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Compare and contrast between books and movies
Compare and contrast between books and movies
Compare and contrast between books and movies
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The City of Ember originated as a fantasy book that follows Lina and Doon as they have the adventure of a lifetime. The book, originally published in 2003, continued to rise in popularity. Eventually, The City of Ember became a movie in 2008. The book and the movie have significant similarities and differences. Accordingly, the similarities link the book and the movie together. In comparison, the book and the movie have the same, overall plot. The antagonist is the mayor, who selfishly hoards luxuries for himself. The main problem is the same. The builders that created Ember originally planned for it to last for 200 years. But, the secret way to escape got lost in time. Consequently, the generator that the town relies on for electricity is …show more content…
Rather than having a simple story that would be enjoyable to read, the directors of the movie tried to enhance The City of Ember. The first focus is the backstory. The backstory of the book was that a group of builders constructed the city, but the movie is more realistic and explains that a whole team of scientists and engineers constructed the city. Also, the movie explained what happened to Lina’s family and introduced a new friendship between Lina’s dad and Doon’s dad. However, the movie lacked some details like Lina’s passion for drawing and Looper’s profit from the stolen goods he found in the store rooms. Instead, there were sudden plot twists, like the Pipeworks disaster, that changed the overall plot arrangement. There were also a lot of props that were used to express different moods. The only new character introduced in the movie was Sul, Doon’s boss. Along with Doon’s dad, Sul motivated Doon. Thus, there are not many differences between the book and the movie interpretations of The City of Ember. Mainly, the directing team of the movie took out small and irrelevant details to keep the movie short, sweet and enjoyable. This also let them focus on character
Have you ever read a book and watched its movie and thought that the movie was nothing like the book? The Giver’s story was not adapted well onto the big screen. There were many changes that were made, some of which completely altered the whole course of the storyline. For example, Fiona working at the Nurturing Center instead the House of the Old and the characters taking injections instead of pills also changed the way Jonas acted especially towards Fiona throughout the entire movie Some of the many trivial changes that were made did not affect the movie as much.
The novel goes through a couple of settings such as, Philip's struggle to keep his family alive, and the conflict between the nature of a nuclear bomb against the Los Angeles area. When the bomb hits he is playing around in a playroom shelter with his brother and his girlfriend. They go out to find out what had happened and found burning houses, their house only left with one wall, rubble on the ground, debris all over the place, and people running frantically for shelter. Philip's brother became sick after finding his mother and bringing her back down to the shelter, and found that his mother had been burnt severely and needed immediate medical attention. Philip struggles to keep his brother from getting even more sick than he was and to bring his mother to a hospital. Philip's family weren't the only people affected by the bomb. the entire surrounding area of Los Angeles was pounded by a devastating bomb. Churches, Hospitals, and streets were flooded with sick, dying, and even dead people. Hospitals that were built to only withstand 200 people now have thousands, and hospitals lack food, doctors, and water.
The novel Speak, written by Laurie Halse Anderson is about a girl, who gets raped in the summer before the start of her freshman year in high school and the book follows her as she tries to cope with the depression that comes that kind of violation. This book was turned into a movie; and released early in the early 2000’s and when adapting books to film, a lot of information and details are lost in the process. When comparing Speak the novel and Speak the movie, the noticeable differences are; the character relationships, Melinda’s character, and Andy Evans and Melinda’s dynamic.
The film and writing industry go hand in hand, as they often inspire one another. As a result, the translation of many novels into movie format and vice versa vary in success. For instance, many people prefer the film format over the novel since it is usually less time consuming and requires less active participation. However, films tend to overlook significant details which assist the viewer's understanding of the story. Therefore, the two separate forms of media have too many differences to portray the same work of fiction accurately, as they both have their pros and cons that appeal to different types of stories and plots. Numerous changes in the movie adaptation of the novel, A Separate Peace by John Knowles, affected the viewer’s interpretation
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A Tale of Two Cities In every great novel, there is a theme that is constant throughout the story. One of the better known themes portrays the fight of good verses evil. Different authors portray this in different ways. Some use colors, while others use seasons to show the contrast. Still, others go for the obvious and use characters.
