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Books versus movie compare and contrast
Books versus movie compare and contrast
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Was the film version more effective than the book. The film version of the Giver is more effective than the book because it gives a clear understanding of the setting and where the story is taking place.
In the book version of the Giver, gives very little detail in where the setting takes place. For example in the book the narrator reveals it by stating, “ It was almost December and Jonas was beginning to be frightened.” (Lowry 3). In other words, Jonas is getting scared of what is going to happen. This quote gives us a idea of what month it is taking place and from that we can interpret the season but it doesn’t show us how the character is handling the cold and also doesn’t give us a glimpse of how the character (Jonas) feels or what he
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For example in the movie, you could see how Jonas was really polite while he was talking to the Chief Elder, you could also see how his character changed while he was taking care of the baby while they were on the sled going down the hill to the house. Jonas character had changed throughout the story, another example for this is when Jonas left the family unit from his house took his bike and started to ride, until his best friend Asher came and stood in front of his bike and told him he can’t leave his house in the night, and Jonas got mad and punched Asher to the ground and rode away. These examples can show that during the film Jonas had a drastic change as he started to care for others and give them support when they needed it. You could get a visual idea of where they were or how the setting was, as Jonas was taking all sorts of actions against people or to help the community. We could get the details that were missing in the book in the film. While multiple people say that the book version is more effective because it gives more detail to why Jonas is acting the way he is. The film version can be more effective compared to the book because you can actually see what is going on and get a picture of it. You can even get a understanding of why Jonas is taking those
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.
Second there is more detail in the book than the movie. Well, I think that more detail is better because the more you know the better you understand the movie or
Have you ever wondered about a “perfect” world? What if the world wasn’t so “perfect” after all? Jonas lives in a “perfect” world but wants to get out. Truman lives in a “perfect” worls also, and wants to escape too. Both doesn’t understand what is going on because there worlds control everything, but then the crushing truth comes out. You’ll now find out the simularites of the giver and the truman show.
As you can all see the movie for once is actually better than the book in showing the
Overall, the movie and book have many differences and similarities, some more important than others. The story still is clear without many scenes from the book, but the movie would have more thought in it.
The novels The Giver by Lois Lowry and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury are both very similar and take place in futuristic dystopian societies. In The Giver, the 12- year old protagonist, Jonas, is given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve. Jonas becomes the Receiver of Memory, shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. Likewise, in Fahrenheit 451 the main character Guy Montag recognizes how awful and empty his community is. He is a fireman in a community where all books are banned. His job is to start houses on fire that contain books. Guy loved his job until he came across a professor who told him of a future where people could think. Suddenly he realizes there is something he needs to do. Both Jonas and Montag live in highly disciplined societies that depend on an effective means of enforcing rules by acts of punishment. The conflict between the power of the individual and the power structures of the communities suggests that radical, yet positive social change may be possible through courageous acts of resistance.
Lois Lowry’s book “The Giver” is about a community that has no flaws and everything is very controlled. They have no good or bad memories they just live their lives doing the jobs they were assigned. One day, Jonas, the new receiver, had an idea to release the memories back into the community. The story was later turned into a film and had some similarities, but the director of the movie departed from Lowry’s original story in a number of ways. By examining the different tones and the changes in a few of the characters, it's clear that the film departs from the story.
Throughout the history of the world, there has been many societies. All these societies had similar structures and ideas, but they all are different by their own special traditions and ways of life. Similarly, both our society and the society in The Giver share similar ideas, but they are different in certain areas. For example, they both celebrate birthdays and have family units, but they have their own way of doing so. Based on the celebration of birthdays and the formation of family units, our society is better than the society in The Giver by Lois Lowry.
From reading the book and watching the movie, I think the book was more insightful, but the movie was more entertaining. The only problem with the movie is that you don't know what is going through Chance's mind and his background information. The movie does help make some things clearer by seeing it, instead of just picturing it in your mind. The added scenes in the movie helps to put some humor into the story and make it more entertaining. By just watching the movie, some people could be confused if they don't know some background on Chance. I think that by reading the book, you can understand the story better and by watching the movie you can enjoy the story better.
I believe that the movie was better than the book. THEME The movie was better than the book because the movie showed the theme of doing the right thing is more important than winning. First of all, the you got a clear visual of what the town was like. When Cordell went to talk to his friend, you could see the people living in the town and what they looked like.
The film version of the plotline was more clear and easier to interpret compared to the book version. It helped correctly capture the desired meaning told by the author.
Is the book version better or is the movie version better? Because movies often change things from the book either for making the details stronger and more reasonable or for catching the audiences’ eyeball, this discussion never ends. For example, the older version of the movie of Lord of the Flies is slightly different from the original book version.
Jonas plans to change the community by escaping and releasing all of the memories to the community. Jonas thinks for himself he will accomplish escaping and giving himself a chance to go to elsewhere. Jonas hopes to accomplish change throughout the community by releasing the memories if he left so everyone could gain wisdom. In the book Giver says this a way to change the community. Jonas wanted to go to elsewhere and see snow as like he did in the memory. Giver also said the memories had to be shared so leaving would share the memories with the rest of the
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is a tale about the future. The society in this novel has made numerous technological advancements as well as having a government unlike the ones found in today’s society. This world has rules, regulations, and controls its people by a number of different means for example caste systems. Lois Lowry’s The Giver is also a futuristic society where the people are controlled.
Imaging living your whole life having no freedom or choice. Imaging living your whole life being recorded. It doesn’t sound very pleasant, but that is the life that Truman from The Truman Show, and Jonas from The Giver had to live. In both of these stories, there are lives that are lived completely without choice or freedom. Everything is controlled and monitored. Both The Giver and The Truman Show are in controlled communities.