When we think of the story the “Shining” there are two very different approaches to look at. There is the novel by Stephen King and than there is the movie by Stanley Kubrick. In both stories the title and the characters are the same, but the story lines are completely different. Both the novel and the movie start off with the main character Jack Torrance. He is being interviewed to become the winter caretaker at The Overlook Hotel. From the very beginning it is stated in the novel that Jack has a drinking problem along with anger issues, and because of those issue Mr. Ullman (the manager of the Overlook) is resistant to hire him, were as in the movie Mr. Ullman is ecstatic to hire Jack. Mr. Ullman lets Jack know upon hiring him that the
Now the biggest character deference in both versions is Jacks wife Wendy. Wendy in the novel is described as a person with great character. She is a blonde, who is intelligent, strong-minded, and who has over come challenging situations involving her family and in her marriage that has made her become adaptable and courageous. Were as in the film she is portrayed to be incompetent, ignorant, and frantic. She has no backbone, and no mind of her own. While she has a major character difference, Danny on the other hand remains the same. He is a special boy who has the “shining”. It is a gift that allows Danny through his imaginary friend Tony to be able to hear thoughts, see into the future, and pick up others’ emotions, but in the novel Tony has a much bigger role to Danny, than he does in the film. In the novel Tony has been Danny’s best friend for as long as he can remember, he plays with him and shows him thing that are going to happen, such as where his parents hid his Christmas presents. Their relationship has been innocent and pure up until the point the Torrance family is going to move to the overlook. That is when Tony shows Danny what is going to happen at the Overlook, and that is when their innocent friendship goes evil. The idea Stephen King tries to mimic in the Shining is that evil or pain remains even when the cause of it is long gone. For example lets look at the main character Jack Torrance. Throughout the novel there is a reoccurring struggle between the good and the evil that lurks inside of him. One of the most present “evils” in Jack is the memory of Jack’s abusive father. Jack has nightmares about abusing Danny, even though he loves his son and tries to be the best father he can, the overpowering evil memory of his father and the abuse he received from him constantly interfere with his ability to be a good person/father. Another factory that adds to Jacks inability to be a good person/father is his addiction to alcohol. Through the novel alcohol is an “evil” that creeps back to Jacks mind whenever things get tough. There isn’t a moment where he doesn’t desire a
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 both the movie and the book, the characters names are the same and the setting is the same. Johnny kills Bob in both of them. They go to the Windrixville church and the poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost is in both. “‘Nothing Gold Can Stay.’ I was remembering a poem I read once.”(Hinton77) The church catches fire and both Johnny and Dally die in the movie and in the book.
Though the events and a lot of the dialogue are the same in both the book and the movie the crux of the two are completely different. The book focuses a lot more on sexual tension and sexual exploration. 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.
Sex, love, depression, guilt, trust, all are topics presented in this remarkably well written and performed drama. The Flick, a 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Annie Baker, serves to provide a social commentary which will leave the audience deep in thought well after the curtain closes. Emporia State Universities Production of this masterpiece was a masterpiece in itself, from the stunningly genuine portrayal of the characters of Avery and Rose, to the realism found within the set, every aspect of the production was superb.
The movie also switches stuff up, because in the book the first sense or diary they got chase after they got off the bus from school, which in the movie they got chased walking on their way to school. Hilary Swank play Erin like if she was actually her, like if she knew her life story and what she had been through. In the movie she lost her husband for wanting to let go of the kids, and in the book it never states she has a
Since both the movie and the book focus on that one line, they are both more similar than different.
In his classic horror film, The Shining, Stanley Kubrick utilizes many different elements of editing to create unique and terrifying scenes. Kubrick relies on editing to assist in the overall terrifying and horrifying feel created in the movie. Editing in the movie creates many different effects, but the most notable effects created add to the continuity of the film as well as the sense of fear and terror.
1980. Warner Bros. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Music by Wendy Carlos and Rcachel Elkind. Cinematography by John Alcott. Editing by Ray Lovejoy. With Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd.
In many ways, The Conjuring is a very traditional horror movie that is able to retain its entertainment value without pushing the limits of the film industry. The director, James Wan, relies on simple techniques such as lighting, sound, and camera angles to construct the overall suspenseful mood and strays away from cinematic fads that often times degrade the value of the film. Cinematic techniques, however, don’t always account for a box office hit, because at the base of every successful film is a solid storyline. In this particular case, the writers are able to create a piece of work that is the correct blend between historical accuracy and Hollywood appeal. The Conjuring is film that takes the topic of witchcraft and establishes a triangle basis upon which the correct balance between traditional witchcraft, modern witchcraft, and Hollywood witchcraft is created in order to produce a truly horrifying thriller.
Furthermore, one of the main differences between the movie and the novel, Twilight, are the characters. Although both stories share the same characters and background information about the characters, there are differences in their
“There's kind of a Zen aspect to bowling. The pins are either staying up or down before you even throw your arm back. It's kind of a mind-set. You want to be in this perfect mind-set before you released the ball.” Jeff Bridges describes bowling to be black or white; one pin can not both be up and down. However, the character whom Jeff Bridges portrays in the classic bowling noir film The Big Lebowski, the Dude, is far from black and white. Once he was an ex-social justice warrior protesting the Vietnam war, now he is hanging out with a disgruntled Vietnam vet. With a joint in his mouth and a White Russian in his hand, the Dude goes through life without a care, only waiting for his turn to bowl. Throughout the movie, the Dude is dragged into a series of unfortunate events, none of which are his idea. What originally started off with nothing more than a piss-stained carpet spawned into a faux kidnapping and the death of the Dude’s beloved friend, Donny. The plot,
Love is a word that’s been both miss-used and over-used all at once. Romantic movies change our definition of and have a big impact on this definition greatly. There have been many movies and novels made over love, but never like this. “The Notebook” is a love story about unconditional love that two people have for each other. This emotionally, heart touching story will have your eyes blood-shot and burning from you not wanting to blink your eyes. This tremendously wonderful love story will have you not wanting to even miss a millisecond of this heart throbbing film. With many plot twists and many scenes that will have you falling off of your seat and you not having any nails by the end of the movie, this is the movie for you. This emotionally rich film is full of action, laughter, and romance, which is the perfect trio combination. This movie shows us how love can bind us together forever. This film went above and
For the most part, the film is an accurate portrayal of the novel. However, there are quite a few minor differences between the two, and then some bigger differences. One aspect that differs between the novel and the film is who is portrayed as the main character. In the book, the main character is Scout.
The Great Expectations film is attention grabbing and makes the audience not want to take their eyes off the screen. I enjoyed the film because of how they gave hints on who each character is so you will get the idea of who they are and the plot. This was an exceptional film because of the interesting story line and there are many cliffhangers that make the audience wanting to see more.