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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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    purpose. In this case Scott Monk novel “Raw” encounters from a range of good and bad features on protest‚ enforcement and compliance. Another text that clearly states the personal experiences of the characters with the institution is the film “shawshank redemption” One of the major themes discussed in “Raw” is protest. This is represented through Brett the main character‚ who gets set to the farm. A facility runs by Sam for young and troubled boys. Brett rejects it by “just old McDonald and a couple

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    Movie directors often use the plot from a famous novel to create a movie. Director’s change the plot to make it more captivating for the audience by leaving out important details or adding scenes that were not in the book. However‚ in the 1979 Scarlet Letter mini-series important details are similar to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter. Modernization is one way to captivate audiences. Therefore‚ many directors change the time period of the movie to better relate to people. However

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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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    The book In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a description of the real murder of the Clutter family in Holcomb in 1959. In spite of being based on a true story‚ describing true events that happened to real people‚ the book shows all the qualities of a novel‚ complete with dialogues and other characteristics of the genre‚ in what the author mentioned to as a non-fiction novel. What caught most critics’ attention‚ was the use of filmic establishment in the development of the story. The book was later

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    battle Medusa and the Ketos to save Danae‚ from yet another king‚ King Polydectes‚ and Princess Andromeda‚ respectively. Perseus‚ in the movie version‚ must defeat giant scorpions‚ Medusa‚ and the Kraken‚ all to save the citizens of Greece from the wrath of Hades‚ god of the underworld. As the story unfolds‚ one can see connections between the myth and the movie. Perseus‚ half-human‚ half-god‚ was a major focus in both variations. Defeating more than one enemy‚ to seek revenge for his mother and

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    handle it‚ he could not even handle fighting with his brother Peter. In the book Enders Game‚ a science fiction novel‚ Ender Wiggin is called upon to train in the International Fleet to become a commander and fight against the buggers. In his journey he faces many obstacles in trying to do so. I believe the book Ender’s Game is much better than the film because of the development of characters and events that happens in the book‚ and the hardship Ender faces to become a great leader against the buggers

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    Movie productions that are based on novels are usually different and that goes for the movie‚ Lord of the Flies‚ as well‚ which is based on the novel of the same title by William Golding. In the novel‚ the author captures the readers’ attention by the descriptive and provocative plot‚ even though‚ some of the scenes are disturbing and heartbreaking. They film adaptation of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies loses its significance compared to the novel of the same title because of the modern technologies

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