Ha Nguyen
Lemonade Mouth
It is very common to see novels being adapted into films. Whether if the films stayed true to the novels or not, it’s depend on the directors and their targeted audiences. Lemonade Mouth was made into a movie by Disney in 2011 where they their targeted audiences were children while the book Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes targeted audiences were young adults. Since Lemonade Mouth was made into a movie by Disney, some contents that were in the book were either changed or erased in the film in order for it to be appropriate for Disney targeted audiences. The movie maybe better for children due to the fact that it has been filtered and censored while the book was better for young adults because it has more details and that it was more relatable due to the fact that it has more mature contents that young adults could relate with.
First, “the change demanded by a new medium. For instance, film and literature each have their own tools for manipulating narrative structure” (Adaptation: From Novel). For example, the book was told in a series of first person narratives where readers will get to
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know five classmates Olivia, Charlie, Wen, Mo, and Stella who wind up in detention together where they ended up becoming a band. The series of first person narratives were narrated by Olivia, Charlie, Wen, Mo, Stella, and many other characters in the book. Although in the Disney movie, the story was narrated by only Olivia. Some reasons maybe because Disney doesn’t want to confused the audiences by switching narrators throughout the movie. Although, even if the book is targeted for young adults the switching between narrators and characters throughout the book did get confusing and annoying. The fact that Disney only had one of the characters narrates the story in the movie, makes it easier for the audiences to follow the story more and makes the story more enjoyable. Second, “some changes are inspired by a desire to make the original story interesting and applicable to a contemporary audience” (Adaptation: From Novel). Children are the main targeted audiences for Disney and in order for the movie to become more successful, they had to changed and censor some contents that were in the book they thought were inappropriate for children. For instance, in the book Wen was against his father relationship with his girlfriend, Sydney, because he himself was secretly attracted to her. There are points in the book Wen mention to the readers he even admits his secret attraction towards her. Having Wen being attracted to Wendy would be completely inappropriate for Disney main targeted audiences and so in the movie they erase his attraction towards Sydney. Although in the book and the movie Wen still disagree with his father relationship with Sydney, in the movie his only reason was because she was 20 years younger than his father. Third, the one change that Disney made that I disagree with was Mo rekindle her relationship with her ex-boyfriend Scott..
In both the book and the movie, Mo starts out dating one of the players in their school popular boyband, Mudslide Crush. While in the movie Mo broke up with Scott due to the fact that she saw him flirting with another girl and in the book Mo broke up with Scott because she saw him kissing another girl. In the book, the readers were able to see how much Mo has grown into a strong independent woman from what she started out as. While in the movie, Mo changes were not focused and we haven’t seen a lot of changes from her. The biggest differences between the movie and the book was that in the movie she had gotten back together with Scott, while in the book we’ve seen that she had finally gotten over Scott and now is dating
Charlie. In conclusion, Disney did a decent job portraying similar positive message that of the book and show that even the underdog can become successful. Although the movie was a little bit different than the book, the messages that they are trying to show was the same: five different people all came together as a band through the power of music. Overall, I liked both the book and the movie and I believed that they are both appealing in their own special ways. The book is appealing due to its relatable and mature contents while the movie was appealing due to its catchy songs. With that in mind, both the book and the movie was successful in some ways attempting to catch their targeted audiences attentions.
The complication between characters is especially shown in Anna and Sarah’s relationship. In the movie Anna is mad about Sarah coming to stay for a month. However, in the book she says “I wished everything was as perfect as the stone. I wished that Papa and Caleb and I were perfect for Sarah” (21). In the book Anna has no trouble liking Sarah, but in the movie Anna has a hard time letting go of her real mother and will not let Sarah get close to her. It is not until Sarah comforts Anna after a bad dream and tells her “when I was ten my mamma died” (which was not told in the book) that Sarah and Anna have a close relationship. After Sarah and Anna reach an understanding, Sarah tries to help Anna remember her mother by putting her mother’s candlesticks, quilt, a painting, and her picture back into the house. They also put flowers on her grave together. However, Anna and Sarah’s relationship is not the only one that takes a while to develop.
For example, Mama goes to the bank in the movie and is given a hard time about paying her mortgage, but this did not happen in the book. Another major difference is that the school bus scene, where the Logan kids played a trick on the white kids, was not shown in the movie, even though it was an important part of the story. There are some character changes as well. Lillian Jean, Jeremy, R.W, and Melvin are Simms’ in the book, but in the movie they are Kaleb Wallace’s children. However, the main plot difference is how the movie starts in the middle, summarizing everything from the first part of the book very briefly. Additionally, many scenes are switched around and placed out of order. Altogether, the plot and character changes contribute to my unfavorable impression of the
There were many differences in the characters' relationships with each other. For instance, Heather and Melinda’s connection were very different from book to film.
