Many films have blurred the true message of the book in which it is based on. I believe the motion picture Of Mice and Men does not fall into this category, I do feel as if elements of the novella were lost within the film by cutting and adding seances. This took away key moments between characters that lead to the development of the overall conclusion of the story. However, by keeping many similarities and adding several changes that enhanced the story which allowed viewers to appreciate the storyline more and added depth to the film that was missing from the book. From my understanding of the novella the character George was portrayed very well by the film. One reason for this is that like in the book his disbelief about the farm can clearly …show more content…
shown at the beginning of the film, I felt as if when he was talking about the farm he seemed happier and more relaxed, but reality soon overcame him as he remembered Lennie's past. You can also see how mean he truly gets at times and you can tell in several incidences he thinks of what his life would be like without Lennie, but he as a lot of empathy and he knows that he could never forgive himself if he left him. This is clearly shown after he shoots him, for I think he left the farm because it would remind him too much of his and Lennie’s past actions, instead of the fact that he would have to face Curly and the boss. Even though this scene was not in the book I felt as if sit allowed viewers to see how much George truly cared about him. I also strongly agreed with the movie’s interoperation of the dramatic event of Candy’s dog's death. This scene helped many characters' personality develop and it also provided an opportunity to introduce several new characters that would later influence the actions of George and Lennie. I felt during this time Candy was at his most vulnerable point in the story which allowed the farm to provide hope for him, which for me I think inspired him to strengthen more relationships, and shape into a happier version of himself. One element of the movie that I strongly disagreed with was how the character of Curly’s wife was portrayed. I though she would be flamboyant and from my understanding of the novella she often seemed out of place at the farm, but this is not the case in the movie instead she was dull and average. She also had a more flirtatious attitude towards the men, and unlike the book where most of the time it seems as if she is simply longing to talk to someone it is clear that in the film she is looking for relations. So when she talks to Lennie and George about how Curley can be abusive it and how she deserves better it caught me off guard, for it seemed at first that she did not really care about a relationship, but more the fact that she was getting attention. I also disagree with the film’s version of the character Lennie, for in the book they describe him as a large man, but in the film I felt he was not as burly as I imagined. He was also bald a characteristic I thought none of the characters should have other than Candy. Another huge difference is that he seemed to be more mentally handicapped in the film than he was in the book and he had a speech impediment. All of these things are huge differences that somewhat take away the true essence of his character, but it also develops the idea that Lennie needs George to function and that without him he would be a very different person. One scene that was drastically changed was the act that represented chapter four in the novella.
In the book this is where you are able to see the minority characters all interact, instead the film uses this too give us more incite on the character Crooks, but by leavening out to figures, Candy and Curley's wife views are only allowed to see one side of the stable buck instead of his submissive behavior towards authority figures and how he reflects upon him self as a result. This also clouds spectators views on what the 1930s was like, for the novella’s version of this event shows the discrimination of a black man during this time and readers can see that even though Lennie’s disability can be sometimes discriminated against sit is nothing like the wrath Crooks deals with form others. I think the director made this change to the scene because Curly’s wife had already presented herself many times in the movie and so the director cut her from the séance to add an additional one pertaining George and her to develop her flirtatious …show more content…
persona. Another scene that was different was the one in which Curly’s wife was murdered.
Everything up to the point when Lennie started to feel the woman's hair was quite similar, but once the woman started to pull away Lennie started to behave differently than he did in the book, for his actions were more brutal and violent and after he had done the dark deed he said “ I should not have screamed you were going to get me in trouble” , implying that he had killed her on purpose in a effort to get her to be quite. In the book this is the exact opposite of what happens for it was simply and accident that resulted because he did not no his own strength. Another difference in this scene was that after killing both his puppy and the women he simply left instead of burying them both in hay and reflecting on his actions, which reenforced his good nature. I believe the director made this change so that the audience would be more accepting of the fact that George shot Lennie. If he had not made this change viewers would have thought that George shot him for different reasons that at the time were unknown. I think this alteration effected the film in a positive way and even though it changed to essence of Lennie’s character it was necessary for viewers to at the end of the movie conclude and reflect on the
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In chapter one, George and Lennie are introduced onto the scene and you get to know them a little bit and you get to see how they are related/ their relationship. When I read this first part, I could tell that George was pretty much Lennie’s caretaker and it was his job to find Lennie a job and make sure he ate enough and stayed a live. He kind of resented having to drag Lennie around (pg 11~12: “Well we ain’t got any!” George exploded. “Whatever we ain’t got, you want. If I was alone I could live so easy… But wadda I got? I got you. You can’t keep a job and you loose me every job I get.”), because Lennie’s a bit slow and he messes up a lot. He tries really hard to be good and listen to what George tells him to do, but in the end of every situation, Lennie forgets what George told him beforehand and sometimes it creates a little trouble (pg 45~46: “Well, he seen this girl in this red dress. Dumb like he is, he likes to touch ever’thing he likes. Just wants to feel it. So he reaches out to feel this red dress an’ the girl lets out a squawk, and that gets Lennie all mixed up, and he holds on ‘cause that’s the only thing he can think to do. Well, this girl just squawks and squawks. I was jus’ a little bit off, and I heard all the yellin’, so I comes running, an’ by that time Lennie’s so scared all he can think to do is jus’ hold on. I socked him over the head with a fence picket to make him let go. He was so scairt he couldn’t let go of the dress. And he’s so strong, you know… Well, that girl rabbits in an’ tells the law she’s been raped. The guys in Weed start a party out to lynch Lennie. So we sit in an irrigation ditch under water all the rest of that day.”). But when you look at them, you can tell that George is...
