The PBS article on film adaptation points out the difference between written text and film, and the struggle of adapting a book into a movie. Some novels are written in third person and require a narrator. Filmmakers have to be able to replace third person with more dialogue and some first person thinking. Filmmakers also struggle by removing the visual interpretation and imagination by those who read the novel. As some novels take many days to read, filmmakers must also reduce the length of the film to keep the viewers attention. Some of these additions only can be applied by “using tools to recreate and refashion scenes”. With “refashioned scenes”, comes new themes. For example, the reader and viewer notice this in Ray Bradbury’s “The Pedestrian” which seems to show that the advancement in technology could possibly pose as a threat to future society. …show more content…
Similar plots and conflicts in Ray Bradbury’s “The Pedestrian” are evident in the short story and the film adaptation.
In both the story and film, Leonard Mead goes for nightly walks around town, but the way this activity is completed is varied in the video from the way it is done in the short story. In both the film and short story Leonard Mead seems to be an outcast to the world as “The street was silent and long and empty, with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk in midcountry.”(Bradbury 1). He seems to be the only one not attracted to the viewing screens. As Leonard was walking innocently, he came to a halt and was struck by a “fierce white cone of light.”(Bradbury 1) and was spotted by a single police car. While in the film, multiple police vehicles and helicopters roamed the streets making sure civilians were inside on their viewing screens. He was receiving this attention in both the novel and film and was looked upon by technology as if he had committed a crime. Both the film and short story seem to show that the advancement in technology could possibly pose as a threat to future
society. Small differences between the film and the shorts story have a major affect on the overall theme. The short story shows that Leonard Mead is alone, while the film has Leonard walking with a friend which shows a type of new hope for society. In the short story, as “The car moved down the empty riverbed streets and off away, leaving the empty streets with the empty sidewalks, and no and no motion all the rest of the chill november night.” (Bradbury #3). The dead leaf portrayed in the short story shows how hopeless future society will eventually become. The film on the other hand, leaves a sense of hope as the seeds would spread and that future society will overcome the advancement in technology. The film portrays walking as some sort of crime. In the film Leonard and Bob sneak around police forces and attempt their hardest not to become caught. While in the short story, walking seemed to be a strange activity done in spare time without being on the viewing screens. Some of the small differences between the film and short story depict a different version of the theme. Some additions in the film “The Pedestrian” has a major affect on overall theme. The film and short story are still related but miniscule changes have been applied to the film. The idea that the advancement in technology poses a large threat towards future society. In the short story Leonard Meads actions seem to be strange and unfamiliar, while in the film it is viewed as a crime. Both have similar ideas that viewing screens and technology, is what majority of society spend their time on. As technology advances, society will lean more towards less activity and more time on viewing screens, as was showed in the film and short story.
The books, A Wrinkle in Time and And Then There Were None, both have many differences in the movie versions. The directors of both movies change the plot to make the movie see fit to what they may have imaged the book to be, while still keeping the story line the same.
Many novels are transcribed from their original texts to films. Some of the movies are similar to the original plots, others do not follow the authors work. Alice Hoffman’s novel Practical Magic is altered when it is made into a movie; and Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible which was also made into a movie, was extremely similar to his original writing. There are multiple variables that account for how a movie is made some of them include; the amount of income, how much can be changed, and the author’s approval. The two recreations previously mentioned, have two completely different outcomes, the results all depend on the amount of creative licensing the movie company has.
The book the and the movie City of Ember are great with lots of emotion and excitement. Jeanne Duprau is the author of the book, were comparing and contrasting the book the City of Ember and the movie the City of Ember. The book is about the main characters Lina and Doon that are 12 years old and want to find an exit out of Ember. The City of Ember is underground the world with lights everywhere so they can see and sometimes the lights go out and everyone worries they will not come back on. The City of Ember has many similarities and differences between the novel and the film; however the film was a more entertaining experience.
The film and writing industry go hand in hand, as they often inspire one another. As a result, the translation of many novels into movie format and vice versa vary in success. For instance, many people prefer the film format over the novel since it is usually less time consuming and requires less active participation. However, films tend to overlook significant details which assist the viewer's understanding of the story. Therefore, the two separate forms of media have too many differences to portray the same work of fiction accurately, as they both have their pros and cons that appeal to different types of stories and plots. Numerous changes in the movie adaptation of the novel, A Separate Peace by John Knowles, affected the viewer’s interpretation
Many time in our lives, we have seen the transformation of novels into movies. Some of them are equal to the novel, few are superior, and most are inferior. Why is this? Why is it that a story that was surely to be one of the best written stories ever, could turn out to be Hollywood flops? One reason is that in many transformations, the main characters are changed, some the way they look, others the way they act. On top of this, scenes are cut out and plot is even changed. In this essay, I will discuss some of the changes made to the characters of the Maltese Falcon as they make their transformation to the ?big screen.?
While writing, authors use a variety of literary devices to allow the reader to comprehend the main idea that needs to be taken from the story. Included in these literary devices is diction, and diction is crucial in the author’s development of the tone and theme that is produced. Without precise word choice, the reader would not know what kind of emotions to feel or what kind of ideas to think about the piece of writing. In the futuristically set short story, television runs everybody’s lives, and nobody can be who they are anymore due to their sitting in front of a television screen. The use of Bradbury’s selective wording throughout his story leads the reader to step into an eerie, yet strangely familiar setting. In the short story, “The Pedestrian”, Ray Bradbury uses diction to emphasize the morbid tone displayed throughout the story line and to emphasize the overall theme that technology can replace individualism.
A Comparison A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury and The Star by H.G. Wells
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.
Film and literature are two media forms that are so closely related, that we often forget there is a distinction between them. We often just view the movie as an extension of the book because most movies are based on novels or short stories. Because we are accustomed to this sequence of production, first the novel, then the motion picture, we often find ourselves making value judgments about a movie, based upon our feelings on the novel. It is this overlapping of the creative processes that prevents us from seeing movies as distinct and separate art forms from the novels they are based on.
Whenever books are adapted for film, changes inevitably have to be made. The medium of film offers several advantages and disadvantages over the book: it is not as adept at exploring the inner workings of people - it cannot explore their minds so easily; however, the added visual and audio capabilities of film open whole new areas of the imagination which, in the hands of a competent writer-director, can more than compensate.
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.
The book, "Being There," is about a man named Chance, who is forced to move out of the house he lived in his whole life and his experience in the outside world. Based on the success of the book, the movie, "Being There," was made. The author of the book, Jerzy Kosinski, also wrote the screenplay for the movie. I think the major difference between the book and the movie is that in the book, we get to read what Chance is feeling and thinking, but in the movie, we only get to see his actions.
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.
Adaptation of any kind has been a debate for many years. The debate on cinematic adaptations of literary works was for many years dominated by the questions of fidelity to the source and by the tendencies to prioritize the literary originals over their film versions (Whelehan, 2006). In the transference of a story from one form to another, there is the basic question of adherence to the source, of what can be lost (Stibetiu, 2001). There is also the question of what the filmmakers are being faithful to or is it the novel’s plot in every detail or the spirit of the original (Smith, 2016). These are only few query on the issue of fidelity in the film adaptation.
"Books and movies are like apple and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.” said Stephen King (goodreads.com). It is indeed true, books and movies have several common things and yet have differences. They both give us the same story, but are viewed completely different. Reading books and watching movies are similar as they both tell a story and give details and information about the story. Reading books or watching movies gives the reader and the viewer the same feeling and emotions about the story. People can feel gloomy or pleased with the story after reading a book or watching a movie. Both books and movies have the same general concepts, which are the themes and main characters of