Hollywood has grown fond of making movies based on teenagers’ favorite books. Whether they are making a romantic story about a vampire, or an action story about a demigod, Hollywood can’t seem to please the readers. After reading many books that are now being turned into movies such as The Hunger Games, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Hobbit, and Harry Potter, teenagers are often let down by the movie adaptation. Unfortunately movies cannot accurately depict the books. To keep the films within a certain length, many of the details and characters are lost during the transition from book to movie. The Harry Potter movie series is a perfect example to show just how many details are left out of the movies. The movies started out fairly …show more content…
true to the books, but as the series went on, more and more details were left out, angering fans of the books, especially when they change whole events and characters. Based on my personal experience, I have found myself in a fit of rage when even the smallest details are changed or left out. Throughout the series, many details were left out of the movies, allowing the movies to be shorter, but also angering fans. A second example of lost and changed details is The Hunger Games movie series.
From the very beginning of the first film, I knew that the series was going to be changed a lot. In the books, Katniss Everdeen receives her mockingjay pendant from the mayor’s daughter right before she leaves to go to the games, but in the movies she finds it in the black market and is told to keep it. She then gives the pendant to her little sister, Primrose, who returns the pendant to her before she leaves for the games. Even though this is a small detail, I found myself unable to forgive the directors of the movie for slightly altering the books …show more content…
contents. Another example is The Hobbit movie series. Rumors were spreading during the production of the final film that led us to believe that the directors were not going to kill Thorin in the movie, while he dies at the end of the book. If they had actually allowed Thorin to live, they would have changed such a big aspect of the books, and angered many dedicated readers. Another change made to the storyline was the addition of the elf, Legolas. This particular character plays an important role in the sequels, The Lord of the Rings, but is never mentioned in the Hobbit. In The Lord of the Rings trilogy, there were also multiple differences. In the first movie, “The Fellowship of the Ring”, several whole chapters were left out when making the movie. Also, the timeline set in the books was greatly reduced to allow the filmmakers to stay within their budget. Also, several characters that had larger roles in the books were briefly shown, or left out altogether in the movies. A few characters were also created during the production of the movie, like the uruk Lurtz, who mortally wounds Boromir and is then killed by Aragorn, was never mentioned in the books. In the second installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, “The Two Towers”, there are also several differences, including the names of the towers the book is based upon.
In the books, one of the names of the Two Towers is Minas Morgul, while in the movie the name is changed to Barad-dur. Although this may be an insignificant detail in the book, it is still a major deal to change one of the Two Towers’ that the movie is based upon name. The events described in the book were broken into two sections; a section describing Sam and Frodo’s journey on the road to Mordor, and a section describing the adventures of the other characters in the lands of the West, while in the movie these two sections are jumbled together to keep the
pace. In the final installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, “The Return of the King”, several things were also changed to allow the movie to keep within a time limit and a budget. Like the previous book “The Return of the King” also broke the events into two sections. The start of this movie tells the tale of Deagol finding the Ruling Ring, and of his murder by Sméagol, who was driven crazy and became known as the creature Gollum, but this scene was brought up in the second chapter of “The Fellowship of the Ring”. In the book Saruman lives until the end of the story, and is then killed by Grima, who is then killed by hobbits, while in the movie he is killed by Grima during the group’s confrontation with him, and then Grima is killed by Legolas.
In both books they share some traits, even though they may not look anything alike they are. both of these novels are dystopian novels and many characters share similarity’s.
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.
Science fiction writers create a particular setting not only to entertain readers but to give clues on lessons they believe human beings are struggling to understand. In both books, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are introduced as the main characters to project the criticisms made by the author. Susan Collins creates a Dystopian society ruled by the Capital. Different areas of their country, named Panem, are separated into different districts. Two kids from each of the twelve districts are chosen at random to fight in an arena until 1 tribute is left, this is called The Hunger Games Both Peeta and Katniss fight together during the hunger games as a team from District 12. Between the two books, Collins portrays the idea that humans tend to be disrespectful and insulting, depending on another's wealth and/or authority and power. Both The Hunger Games and Catching Fire connect with readers but also indicated the problem with certain human behaviors that most people don't notice or fail to
From a structural perspective, movies and novels appear as polar opposites. A film uses actors, scripts, and a set in order to create a visual that can grab and keep the attention of their viewers. However, an author strives to incorporate deeper meaning into their books. Despite these differences in media, 1984 and The Hunger Games present unique, yet similar ideas.
