A movie the calibre of The Shawshank Redemption only comes along once in a long time. The acting and story stand out in the mind of many critics as the best of all time. The novella written by Stephen King is what the movie was based upon and they are quite similar. Although there are similarities‚ the movie captivates and grabs the viewer as opposed to the novella‚ which seems to drag on a bit. Darabont’s adaptation of Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption turns an average novella into a theatrical
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Professor Thomas 2/20/2012 Dracula: A better read‚ or a better movie? Since the beginning of the moving picture‚ directors have been recreating books into movie. More often than not‚ the directors will change the original plot line of the book. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula the director changes the plot in a few different instances but for the most part‚ the director keeps the same plotline. Some similarities between the book and the movie are: the genre and setting‚ loss of personal power‚ and the gothic
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a friend’s message. Upon hearing Marko‚ Brian realizes he is the man he spoke to on the phone and says‚ "You don’t remember me‚ do you? I told you I was going to find you." That was amazing! I have never come across anything like that before in a movie. It was refreshing‚ to say the least. In Taken 2‚ he reminds audiences yet again of his abilities. When Lenore and he are captured‚ Brian tries to determine his location and being tied up does not stop him. He contacts his daughter‚ Kim‚ and has her
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even Mr. Rochester for mercy ("Sparknotes: Jane Eyre: Plot Overview"). Her employer and future husband‚ Mr. Rochester‚ sees a major development as he learns from his experience in deceiving Jane and ultimately becomes weaker in the course of the movie from the divulgence of his long-held secret and the fire that destroys most of his livelihood ("Sparknotes: Jane Eyre: Analysis Of Major
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“When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house‚ I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.” In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy is not the ordinary fourteen- year- old boy for he is a greaser‚ a poor person known to be a public disgrace from the East side of town. All of his life he has been living as a nothing compared to the Socs‚ the rich kids from the West-side. He doesn’t know if he should be proud of who he is until his entire world
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Lord of the flies Movie and Book comparisons "Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become.” Linking the movie and novel of William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” there are many apparent differences. Despite the common plot‚ Hook failed to give the viewers the right idea of what Golding was trying to convey. Likewise‚ it is not only a change with the actual story line but also with some of the ways the characters acted. The 3 major differences
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and Movie of Beowulf Ever since I was younger I remember reading the story of Beowulf in my English and thinking how much better it would be if it had a movie to it. Little did I know it did‚ produced in 1999 my English teacher Mr. Billings made us watch then movie then discuss the two stories. Now when I saw this movie I could not stay awake to save my life. Then in 2007 another movie with the story of Beowulf came out and I was excited as it got great reviews. Now when I watched the movie‚ I
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differently‚ and be just alike. In the movie Hercules compared to the myth Hercules there are many differences. In the book‚ Apollo and Hercules have a quarrel about Hercules taking the oracle for himself and Apollo would not let that happen‚ however; this was not mentioned in the book. Within the book‚ Hercules got so angry at the sun for being too hot‚ that he shot the sun with an arrow‚ yet; it was failed to be reffered to in the movie. In the movie‚ Hercules was born atop Mt. Olympus‚ although;
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A book and a movie are never the same. Many times there are quite a few differences between the two. Some differences in movie tend to emphasize certain scenes that we the director believes are the most important ones in the movie. In general the movie tends to add or leave out certain things in order to make the movie more interesting and capturing to the audience. For this essay‚ the movie that Hamlet is being compared to is the version with Mel Gibson and Glenn Close. In this version‚ the direction
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parents want their kids to read the book then watch the movie. But why? If you read the book‚ you have an image in your head of what the character looks like‚ what their voices sound like‚ and what the scene looks like‚ and usually it is pretty good. But when you watch the movie‚ all those images get shattered. When you read a book‚ there may be parts of the book that you really like that you would like at see on the TV screen. But then‚ when the movie finally comes out‚ the part you like isn’t even filmed
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