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    is a big leap in the history of film making. However‚ there are certain aspects of the movie that could have been beter adapted. The main reason why these points have been missed may be due to the fact that Pier Paolo Pasolini meant to make a movie that carried a myth of the past to today and even tomorrow by starting the movie in Italy and carrying it to the past. What really bothered me while watching the movie was that Oedipus is too young compared to what we see in the tragedy and even more disturbing

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    Compare & Contrast: The Perfect Storm & The Wreck of the Hesperus I’m sure you all have read these two writings‚ or at least heard of them. These stories sound like they would be very alike because they are both about ocean storms‚ and somewhat tragedy. These stories may seem like they have a lot in common‚ but they don’t. I’m going to compare these subjects in the two writings‚ the two captain’s attitudes‚ the theme‚ and the time period between these two. In the two writings‚ both of the captains

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    “Pitch Perfect” has a pitch problem. Pitch Perfect is exactly what it says on the tin – Perfect. It is a 2012 musical comedy that was premiered in Los Angeles on September 24th‚ 2012. The film was directed by Jason Moore. It is based on Mickey Rapkin’s non-fiction novel Pitch Perfect. The director of this movie has assembled a celebrity cast on the set‚ including Anna Kendrick‚ Rebel Wilson‚ Skylar Astin‚ Anna Camp‚ Brittany Snow‚ Ester Dean‚ Alexis Knapp‚ Ben Platt and Adam DeVine. The

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    Pitch Perfect Pitch Perfect is a 2012 American musical comedy film directed by Jason Moore. The screenplay was written by Kay Cannon. The musical comedy features an ensemble cast consisting of Anna Kendrick‚ Skylar Astin‚ Rebel Wilson‚ Anna Camp‚ Brittany Snow‚ Ester Dean‚ Alexis Knapp‚ Hana Mae Lee‚ Ben Platt‚ Adam DeVine‚ with John Michael Higgins‚ and Elizabeth Banks. The plot follows an all-girl college a cappella group‚ The Barden Bellas‚ as they compete against another a cappella group from

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    journey down the Mississippi River is represents the everyday American highway of endless possibilities about what is going to happen next. Mark Twain basically transforms a boy’s adventure tale into what people would say to be one of the world’s great books. Huckleberry Finn was one of the first novels to be written in‚ narrated in the first person by the title character. The novel has been banned to eliminate perceived racism. It was the fifth most banned in school and libraries during the 1990s. One

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    servant‚ The Kite Runner a novel written by: Khaled Hosseini is an eye-opening story which shows that not all people are as fortunate. When it comes to comparing a story vs. a book it is amazing to see how much is left out or the choices of the director can takeaway specific themes and ideas that occurred in the actual story. The movie was deficient when it came to their descriptions of characters‚ and their relationships with one another which lead to the taking a way of the theme: friendship and betrayal

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    Film Review Outline Name: John Carlo V. Balmes Film Title: Pitch Perfect Adapted From: Pitch Perfect by Mickey Rapkins Release Date: September 28‚ 2012 Director: Jason Moore Genre(s): Musical‚ Comedy Setting: Barden University Lead Actor(s): Anna Kendrick‚ Rebel Wilson‚ Skylar Astin‚ Anna Camp Main Characters and their Attributes: * Becca Mitchell – A musically-inclined reclusive girl who wants to pursue a music career‚ she joins the Bellas to please her father and finds

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    something of his not so perfect life. Pure determination pulled Ben from the bottom of his class to the top‚ he then continued to soar through high school and was awarded a scholarship to Yale University. After that‚ he attended the University of Michigan Medical School and became the director of pediatric neurosurgery. Ben Carson then went on to do

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    Because a movie has much less time to showcase the events explained in the story‚ many scenes from a book often get cut out of the movie. If this did not happen‚ most movies that are based off of books would be much longer than the average two hours. One of the major differences I noticed while watching the film To Kill a Mockingbird was the fact that Aunt Alexandra was never present in the movie; she was not in one single scene! Because of this‚ the issue of Scout having to act like a “lady” was

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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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