In the 1998 film of The Parent Trap a few things are left out of that are explained in the original film. During the camping trip, the father's girlfriend mentioned that she was smacking two sticks to scare of the mountain lions. When the father of the twins explained that it doesn’t work she gets angry at the twins for some odd reason. The 1961 version added a scene not shown in the remake. In the scene the twins pretend to hide away making the girlfriend eavesdrop. Then they loudly whispered that mountain lions are scared of the sound of sticks hitting each other. As the original film build up the joke, the remake made it confusing by putting only the results of an unknown action. Even though both "The Parent Trap" movies have very similar …show more content…
In the 1961 version of the film, the parents have a quick temper. This is opposed by the calm, sweet parents shown in the 1998 version. In the first movie the father reacted angrily when he first sees the mother. Later the mom gave the dad a black eye over a small argument. Throughout the movie the mom made it obvious she doesn’t like the dad's new girlfriend and acted very cunning around her. In the remake, when the father sees the mother he just gets shocked. He calmly greeted the mother on their first meeting and finds the situation funny but confusing. We can then see that throughout the film the mother is okay and a bit indifferent with the father's new girlfriend. This affects the movie in two different ways. In the original film, because of their quick temper it is obvious the parents could not stand each other, resulting in the separation. The remakes does not show that with two people that seem perfectly happy with each other. The lukewarm nature of the 1998 version of the parents takes the attention off the parents and more on the twins. It is a negative result because the movie is supposed to be how the parents finally get back together, not how clever the twins can be. Although personalities were changed the plot stayed the
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
Joey for example is less whiney and persistent she does not tattle as much. Since they cut out of some of the scenes when Byron is being especially mean in the movie byron is more friendly. Joey is told about the bombing instead of in the book how she never finds out because they leave right away after the bombing. The dad adds more responsibility to byron because the family stays later than they planned but the dad has to leave. Although byron takes his responsibility way too seriously he is not so mean and immature in the movie as he is in the book. The family has different appearance in the movie for example Momma doesn’t have a tooth gap. I think the tooth gap is a key part of Momma because it shows that momma cares about what people think about her and also how she solves the problem. In the movie they do not include kenny's lazy eye. Part of that is because it is hard to find actors that have lazy eye. The lazy eye is important because the lazy eye is the one of the reasons that Kenny gets bullied and Is also the reason that he is happy when Rufus and Cody come to Flint. Although the characters are changed a bit many things remain the same, Byron is as cocky and arrogant as ever and still thinks the he must be secretly adoptive. Momma is still a micromanager and draws terribly. Dad still has a big sense of
Not every teenage girl or teenager gets along with their parents. Everyone sees things in different way. the difference in the point of view provokes the narrator's response, because they both see in a different view that they think their parents is selfish and neglecting or don't care about them but really their parents are helping them.
There are several additions and variances in the movie. First of all, the scene where the children and Tituba are dancing in the forest is never seen in the forest; we simply learn of it from dialogue. This scene was most probably added in the movie for a dramatic effect: foreshadowing.
In certain cases that may relate to the two passages; there may be tension between parent and child due to contrasting opinions. In “Tortilla Sun” the different points of view was how the mother and daughter would spend their summers. Izzy did not want to spend it at her grandmother’s, but her mother could not care for her and needed to finish her studies. This created conflict between the two. In “Confetti Girl” the narrator tries to overlook the flaws in her father and have a good time, but he messes it up by focusing on her homework. The narrator is upset at her father and this creates tension in the moment. Parents are still people in the end, so should they put their wants and needs first, or make sure their children are always
The mother and daughter have a very distant relationship because her mother is ill and not capable to be there, the mother wishes she could be but is physically unable. “I only remember my mother walking one time. She walked me to kindergarten." (Fein). The daughter’s point of view of her mother changes by having a child herself. In the short story the son has a mother that is willing to be helpful and there for him, but he does not take the time to care and listen to his mother, and the mother begins to get fed up with how Alfred behaves. "Be quiet don't speak to me, you've disgraced me again and again."(Callaghan). Another difference is the maturity level the son is a teenager that left school and is a trouble maker. The daughter is an adult who is reflecting back on her childhood by the feeling of being cheated in life, but sees in the end her mother was the one who was truly being cheated. “I may never understand why some of us are cheated in life. I only know, from this perspective, that I am not the one who was.” (Fein). The differences in the essay and short story show how the children do not realize how much their mothers care and love