At this point, the readers create their own movie in a way. They will determine important aspects of how the character speaks, looks like, and reacts. Whereas, in the movie, the reader has no choice but to follow the plot laid out in front of them. No longer can they picture the characters in their own way or come up with their different portrayals. The fate of the story, while still unpredictable, was highly influenced by the way the characters looked, spoke, and presented themselves on screen.
It’s pretty clear that film and literature are very different mediums and when you try to make one into the other, such as an adaptation, you’re going to have some things that are lost in translation and seen in a different light. When an original work is made into a movie, I think they’re kind of at a disadvantage because they only have a few hours to get the whole story across while also keeping the viewer intrigued by what is taking place on the screen right in front of their eyes. Movies are able to contain special effects, visuals, and music though which can impact a viewer and make a scene stay in their mind longer which is a plus side to being able to view something. Literature on the other hand, has a greater advantage. They can keep the reader entertained for a considerably long time and you’re able to get more information about people and events such as what a character is thinking or what is happening behind the scenes during a specific event. I understand that people are going to have different opinions when it comes to whether a book or film adaptation of a work is the best and it is not always going to be the same for each and every piece of work. One thing I think though, is that The Namesake in both the film and the movie, they’re both accurate and concise in the way that they relate to one another.
A movie that came out in 2002 was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. This movie was based off the best-selling novel, which was written in 1997 by J.K. Rowling, called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. If you were to read this book and watch the movie you would find many differences, but the main difference between the two is that the book gives more information to the reader than the movie gives to the viewer. If someone was to watch the movie instead of reading the book, that person would not be able to have an accurate perception of the book because so many things in the book are changed in the movie or parts are left out of the movie completely. This is mainly because the book has more characters and chapters, which are able to keep the reader informed and interested. Still, the movie is shorter so that people who want a quick summary of the storyline can get it,
Imagine being in a game where everyone dies except for one victor, and you have to risk your life to save your little sister’s life. Also imagine not being able to speak freely in your own home. These are some examples of how dystopian governments take control of the people in the societies in dystopian novels. The governments of 1984 and The Hunger Games share the dystopian goal of dehumanizing their citizens in order to maintain and win control over the citizens. The Party and the Capitol are after power, and whoever has control of the people in a society has has all the power.
Divergent and The Hunger Games are two of the most successful movies released in 2014. The movies attracted a large number of viewers who were able to connect with the characters and the story being told. Many people found themselves getting emotionally involved in the characters lives. In both movies, it is easy to find yourself rooting for the underdog and hoping that only the best happens in the end. Both movies are remarkably similar because they feature similar strong female leads, display omnipotent authority, practice dystopian societies, and have a clear distinction between good versus evil.
Imagine if your work was to be published, but the publishers required you to change even the most minute detail to fit their need. This work would be unrecognizable, not at all what you wanted to convey with your story. This is essentially what happens with every movie adaptation of a popular novel, and readers are always enraged. One such case is The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, which was unnecessarily changed. The lack of many important details in the movie adaptation of The Book Thief shows how obvious it is that movies must stay true to the book for full effect.
The main rationale for our choice of the film The Hunger Games as the second artwork is that both pieces of artwork tackle similar themes, including liberty and unequal rights of class. These art pieces portray an insurgent group which demanded for better living conditions and equal treatment. However, they differ in the manner they impacted society as well as the characterisation of the affluent. As these artworks are from different genres released in distinct eras, comparing the manner they handled similar themes would lead to an insightful analysis. Therefore, these pieces of art would provide a platform for an interesting comparative analysis.
Have you ever read a book and then watched the movie and saw many differences? Well you can also find lots of similarities. In the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the movie “Tom and Huck” there are many similarities and differences having to do with the characters personalities, the setting, the characters relationships with one another and the events that take place.
Have you ever read a certain book, and then watched the movie that was made after that book? Most people who have done this have an opinion on what was different between the two. Some who are avid readers wonder why these changes came about. On the other hand, many people who are visual people enjoy the movie version more. For example, in the first Twilight book and movie, they have the same plot and story line. Except the producers can’t replicate the movie exactly to the book due to things like film length and attention to keep the audience interested. There’s a particular scene/part in the book and movie I’d like to breakdown. The “Car Crash Scene” where Bella is saved by Edward in the school parking lot from an oncoming sliding van. In
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.
As the time goes by, the researchers find similar formal elements contain in the films and in other literary genre, such as characters, setting, plot, etc; one thing to