The Importance of Being Earnest Play/Film Comparative Essay Oliver Parker’s (2002) film adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s play ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ is sadly completely consumed by the romantic comedy style‚ masking Wilde’s key concerns and detracting from important comic elements of the play. This can be observed through the varying representations of characters‚ the film’s lack of contextual jokes‚ the more prominent sub-plot between Dr Chasuble and Miss Prism‚ the addition of music and
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party and meeting Juliet‚ them falling quickly in love‚ but finding out that their love is forbidden. The Tybalt in the play dies while the one parallel Tybalt in the movie dies‚ but is pieced back together and lives on. One major difference is that neither Gnomeo nor Juliet died in the movie. They had a near death experience which caused the two different clans to reconcile and celebrate. In the play‚ both parties decide to kill themselves in the name of love which causes the different
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between Beowulf and “Beowulf” Beowulf‚ an epic written down in the year 1060 by the Beowulf Poet‚ is the epitome of what true writing is‚ defining the standard of the epic itself. The more modern film of “Beowulf”‚ produced in 2007‚ is an attempt to do justice to the Beowulf Poet’s masterpiece. The poem and film have several key similarities and differences which influence the reader/viewer. Important similarities between the two include the heroic characteristics of Beowulf and the severing of Grendel’s
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Horror is a film genre intended to receive a negative emotional response from the audience. Comedy‚ on the other hand is intended to make the audience laugh. Horror films and comedy films‚ both attract sizable audiences every year; beside the simple fact that horror films were produced to scare people‚ and comedy films were produced to make people laugh‚ both genres share plenty of differences‚ but also some similarities. Horror films are those known to create fear by depicting gore‚ ghosts‚ killers
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In the films‚ The Secret in Their Eyes‚ directed by Juan Jose Campanella‚ and The Official Story‚ directed by Luis Puenzo‚ both directors create a revealing depiction of 1970s Buenos Aires. Although neither story takes place during the actual “Dirty War‚” the subject serves as the backdrop for both films‚ illustrating how political turmoil has impacted society in Argentina. During this period also known as the “Holy War‚” ruthless government retaliations to a growing Marxist-Leninist revolutionary
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and hypocritical society. Oscar Wilde uses the text to reflect his own experience with an ignorant society; Oliver Parker does not replicate this in the 2002 film version of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ as he does not have the emotional influences that Wilde had. Therefore Parker does not produce an accurate representation of Wilde’s play; he only provides a comical historical representation of the milieu for a modern audience. The director and writer both explore the themes of marriage‚ morality
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Beauty and the Beast: Marie Le Prince de Beaumont story vs. Disney film In Europe‚ the 1700’s was a different time than present day America in which Marie Le Prince de Beaumont’s and Disney’s version of the text of Beauty and the Beast was written and made. To begin with‚ Europe in the 1700’s was very religion based‚ meaning that God always came first no matter the situation and has been a dominant thought in shaping the future for Europe. The order of priorities in that time in Europe was God
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Tybalt The character of Tybalt is that he doesn’t like peace‚ the way he talks makes it seem as though he always wants to have trouble or fight. Mercutio‚ who hates Tybalt‚ gives him the "catty" nickname the "Prince of Cats" ‚ but when his uncle Capulet prevents him from beating up Romeo for crashing the Capulet’s masked ball‚ he’s not too pleased‚ and really just wants payback which is that he just wants a fight. Tybalt’s aggressive behavior seems possible that he’s eager to fight because he
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Of Mice and Men - Comparison The name of this book/movie is ’Of Mice and Men’. The book was written by John Steinbeck‚ and the movie was directed by Gary Sinise (also stars as George). I will be comparing the movie and book‚ to see the differences and how effective they are. George and Lennie are men who travel around working at ranches. George is the small‚ quick-witted one‚ and Lennie is the big‚ slow‚ dumb and extremely strong one. They have a dream‚ to have a little place all to themselves
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A Comparison of “The War of The Worlds” Book (1898) And Modern Film Although it is the same story‚ the war of the world’s book (1898) and film (modern) have their differences and similarities. A major difference between them is when it is set and the location. The difference between 1898 and 2005 really changes the story. In 1898 people are fleeing from the tripods in horse drawn carriages and on foot. In 2005 people are fleeing in cars‚ trucks‚ boats. The character of the novel has an unknown
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