told that this movie was a modern retelling of The Scarlet Letter‚ and so I waited until after I read the book to watch the movie. After all‚ I only had one book/movie to do to complete the Books to Movie Challenge! Well‚ while I thought this movie was pretty good‚ and certainly had some very funny scenes - it is definitely not a retelling of The Scarlet Letter. I will say that it is influenced by it‚ and carries some of the same themes - in fact discusses them openly in the movie - it is not nearly
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According to Tom Cruise‚ watching a movie in theaters is better than watching a movie at home. Tom Cruise‚ however‚ is wrong. Watching movies at home is better than watching movies in theaters. Movies are better at home because there are no previews‚ there is privacy‚ and they cost less. Going to a movie theater is inferior to staying home because of all the previews‚ the people‚ and the expense. When you first walk into a theater and sit down‚ the lights dim and you settle in for the first glimpse
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Essay #3: Compare/Contrast To Kill a Mockingbird Book vs. Movie To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is a story about Jem and Scout Finch‚ who are being raised by their father in Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ during the Great Depression. The book shows us that Jem and Scout’s childhood was rich with life experiences. In contrast‚ the movie version‚ by Robert Mulligan‚ excludes many important life experiences. Several events in the book are excluded from the movie‚ but should be included. The events in Scout’s
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May 16th‚ 2005 When it comes to either watching movies or reading books the latter is‚ by far‚ the better option. In countless situations books have been made into movies but in each instance the book prevails. There are many reasons for this but the strongest factor is imagination. For example‚ in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ by Ken Kesey the setting takes place on a ward in a hospital. In the movie the picture is clear. Just a hospital with mental patients strolling around; doctors
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compare and contrast: watching a movie in the cinema vs at home Humanity always has been seeking for bigger and better conditions of lifestyles since the dawn of time. Since the big screen was invented‚ movies have revolutionized our lifestyle into a new millennium‚ Movies defined our view to the world and changed it‚ we learn new lessons each time we watch a movie. It inspires us and sometimes motivates us. Movies can touch a man’s soul‚ who of us doesn’t have the movie that literally changes of how
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Of the fifty three full length animated films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studio‚ only two have been based – albeit loosely – on real characters or events. Disney’s 1995 rendition of the story of Pocahontas is the first of the two historically grounded animations; historically based‚ however‚ does not necessarily mean accurate. In this instance‚ the film’s creators plucked a handful of factual events and the names of a handful of people associated with those events. The bulk of Pocahontas was
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said by Wilson that “obstacle is delays or prevents the achieving of a goal by a character‚ this result to a creation of complication” (133). Crisis and Climax: because everything has been intensified by the results of obstacle and compilation‚ the book says the characters “becomes involved in a series of crisis” (Wilson‚ 133) and that is what creates
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Comparing Real Vs. Movie Commodus In the movie “Gladiator”‚ Emperor Commodus is portrayed as an unstable and neurotic sadist who killed his own father for the throne of the Roman Empire. Real history has no solid proof that Commodus‚ while unstable‚ killed his father Marcus Aurelius. He was actually made co-emperor at the age of 5 (Heritage). However‚ the sexual relations he had with his sibling is in fact true‚ but it was not with the sister Lucilla as shown in the movie‚ but rather with another
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29 April 2013 Movie vs. Play The play Romeo and Juliet is a very long play written by Shakespeare. The play is written about two star crossed lovers that in the end of the play kill themselves. The play‚ written in the 16th century was bound to be a little different than its recreation as a film 400 years later. There are major differences in the movie and the play such as‚ some people are visual learners and the movie is a good visual‚ in the movie the places where things happen are
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Hard copy books vs. E-books Introduction This year Riga Business School decided that they would provide students with electronic books instead of hard copy ones. The decision about the books occurred because hard copy books are too expensive. The decision implemented because administration think that this generation students prefer to read everything on the Internet. However‚ Riga Business school students prefer to read printed books not only because it is easier to remember the text and stay focused
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