Analysis of The Movie of The Big Sleep The Big Sleep‚ written in 1939‚ is known as most famous hard-boiled novel by Raymond Chandler. In recent decades‚ unsurprisingly‚ this novel has been made into two movies. The first one which produced in 1946‚ by Howard Hawks‚ is the better one. Actually‚ there are still a lot of differences between the film and the novel. Even though I enjoyed The Big Sleep by Howard Hawks‚ I prefer the book‚ but I can see how someone hooked by the silver screen would
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In a guest column‚ Computers vs. Brains on the Opinionator of The New York Times‚ Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang analyzed some of the arguments by inventor Raymond Kurzweil‚ one of the leading inventors of our time‚ in his most recent futurist manifesto: “The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology” (2005). Kurzweil estimates that machines will inevitably be able to surpass our thinking capabilities within a few decades. Kurzweil’s speculative reasoning has been heavily debated and challenged
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Why Significant Changes Were Made to the Plot in The Big Sleep Movie After reading the novel "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler‚ then watching the 1946 movie version starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall‚ I found myself asking why are there so many changes to the plot in this movie as compared to the novel. Many significant pieces of the plot were drastically different and there were even certain scenes that had been made up for the movie that were never in the book. After doing some research
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The animated film The Snowman is a charming‚ whimsical‚ kid friendly adaption of Raymond Brigg’s classic picture book. The film deals with friendship‚ fantasy‚ Christmas‚ reality and treasure. In the former part of the film‚ it portrays a boy’s nocturnal adventures with the snowman he built. Easiness‚ harmony and happiness suffuse the whole frames. The boy and the snowman creep and frolic in the house; they venture outside and ride on a motorbike; they take flight over the land and reach the Arctic
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“A Serious Talk” by Raymond Carver describes an unhealthy relationship between Burt and Vera‚ and‚ depending on whose perspective‚ their relationship after their separation. On one hand‚ Vera has moved on; she is in a relationship with another man‚ and even celebrates Christmas with his children. On the other hand‚ Burt still sees Vera as his wife. Overall‚ Carver illustrates differences in perspective and how they cause disputes. To begin‚ in the second paragraph‚ Carver writes‚ “He’d [Burt]
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The Big Sleep‚ by Raymond Chandler‚ was written in 1939. It is a story about a private detective in Los Angeles who takes a case about blackmail‚ but the case would soon develop into a big ordeal with murder‚ corruption‚ and kidnapping. The first two paragraphs of the story provide a great introduction to Marlowe‚ the private investigator‚ and great information about him. The first two paragraphs also give a lot of information the reader can use to better understand the plot later in the story. The
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strongly recognized. In his book‚ Personality: A Psychological Interpretation‚ Gordon Allport (1937) both established personality psychology as a legitimate intellectual discipline and introduced the first of the modern trait theories.[10][11][11] Raymond Cattell’s research
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’cultural’ or ’communications’ studies. The phrase is usually linked with the name of Raymond Williams‚ but a cursory examination of Williams’s own work quickly establishes that it is a phrase he rarely uses‚ and only schematically attempts to define. The thesis therefore takes the form of an investigation into the way cultural materialism has come to be understood‚ by examining in detail the trajectory of Raymond Williams’s theoretical development‚ and how his own engagement with various theoretical
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The Blindness of the Non-Blind The short story "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver displays one man’s new found understanding and acceptance of a blind man over a relatively short period of time. The narrator represents the story’s dominant theme of overcoming fear and prejudice of the blind through personal experience as well as mutual respect. The narrator who remains nameless throughout the play holds deeply unfounded beliefs and stereotypes of what a blind person should be‚ yet through various stages
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the protagonist Philip Marlowe ironically lacked mystery or intrigue. A seemingly boring man‚ he fights off temptation of women and sets forth to solve the task at hand. Silver Wig‚ the alias of Mona Mars adopted by protagonist Phillip Marlowe in Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep‚ was a seemingly crucial character in the novel though lacked a similar importance in the story’s film adaptation. When the knightly Marlowe was captured in a surprise attack‚ Chandler writes that Mona is the hero dressed
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