are found in both the movie and the

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