In Confetti Girl, the narrator and the father have different interests. The father has a great interest in the English Language, but his daughter does not. In Tortilla Sun, the narrator and her mother have have tension over Izzy’s mother going to Costa Rica. Parents and adolescents may not seem eye to eye on everything. Children and adolescents seem to have tension with their parents because they were born in different generations. Because they were born in different generations, parents may not have the same interests as their kids do. Children seem to argue a lot with their parents because they do not understand that their parents are doing what is best for
The old mother in “Tuesday Siesta” was soft spoken and gentle whereas the mother in “The Stolen Party” was more abrupt, harsh and unrefined. The mother in “Tuesday Siesta spoke to her daughter, the priest and his sister very calmly, even though there were times throughout the story that her tone of her words got more harsh but the tone and volume of her voice did not change. “It was a brief and self-assured reply, but her voice remained pleasant, full of undertones” (Marquez 373). During this situation, the mother was getting agitated that the priest had said for them to come back after three. Her and her daughter had spent so long traveling and she was not about to turn all the way back home, without visiting her sons grave. On the other hand, the mother from “The Stolen Party” was abrupt and harsh. Her daughter was invited to the birthday party of her mothers’ employer. She was a maid. The mother was none too impressed with her daughter wanting to go to the party because she knew her daughter would be treated different then everyone else. “… The problem with you, young lady, is that you like to fart higher than your ass” (Heker 27). It seemed the mother said what was on her mind, without thinking of how others perceive it or how it makes them
..., the film portrayed the kids being overly whelmed with hatred when they received gifts from their parents. It was like they never knew their parents existed. Another example of the difference between the book and the movie is Mr. Freeman (mother’s boyfriend) was presented as being very reserved with the children. In the movie he was seen as warm, talkative, and friendly towards Maya and her brother. The film also showed Mr. Freeman’s manly behavior by confronting Vivian (Maya’s mother) at her job. However, in the book Mr. Freeman never left the house, he always sat and waited at home for her.
Neither of the sons liked the villains, but they did not know at first that they had anything to do with their father’s death. It took an outside force to convince them that they must vow revenge for their father’s death. Both sons had the wit to approach revenge strategically. They wanted the villains to know that they knew how their fathers were murdered. The leading roles in each of the stories had a corresponding role in the other.
Parenthood 1989 is a drama-comedy that explores the tribulations of the Buckmans, a Midwest family. The film revolves around essential characters that struggle with the everyday family life. In the film, director Ron Howard addresses the day-to-day tribulations of different family members. As such, Howard addresses recurrent family issues that include raising children, employment pressure, estranged relatives, and the hustles of being a right partner and parent at the same time. In this view, Parenthood 1989 deals with family issues like rebellious teenagers, the eccentric family members, and hidden secrets.
For example Norman and Jesse are married way before Norman meets Neal (Jesse’s brother). In the movie Norman meets Neal while is he still courting Jesse. This brings forth another difference Norman doesn’t date Jesse in the book. When Jesse is first introduced, she is already married to Norman. A viewer of the movie who has read the book might also notice that when Norman is never offered a job to teach at Chicago University in the novel. Another big difference between the movie and the novel is the role that Norman’s mother plays, she is a very lively, dynamic character in the book, but in the film she is depicted to a flat character. Paul and Norman have equal fly-fishing skills, but in the movie Norman is just a mere amateur compared to Paul. Rev. Maclean expresses displeasure with Paul's decision to change the spelling of the family name in both version of the story. Someone who might have read the book may believe that the movie didn’t do the book justice when showing Paul’s struggle with his alcohol and gambling addictions. Norman offers to help Paul out with is personal struggles when he is driving Paul and his girlfriend home after a long night of drinking. The offer to help in the novel is done when Paul and Norman go fishing. Some other differences are Rev. Maclean’s personally is almost completely lost in the movie and his most important line “you can love completely without complete understanding” (a
...n her mind is more important than his words. It is an example of the patriarchal society that they live in; although he is her father and has the parental power over her he would most likely not speak to a son in such a demeaning tone. He makes her seem to be slow, as if she cannot carry on a conversation or listen to him, which is quite demeaning.
o The parents are pretty static characters, they do not change much through the story