The character I am comparing the movie and story to is Pecos Bill. Tall tales were created because people had become bored with the same old stories. The purpose of telling a tall tale is to create a story with exaggerated details and trick someone into believing it was true. The original Pecos Bill story was about a cowboy who had an impossible ability to ride anything and tame it. He owned a horse named Widowmaker that no one could ride, but he was able to do it successfully. An example of him riding impossible things is that he rode a tornado from Texas to California. I think that the film adaptation of the Tall Tales was better than the original written version, especially regarding the character of Pecos Bill. Although the movie included more characters, …show more content…
They even referenced the fact that he would not kill on Sundays, instead choosing to shoot only the trigger fingers of his enemies. However, one of the biggest differences between the movie and the original story was Pecos, Bill’s girlfriend. She seemed to hate him for an unknown reason in the film, and even put him in jail. Pecos Bill was shown shooting people's trigger fingers on a Wednesday in the movie, but in the story, he would only do that on Sundays. The reason why Pecos Bill was better in the movie versus the actual story is solely based off of the character himself. Tall Tales are typically very short because it’s supposed to be a quick story that would be told around a fire, or just something really fast. In the movie, you actually get to see what kind of personality Pecos Bill has. In the story he is the main character, but because there is not much personality to him it almost makes him seem like a background character. The way the movie portrayed him was completely different, but it added to what was in the story. The movie made him stand out in a sense that he would be more
The characters make a big difference in the movie and the book. One thing they both have in common is that Otis Amber and Berthe Erica Crow get married. And that Edgar Jennings Plum and Angela Wexler get engaged instead of Doctor Denton Deere. Also Jake Wexler is a gambler instead of being a bookie.
There are many differences and similarities in the short story of “A Sound of Thunder” and the movie.
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.
Another character who was portrayed differently was Johnny Cade. In the movie he seemed a lot more timid and scared. The book had a sort of blossoming in Johnny’s attitude from afraid to determined and
In the novel, The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, it tells of four Chinese women drawn together in San Francisco to play mah jong, and tell stories of the past. These four women and their families all lived in Chinatown and belong to the First Chinese Baptist Church. They were not necessarily religious, but found They could improve their home China. This is how the woo's, the Hsu's, the Jong's and the St Clair's met in 1949.
In the movie, it is told in a third person point of view and the characters look a lot more different than how they do in the book. The movie goes by much quicker than the book. Also Pony goes straight home after the church burns down.
Movies based on books are not always accurate relative to the plot of the book. In Fahrenheit 451 it can be said, there are some particular contrasts between the book and the movie. Despite the fact that the film emphasizes the subjects and premise of the book, there are numerous distinctions to differentiate. The motion picture Fahrenheit 451 is not accurate, taking into account the book's plot.
A Comparison A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury and The Star by H.G. Wells
There are many differences and similarities in the book, movie, and both. The book is some what different from the movie. There are many differences between the book and the movie. Like when PonyBoy and Johnny went to the movie theater Pony wished that he was big and buff like the guy in the movie.
There are many differences between the book; To Kill a Mockingbird and the movie. Some differences are easy to spot and some aren’t. Many things that are in the book aren’t in the movie. Many of these things you don’t need, but are crucial to the plot of the book. Movies and books have differences and similarities, but many things in books MUST be included in the movie.
(1) Ethnocentrism is looking at one’s own culture and placing it above other cultures, constantly comparing it to the other cultures “below”. In America today, many people look at conflicted areas in the globe such as the Middle East and wonder why their system cannot keep a stable democracy. This idea of constantly comparing other cultures to one’s own and expecting them to be alike or follow the example is a problem in reading historical documents and understanding history as a whole. Nomadic invaders such as the Mongols were described as horrible savage people in the written accounts of the sedentary peoples. This must not be taken quite as literally because accounts tend to be biased more often than not. In examining ethnocentrism, one must always remember that few, if not none, cultures behave extremely irrationally as they may seem. For example, referring back to the views of Middle East today, one must remember that the system of Islamic law and customs has held for centuries, and would not have survived that long if they truly are as irrational as they might seem. Referring back to the example of the Mongols, the attacked people were obviously biased and the Mongols would not have had ruled for so long if they were cruel, savage, irrational monsters. Ethnocentrism is extremely difficult to avoid and is apparent in many documents, such as Columbus’s description of the American Natives (in comparison to the “civilized” Europeans), and should be dealt with carefully. In order to understand all sides of an account, one must look at what is written with deference and understanding.
Although the original story and movie are different in some ways, the moral of the story remains the same, being that one should not judge a book by its cover without reading the pages first. The stories by Beaumont and Disney are similar, but have some differences in their plotline. One night, an old, poor looking woman comes to the Prince’s castle doorstep begging for shelter, in return she will give him a beautiful rose. He objected to her offer because of the woman’s unpleasant appearance.
Despite the movie providing a greater depth to characters, it can also do the opposite. For instance, the actress who plays Miss Maudie is a thinner, and much younger, and more conventional than Scout describes in the book, which takes away from a character. The book is still better than the
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.
No one could have played Rex better than Woody Harrelson. The director did a respectable job of casting people who would have looked like the author described them in the book. Overall, the movie did a fantastic job of portraying the major events and showing the overall theme of the book. Watching the movie, you notice a few differences. For example, Lori has glasses on and in the book, she did not get glasses until later in the story.