For that, Welty needs exemplification. When coupled with the diction, exemplification serves as the main device implemented merging her experiences into a essay the explains the her relationship with fiction, and reading as a whole. Welty is a storyteller and she uses her skill to craft the narrative that describe her relationship with fiction. She describes the near mythological terror of the minotaur of the librarian, Ms. Jackson, who guarded the labyrinthian library of her hometown. She reminisces over the titles countless books she inhaled, two by two, as she rushed, back and forth, day after day, to the library for more. She speaks of her mother, who shared that same joy of reading, and who also enabled her to get her first library card. She illustrates about how books were ever present in her house. It’s through this exemplification and description that Welty is able to justify to the reader why books had such an intense role in her life, and why reading has held such value to her. Books were everywhere, they permeated her childhood. The effect of her vivid descriptions are that the reader and the author's perspective are merged. Rather than reading than reading the text, the reader experience’s it, and it's through the shared viewpoint that reader is able to realize the intensity and value reading brought to Welty’s
In conclusion, details involving the characters and symbolic meanings to objects are the factors that make the novel better than the movie. Leaving out aspects of the novel limits the viewer’s appreciation for the story. One may favor the film over the novel or vice versa, but that person will not overlook the intense work that went into the making of both. The film and novel have their similarities and differences, but both effectively communicate their meaning to the public.
Filmmaking and cinematography are art forms completely open to interpretation in a myriad ways: frame composition, lighting, casting, camera angles, shot length, etc. The truly talented filmmaker employs every tool available to make a film communicate to the viewer on different levels, including social and emotional. When a filmmaker chooses to undertake an adaptation of a literary classic, the choices become somewhat more limited. In order to be true to the integrity of the piece of literature, the artistic team making the adaptation must be careful to communicate what is believed was intended by the writer. When the literature being adapted is a play originally intended for the stage, the task is perhaps simplified. Playwrights, unlike novelists, include some stage direction and other instructions regarding the visual aspect of the story. In this sense, the filmmaker has a strong basis for adapting a play to the big screen.
One thing that can make a book good is characters. In the book, there were many more animals in the farm. The movie did not show many animals except for the main animals. Even thought this is a small difference, it can be noticeable. In the book, Mollie was a character.
A story is always different depending on the person telling it. This is the case in To Kill a Mockingbird, a classic book by Harper Lee published in 1960. The book is about a child growing up in a racist community in Alabama and the challenges she faces. During her childhood, She messes with Boo Radley, a neighbor, goes to the trial of Tom Robinson, a innocent black man, and is attacked on Halloween night. The story has received much popularity, and has since then been made into a movie. Although the book and the movie follow the same general plot, the book contains many important events missing from the movie that lead to the character development of the main character, Scout.
In writing the point of view of the story can alter what the reader is able to pick up on and comprehend. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the first person narrative changes what the reader can perceive. The novel is narrated in the voice of a maturing girl. The only thing the reader is able to know is what Scout hears and thinks. In this novel Scout’s first person narrative alters how the reader views characters such as Mrs. Dubose and Boo Radley and also gives a limited view of the night Bob Ewell attacks the children.
‘Our interest in the parallels between the adaptation inter-texts is further enhanced by consideration of their marked differences in textual form,’
Leitch, T,. M. 'Literature vs Literacy: Two futures for adaptation studies.' The Literature/Film reader: Issues of Adaptation. Plymouth: The Scarecrow Press Inc., 2007.
The theme of a novel can change the complete meaning of the story for each individual reader. If one person reads a book and he/she thinks that the book's main them...
...verything around us is made by our actions. Positive or negative they cause an effect that will ultimately lead to a different story base on how we interpret life. Narrative elements are used as a bridge by the directors in their film to create any master plot that is currently known. Any modification at any narrative element used by the director at important moments inside the story can help you portray a different master plot. This used of narrative elements can be best described as an ever changing process that takes place inside an individual’s head. Depending on the individual that may be exposed to those narrative elements can create different meanings. This new interpretation can be different for everyone. We have to be aware that one change in the surface scenery can lead to many ideal outcomes in our minds and that is the main power the audience has.
The first and most obvious way in which the story was modernized was in the form of
There is a also the new phenomenon of novelization. When Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations was filmed for the last time so far in 1998, lots of people wanted, as usual, wanted to read the book on which the film based itself. For a number of inexperienced young readers, however, Dickens’ original was too much of a challenge. Intead they chose to read the light version of the story, based on the film screenplay – a so called novelization. Naturally, tjis is a controversial type of novel but some people maintain that sometimes it is a good thing that young people read books at all, and that a light version is far better than no version. In any case, the reading of the novel is stimulated by the film adaptation.