Film Vs. Text: A Comparative Analysis of Homer’s Epics as Adapted in a Different Genre The epics‚ The Iliad and The Odyssey‚ are two of the most influential pieces of literature written around 700 B.C.‚ both of which are written by Homer. These books show the paths taken by heroes and how the Gods have mingled with their lives depending to whom they are favored. As a result of the world’s large interest on these pieces of art‚ a film adaptation of these epics have been produced throughout the
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different than text adaptations while the two can also be very similar. Over the span of hundreds of years there have been multiple interpretations of Beowulf detailing the similarities and differences between the 2007 film and the various text versions. The portrayal of both King Hrothgar’s and Grendel’s appearance and personalities are different in the film than in the text. In the motion picture version‚ he was portrayed as being an unstable alcoholic. This quote from the film demonstrates this
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May 2013 Romeo and Juliet: Text vs. Films Comparison From their representation of characters to their use of language‚ Zefirelli and Luhrmann take two very different approaches to Shakespeare’s second most famous theatrical work. The 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet‚ directed by Franco Zeffirelli‚ is set to a more traditional idea. The historical architecture of these towns provides a somewhat more authentic feel to the film. The scenery as portrayed in the 1968 film is ‘correct‚’ according to
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Film vs. Text: A Comparative Analysis of Homer’s Epics Film vs. Text: A Comparative Analysis of Homer’s Epics Homer created two ancient Greek poems which are commonly known in the Literature. These are “The Iliad” which has the film version entitled “Troy” and “The Odyssey” which has also the film version. Though these poems played in movie version‚ there are some differences from the book that is maybe cut‚ change or re-modified. In Iliad‚ all the actions happen because of the Greek Gods
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The Polanski film Death and the Maiden is a wonderful and intelligent interpretation of Ariel Dorfman’s human rights problem play. Polanski has produced‚ in this film‚ an exceptional piece of direction‚ in which his own personal‚ emotional input is evident. The main theme of the play is an extremely personal one for both playwright (and scriptwriter) and director. Both Dorfman and Polanski have had to face and flee the horrors of dictatorship and human rights violations: Dorfman in Chile‚ under General
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A Space Odyssey 2001 a space odyssey is a story about extraterrestrial life‚ space voyage‚ the future‚ homicidal sentient robots‚ and above all else a story about evolution. The monoliths are a tool created by an alien race to help assist in evolution; they are the cornerstone of evolution for humankind. It was there at the dawn of man and gave humanity an extra edge to help adapt and evolve from primates to intellectual humans that are capable of space travel. The mysterious black rectangles have
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The Odyssey and Watchmen are both entertaining books to read. Among many things‚ they have very interesting characters. Therefore‚ I shall compare and contrast the use of characterization. If an author carefully characterizes a character‚ the character will be more realistic to the reader. The characters in the two books are characterized well because the characters make mistakes‚ have complex emotions‚ and change through the course of the book. First of all‚ characters in both books make
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Since the two inspiring stories‚ The Epic of Gilgamesh by Beers & The Odyssey by Homer are similar to each other‚ what events happen in both of the stories and what lesson does one learn? The Epic of Gilgamesh & The Odyssey are similar to each other because events that happened in The Epic of Gilgamesh also happened in The Odyssey. Some events that happened in both of the stories include that they both had to overcome monsters and obstacles to get to their destination. Both of the powerful heroes
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is intricate‚ perplexing and intriguing. This is exactly what Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Homer’s Odyssey Book Nine: In the One-Eyed Giant’s Cave do‚ they both utilize embedded narratives to depict the tales of two men: Frankenstein and Odysseus‚ and what we learn from these tales immensely shapes our depiction of these characters. Shelley’s Frankenstein and Homer’s Book Nine of the Odyssey both have fairly similar
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In both The Odyssey and The Swede a character makes a decision regarding whether or not to trust someone that reveals a more in-depth reading of the character to the reader. In both stories the main character makes a decision to listen to another individual regarding whether they should do what they’re “supposed to.” Odysseus listens to Circe and does not fight the monster Scylla even though his identity is built off of winning fights. Similarly‚ Danny listens to Luke about why they bully Per-Erik
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