George and Lennie were lifelong friends and had varying personalities even from the start. Lennie thought about how his Aunt Clara said he should have been more like George. At the time when the story took place, the two men were travelling together, and had been for some time, working and then moving on to search for the next job they could find. They were like many other men in search for work, except it was rare for men to travel together. George felt a need to take care of Lennie because he was somewhat slow. George was an average man of the time. He was a good size, nice, but firm, and he had aspirations to be more than just a nomadic laborer. Lennie, on the other hand, had always been a little different. He was big, goofy, clumsy, but sweet. They were also both good workers. George was concerned with working and getting his money before they got into trouble and had to leave camp. Lennie was the one who normally started the trouble. He was a hard worker and lived to appease George, but he got distracted easily which angered George. George told about how they would own a house and a farm together and work for themselves. Lennie loved to hear the story and think about the possibilities, even though nobody knew if any of it was a possibility. George and Lennie's differences in part led to George's inclination to kill Lennie. Despite their dissimilarity, the two men needed each other probably more than they realized.
The last major difference was that George never hesitated to shoot Lennie in the movie and in the book it was very hard for him. After George shot Lennie, Slim came to comfort George and take him out for a drink.The characters in the novel and the movie had many differences. In the book George was shown to hate Curley with a passion. In the movie George didn’t seem to like Curley too much but he definitely didn’t hate him like in the book. In the movie Curley's wife seemed to be attracted to Lennie and enjoyed his presence because he was nice. In the book she talked to him only because she was amused by Lennie's stupidity.
The movie has a flash forward scene of George on a train, but the book has him talking to Slim about getting a drink and had nothing about a train. The director did a great job of explaining the emotions of George that he had at the time. The director did this so we would feel more depressed that George killed Lennie but the book is trying to cheer you up by George going with Slim to get a drink at the bar. I was surprised at how amazing the book was compared to the
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The classic novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck was made into a Hollywood Blockbuster in 1992. Directed and acted by Gary Sinise and John Malkovich, Hollywood took a stab at trying to recreate this literary success. The novel, which takes place in the 1930’s, follows the lives of two men, George and Lennie, as they try to attain their dream of owning a farm. George is a smart man who always seems to have things figured out. Lennie is massive, but has the mind of a young child. George looks after him, but it is not easy since Lennie always seems to get himself in some kind of trouble. As they struggle towards their dreams, George and Lennie face obstacles that test their friendship. In the end, with Lennie dead, George finds out that dreams aren’t worth striving for, and eventually, loneliness overcomes everything. The movie, running almost two hours, stays very true to the book, although some things are removed or added. While the movie differs from the book in a few ways, it still gives its audience the same message.
George realizes in the end of the book Lennie has done too much harm and needs to essentially go away. George then shoots Lennie in the back of the head because Lennie couldn't live on his own if he were to run away from Curly and the rest of the gang of workers coming after him. George did the right thing
...is a major breakthrough for George's understanding that he is responsible for Lennie and that he must do whatever is best not just for himself but for the both of them. This understanding leads to George ending Lennie’s life not by motivation to prevent him from causing any more mayhem but to keep Lennie out of harm’s way.
Comparing the Beginning of the Novel and the Film Of Mice and Men Like any writer or director, John Steinbeck and Gary Sinise set out to. grab the audience's attention. Although the novel and the film are Based on the same story, John Steinbeck and Gary Sinise immediately involve the audience in different ways. When writing "Of Mice and Men" John Steinbeck draws the reader in by. mainly describe the setting.
Also, his thinking pattern is rather awkward or odd for someone of his age because what keeps him concentrated is this depiction of a farm where they will “tend the rabbits.build up a fire in the stove” (Steinbeck 14) which makes him mentally ill. When something is said to him about animals, he would instantly recognise this desire, but for everything else, he is pretty much a useless man but other people who were willing to listen like Slim and Crooks who got to know him understood that he is if anything vulnerable which is what many characters were even George.
John Steinbeck 's book Of Mice and Men is a piece of literature that everyone is familiar with in one form or another. There have been countless stage productions of the book and three film adaptations. The most recent film version was in 1992, and it starred Gary Sinise and John Malkovich. While the film version remains mainly true to the original book, there are a few differences that are noticeable. While many think that a film can actually enhance a story by adding a visual to the text, it often times falls short. In dealing with the loneliness of the characters of the story, the book does a much better job of conveying not only their loneliness, but also the despair and desperation that each character feels when confronted with loneliness.
In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck brings out the themes of Lonliness and companionship, and strengths and weaknesses through the actions, and quotations of the characters. Irony and foreshadowing play a large roll on how the story ends. Lennie and his habit of killing things not on purpose, but he is a victim of his own strength. George trying to pretend that his feelings for Lennie mean nothing. The entire novel is repetitive in themes and expressed views.
In discussing the guilt of George you have to consider the time setting of this novel. It was set in the 1930’s. The reason you must consider the time setting is because things change with time. What may have been allowed then may not have been allowed now. What happened then may not have
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Lennie to take care of. The next day George convinces the farm boss to hire