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    Favor Throughout time‚ there have been countless movies that began as books. Authors create compelling stories; which captivate one type of audience‚ those who read. These books turn into best sellers‚ which in turn are purchased for production purposes. Once written art is turned into a movie‚ it can grasp the attention of an entire world instead. During the process of transforming a bestselling novel into a box office hit movie‚ sacrifices in the story must be made. To provide an analysis of changes

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    In the book Huckleberry Finn we had read an adventure of a little boy making his way down the river. Now in the movie somethings are very different from the book. They leave out some parts that were major to the book. However you can’t put everything in a movie or the movie would be too long. Here are somethings that I had noticed that were different in the movie than the book. To start off the movie skipped over talking about how the Widow Douglas and old Miss Watson was always picking on him

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    stories behind the characters: Florence‚ John’s Aunt‚ Gabriel‚ John’s stepfather‚ and Elizabeth‚ John’s mother. This story is told through both a movie and a book and though they both have the same story line‚ there are also many differences. The movie at times strays away from some important topics that were discussed in the book. One topic the movie does not include in the story was that of John seeing his father naked. In the last chapter of the story‚ when John was bring saved he recalls that

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    distortions that you have created in your film of the once majestic book‚ “Lord of the Flies”. For example you have greatly reduced much of the setting of the book to almost nothing‚ you have also warped the themes of the role of order in civilisation and the nature of evil present in the book. Firstly‚ in the book‚ it takes a long time for the boys to be rescued and there are many events shown to show the time passing‚ however in your movie there is almost no evidence of a large amount of time passing

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    into a movie always has its drawbacks. Like translating a document from one language to another‚ discrepancies arise between their plot lines. This is not because film writers believe the novel has flaws‚ or that they have better ideas than the original story writer. Instead‚ these differences reflect the demands of popular movie culture. The movie should be clear‚ relatively brief‚ suspenseful and have beautiful on-screen picture since no one would be entertained by a long‚ dull‚ confusing movie. The

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    this book because I’ve heard a lot of great things about the author F. Scott Fitzgerald. His style of writing seems to intrigue and catch the audience attention. I’ve seen the movie that was created of this story but I want to read the book to see how it all started. What parts were left off in the movie that maybe I didn’t know. What sense was highlighted the most from the book and interoperated In the movie. I want to compare the similarity and the difference between the book and the movie. The

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    that this book would be worth my time‚ before watching the movie. After I purchased the novel‚ I sat down and finished it in one sitting. The entire novel had me drawn in and numerous emotions went through me as I read it. I couldn’t put it down and waited impatiently for the film to be released into video stores. I purchased the movie because the book was incredible. At one point before watching the film I remember thinking the old saying of‚ "the book is always better than the movie." Watching

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    which typically causes a first-person story to be challenging. To have Scout’s narration constantly throughout the film as she does in the book would be misleading‚ therefore Scout as narrator is only presented to set the mood of certain scenes in the film. As a result‚ viewers don’t get a bold sense of Scout’s first-person narration as they do in the book. Instead‚ they naturally notice the childlike perspective portrayed through the story. Scout arguably plays the greatest role in To Kill A Mockingbird

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    With almost every famous novel‚ comes either an excellent movie adaption or a cringe worthy film that has viewers constantly reminding others to read the book instead. Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” was no exception to this unspoken rule. Although the film excelled in accurately depicting most of the novel’s content‚ there were some omitted details that could have improved the movie’s interpretation of the novel. One of the most obvious differences between the film and the novel would be

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    To Kill A Mocking Bird A Comparison of The Novel and The Film There are many differences between the movie and the book. First the positive points: This film attaches faces to Scout‚ Jem‚ Miss Maudie‚ and Dill‚ since no description of their faces is given in the book. Also‚ the film has some genuinely hilarious moments‚ particularly the scene where Scout is dressed as a ham and walking through the forest. Another good point is that the acting was superb and a treat to watch. Gregory Peck‚

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