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    The Alfred Hitchcock movie‚ The Birds‚ was said to be based on the DuMaurier story by the same name. Both versions included birds going wild and attacking humans. They also included some of the same things‚ for example‚ in the movie and the book‚ they boarded up the doors and windows to repel the attack‚ and someone is found dead at a farm with their eyes pecked out. However‚ the similarities are not as numerous as the differences. There are many contrasts between the story and the film‚ particularly

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    anyone thought of a war movie‚ they immediately thought of Darryl F. Zanuck’s‚ The Longest Day. Cornelius Ryan‚ who was the author of the book by the same name‚ and happened to be a D-day veteran himself‚ wrote the movie. The book meticulously recreates the events preceding and during the invasion. It is filled with detailed descriptions of multiple occurrences during the invasion. It explains everything from mass attacks on beaches and towns to humorous anecdotes. The book wasn’t exactly a story

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    comes to books. Always read the book before the movie. I usually took the easy way out‚ watched the movie‚ and then skim the book. After doing this project I see what everyone was talking about. The book is much better than the movie‚ it gives you more of a sense of what is going on‚ a greater sense of when the story takes place‚ and it gives the characters more definition. II: The book and movie give very specific details to show where and when the story took place. The book and movie takes us back

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    The movie “The Grapes of Wrath” I watched recently is the classic adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel written and published in 1939 only one year before the movie was released. When the movie production was approved the director John Ford and his crew were able to accomplish a major task and finish the project without getting involved in the conflict with labor unions what was very important since many members of the crew belonged to them. The script which is based on Steinbeck’s book adopted a

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    help and support the party throughout the remaining part of the journey. One of those type of characters‚ is named Beorn. Beorn is a character that appears in the novel named The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. There is a remake of the book in a movie version called The Hobbit and it is directed by Peter Jackson. The book was originally published during the year 1937. The movie of The Hobbit was released in the year 2012. In the movie‚ Gandalf‚ Bilbo‚ and the dwarves meet Beorn in a dramatic way in which

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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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    The movie Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck starts with a woman running guys on horses with ravenous dogs that we can only guess are the main characters. If you read the book‚ then watch the movie you know all the things that happened. Though There are some features in the movie that are different than the book. Therefore some parts of the book were left out of the movie. The story of the movie can be hard to follow if you don’t pay attention to what is happening and what things symbolizes

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    There are many similarities and differences between “The Hunger Games” movie and novel version. Only a few truly stood out to me. To begin with‚there are several similarities between the novel and the movie. The one that I liked the most was when Prim was called and Katniss volunteered for her. She was shocked and couldn’t help herself but to do it. Like the novel Prim was taken to her mother by Gale. Katniss is escorted to the stage by the peacekeepers. Another example is when Peeta gave

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    The title of this book/movie is The Lovely Bones. It is about a girl named Susie Salmon who is raped and murdered by her neighbor Mr. Harvey. Throughout the book and the movie susie’s family falls apart as they try to solve her murder. But as susie watches from heaven she tries to help her family cope with her loss while she is coping with the thought of never being able to grow up herself. There are many differences between the book and the movie. For example in the book hen susie’s soul leaves

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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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