Some people say the book, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, is better than the movie, but I say the movie is better because some people may not know what some of the things they are doing and you can see the emotions in people’s faces. With the things they are doing, some people may not know what “bucking barley” is and in the movie you can see them work with it. Some people may have never heard of or seen people harvesting barley. In the movie, we see George running the machines and Lennie putting heavy bags into the back of the truck. The movie also shows what the whole farm looks like when they’re harvesting the barley. In the movie, you can see the emotions in people’s faces while the book just describes them. Some people may not be
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.
book was blander. The book did not catch my attention as much. The movie really caught my
A Comparison of John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men and the 1939 Film Version of the Novel. Looking at the novel 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck there is the clear comparison that this is a print text, while the 1939 film. version of the novel by Milestone is a visual text. There are many things that need to be taken into consideration when analysing a visual text, these being the use of camera angle, sound, lighting.
Comparing the Beginning of the Novel and the Film Of Mice and Men Like any writer or director, John Steinbeck and Gary Sinise set out to. grab the audience's attention. Although the novel and the film are Based on the same story, John Steinbeck and Gary Sinise immediately involve the audience in different ways. When writing "Of Mice and Men" John Steinbeck draws the reader in by. mainly describe the setting.
John Steinbeck 's book Of Mice and Men is a piece of literature that everyone is familiar with in one form or another. There have been countless stage productions of the book and three film adaptations. The most recent film version was in 1992, and it starred Gary Sinise and John Malkovich. While the film version remains mainly true to the original book, there are a few differences that are noticeable. While many think that a film can actually enhance a story by adding a visual to the text, it often times falls short. In dealing with the loneliness of the characters of the story, the book does a much better job of conveying not only their loneliness, but also the despair and desperation that each character feels when confronted with loneliness.
Of Mice and Men, by Steinbeck, shows many different views on society. This book has a lot different messages you can take and apply to real life. All the people in the story can relate to someone today and also to some stuff that still happens all around the world. When reading this book you can really start to understand and connect with the characters and identify their weaknesses and their strengths. Some things you really start to notice is how powerful some people are and how they use that power in everyday living. Many characters had power, because of that it helped some get by, helped some take advantage and boss people around, but power also hurt them.
In the book Of Mice and Men By: John Steinbeck, it gave us a lot of life lesson to learn about and a lot for us to think about. Also in the movie Million Dollar Baby directed by Clint Eastwood have a lot of similarities to Of Mice and Men. Some similarities are that they have some of the same themes like loneliness and poverty and have characters are have the same traits like Lennie and Maggie also, Frankie and George. Maggie in Million Dollar Baby has a large determination for becoming a good fighter.
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
In conclusion, details involving the characters and symbolic meanings to objects are the factors that make the novel better than the movie. Leaving out aspects of the novel limits the viewer’s appreciation for the story. One may favor the film over the novel or vice versa, but that person will not overlook the intense work that went into the making of both. The film and novel have their similarities and differences, but both effectively communicate their meaning to the public.
When you get to the beginning, middle, or end u realize they are both very different. The movie and book have a lot in common like they both have the same characters .
The classic novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck was made into a Hollywood Blockbuster in 1992. Directed and acted by Gary Sinise and John Malkovich, Hollywood took a stab at trying to recreate this literary success. The novel, which takes place in the 1930’s, follows the lives of two men, George and Lennie, as they try to attain their dream of owning a farm. George is a smart man who always seems to have things figured out. Lennie is massive, but has the mind of a young child. George looks after him, but it is not easy since Lennie always seems to get himself in some kind of trouble. As they struggle towards their dreams, George and Lennie face obstacles that test their friendship. In the end, with Lennie dead, George finds out that dreams aren’t worth striving for, and eventually, loneliness overcomes everything. The movie, running almost two hours, stays very true to the book, although some things are removed or added. While the movie differs from the book in a few ways, it still gives its audience the same message.
The movie is missing characters, backstories, and different kind of relationships, small scenes, different turnouts of scenes, and many other small differences. Books and their movies also have many similarities also. They do not always differ in a bad way. The similarities
Another example is when Chance watches television. In the book, the narrator explains that when Chance changes the channel, he feels like he is changing himself. As he changes the channel, he gets caught up in all the different images he sees. In the movie, all you see is a man watching television, which doesn't explain too much. In the movie, the only time we find out what Chance thinks of television is when he is talking to someone else.
The book and the movie were both very good. The book took time to explain things like setting, people’s emotions, people’s traits, and important background information. There was no time for these explanations the movie. The book, however, had parts in the beginning where some readers could become flustered.