The Pit and the Pendulum is a book written by Edgar Allen Poe in 1842. Years later‚ in 1961‚ a movie was made. Directed by Roger Corman‚ the film is a lot different than the movie‚ though it does have a few similarities. One of the few similarities is the pendulum sequence. When Francis is strapped down to the “bed‚” the pendulum comes inches closer and closer‚ slowly‚ as in the book. Right as it’s about to kill him‚ he’s saved. Another similarity‚ though minor‚ is the involvement of a pit. A
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drinking a frappucino from Starbucks. Now‚ producers and directors would take successful and famous stories and adapt it into a movie. Sometimes‚ they would succeed‚ with examples being the Harry Potter series‚ which received mainly positive reviews from both critics and the audience. However‚ most of the time these people would unknowingly butcher the book based movie by taking out many important characters and events‚ with good examples being The Lightning Thief and Eragon. Then another example
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become such a cultural phenomenon? The original book‚ making of the movie‚ and the major impact of it during World War 2 all bring together this iconic film. It all started with L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” published in Chicago in 1900. Baum based the book off his every day life‚ basing characters off of adventures he had growing up in North Dakota and jobs he had before and during being an author. When
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Victor Frankenstein runs from all of his problems until he ends up with terrible consequences. James Whale‚ the film director for the movie phenomenon Frankenstein was not only an artist‚ but also a man who had a vision. The movie Frankenstein is based off Mary Shelley’s work of art‚ Frankenstein. After 85 years‚ the movie Frankenstein is still greatly appreciated‚ it implies a society we know nothing about and have a strange curiosity towards. James Whale is truly a genius for
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are also people that say that they are sacrificial‚ but yet there are things that they can do to be more than what they are. In the book Les Mis‚ by: Victor Hugo there are a couple people that are very sacrificial. They have done many things in the movie and the book that have done a great deed to people and they have helped saved lives. There are many characters in this book that I could argue about them being sacrificial. They put their lives in danger to help save others. People that sacrifice their
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The movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby maintained true to the original book by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Although mostly everything seems to stay the same‚ some movie scenes differ. Nick’s character is tweaked and Gatsby’s parties are not the same. The movie also creates more false hope than the novel does. Nick Carraway is the first character introduced into the book and movie‚ but in a different aspect. F. Scott Fitzgerald introduces Nick right away as the narrator. He is giving a monologue about
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she’s got it until that changes. The story and the movie were both great examples of the Holocaust giving you a vivid picture of what life was like during that time. Although the book had may have had more description the movie gives you an personal clear picture what it was like. The story gives a more broad image about the Holocaust. Showing you that you may have been going on with your day and everything thing turns downward in an instant. The movie shows more about the concentration camps and what
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Jason Smith Mrs. Bartosiewicz ENG 3U1 2 December 2011 Human Nature vs Personal Gain Growing‚ learning and becoming the best we can be are all positive steps that evolve from life experience. It is human nature that wants to succeed and contribute to society in productive ways. In the play The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ individuals display an ugly side of human nature and are motivated by less than noble goals. Throughout the story‚ justice is often replaced by the desire for personal
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Robert Lublin‚ he analyzes the film version and the play version of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross. He talks firstly about how David Mamet’s “widely regarded proficiency with dialogue; an audience’s enjoyment of both play and the movie versions of Glengarry is sustained by it” (Lublin 39). He talks about how the film version even though it has similarities to the play version‚ the film “presents a simpler understanding of society than does the play” (Lublin 40). The film version also shows the “dichotomy
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1843. This movie comes with its strengths and weaknesses‚ most of its weaknesses coming from the quality of the film production and the movie’s strengths coming from it’s striking resemblance to the earlier made novel. The short movie mirrored the book in so many ways that only really small details were left out such as Scrooge going to the tavern to get his dinner to bring home after work and waking an hour before the first spirit arrives. Also‚ on many occasions throughout the movie‚ the actors
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