The book that I read and the movie that I watched is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The book was written by the British author, J.K Rowling, and the movie was directed by the English director and producer, Mike Newell. The main characters are Harry Potter (portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson). The book was first released in the United States of America and the United Kingdom on July 8, 2000 . The movie had its premiere in London on November 6, 2005. It is classified as a mystery/fantasy genre for both the movie and the book. The story starts with Harry returning to Hogwarts for his fourth year, where the Triwizard tournament between the three well-known schools of magic, Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang, is about to begin, wherein 1 champion aged 17 and above,
The book, "Being There," is about a man named Chance, who is forced to move out of the house he lived in his whole life and his experience in the outside world. Based on the success of the book, the movie, "Being There," was made. The author of the book, Jerzy Kosinski, also wrote the screenplay for the movie. I think the major difference between the book and the movie is that in the book, we get to read what Chance is feeling and thinking, but in the movie, we only get to see his actions.
A Tale of Two Cities Essay Throughout history, the powers of love and hate have constantly been engaged in a battle for superiority. Time and time again, love has proven to be stronger than hate, and has been able to overcome all of the obstacles that have stood in the way of it reaching its goal. On certain occasions, though, hate has been a viable foe and defeated love when they clash. In the novel A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens presents several different power struggles between love and hate.
One might believe that because capital punishment plays such a large role in Charles Dickens’ A Tale Of Two Cities, that Dickens himself is a supporter of it. This just simply is not true. Dickens uses capitol punishment as a tool to define the evil embodied in both the French ruling class, and the opposing lower class during the French Revolution; as well as comment on the sheep-like nature of humankind.
'Planet of the Apes' is set in a city, which is based on a mountain.
Summary: 200 years before the official plot, a team of builders, architects, doctors, scientists, and workers made a city named Ember. They make a box for instructions to leave Ember (Ember is built underground). The box is passed down from mayor to mayor, and is to automatically open in 200 years. However, the 7th one fails to do so as he dies trying to find a cure for a coughing sickness. 241 years after the builders build Ember, the city is running out of supplies and its power generator is in a state of disrepair. Lina Mayfleet and her former friend, Doon are given jobs at school. After receiving what the other wants, they switch cards and go home. Lina becomes a messenger and Doon a pipe’s worker(maintaining the underground pipes and generator). They both go home and the next day, they start their jobs. One day, Lina finds her grandmother looking for a
In the film Blade Runner the world is and environmental disaster in Los Angeles 2019. Scott’s image adds a futuristic lifestyle such as flying cars, billboard fixed projections screens, and exotic food vendors. He sets the first scene of the film with world war Teminous, after the war is over the city of Los Angeles in 2019, which is filled with futuristic flying cars, skyscrapers, and bombs going off through the city. The city is polluted and overly crowded with societies upper class and lower class. The cities over crowdedness gives an imagery of dreariness and environmental decay to the setting. In Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep the books first setting starts in the main characters, Derckards, house. Deckard and his wife start a casual conversation in his living room and there arguing makes the setting of the house seem a little off and dark. The film does not stick to the books plot and has nothing in common in the first scene.
Many characters in novels go through life changing experiences and change mentally and physically because of it. The City of Ashes takes place in present day New York. The novel is filled with forbidden attractions and magical life altering experiences. The author, Cassandra Clare, uses Jace Wayland as a flawless, dynamic character who unintentionally grasps readers’ hearts with his unwavering love for Clary Fray, with internal and external conflicts, and confidence driven by passion.
The nightmarish theme continues as the reader explores the wet, cold and hostile streets of the city, a city which seems to many readers to be on the verge of reality, without ever crossing the line.