In the past century, many classic books, short stories, and novella have been adapted into on-screen versions. This is because some people may find that watching a story unfold in front of their eyes more enticing than reading from a book. Others enjoy being able to see and compare a story they may have read come to life on screen. Since there are so many aspects that have to be altered in order to make the movie appeal to the audience, the faithfulness, or lack of, to the original work can cause readers to dislike the cinematic version. However, a true work of fidelity is unreachable because “it sets up an unreliable standard for evaluation” (pg. Naremore). Films and the stories they are derived from cannot be compared because of how different …show more content…
Irving’s version of Ichabod depicts him as a stereotypical archetype similar to that of “the city slicker.” (pg. Greg slickre.) He is both self-assured and educated, which causes him to feel like he is superior to the townspeople. It is also shown that his main goal in life is only self-advancement. His greediness and discontent in his social position causes him to pursue a spot in a more upper class family, the Van Tassels. Additionally, Ichabod can be considered suggestible because of his steadfast belief in the supernatural and ghosts. However, by the end of the story, the main character is not considered the hero since the Headless Horseman got him. In the movie, Ichabod is almost the complete opposite. Although he is intellectually superior to the townspeople with his aptitude in science, he doesn’t consider himself worthier than the others. His belief in the supernatural also differs since he shows that he believes more in what can be proven. This is due to the fact that his backstory and his mother’s murder goes into more depth, whereas the original character has no story or personality. Furthermore, Ichabod in the cinematic version goes through a character development when he goes through a self-exploration. Originally, Ichabod does not believe in the supernatural, but as the story goes in his view of the world changes. Moreover, Ichabod Crane can be …show more content…
In both the screenplay and the short story, Ichabod Crane’s main love interest is Katrina Van Tassel. However, how they met and chose to pursue the damsel differed. In the novel, Ichabod was spurred to pursue Katrina because of her family’s high social standing and immense wealth. The thought that he could rise up in high place in the world entices him. As ..... said, “Romantic desire for him is inextricable from economic desire.” Despite his longing for Katrina, she chooses another man, Brom Jones, over him. Ichabod in film slowly begins to fall in love with her as a person and not because of how wealthy he could become if he married her. By the end of the movie, Katrina has fallen in love with him too, and after solving the mystery that haunted Sleepy Hollow, the pair presumably got married. They went through a lot tonight, and despite her original disinterest, she stays by his side the rest of the movie. In this version, Ichabod’s love for her is built on true attraction and compassion, whereas Ichabod in Irving’s version wants her only for her affluence and prosperity in society. Morver, his relationship with Katrina spurs him to delve more into his emotions and begin believing in the things science can’t explain. He is able to discover more of himself with the help of someone who understands him, so he becomes more alert and in tune with the world. This change in the relationship dynamic with him and Katrina
In the story, Irving used characterization to create the backstory, characters, and character’s personalities. Irving used direct characterization, so he could describe each character in the beginning of the story. The main character is Ichabod Crane was pictured as a school teacher, love interest of Katherina Van Tassel, and newcomer of Sleepy Hollow. Few people did not like the fact Crane wanted Van Tassel’s hand in marriage because of his position in society. In the story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Crane was described as a simple person with no beautiful features and not the type of man that a woman like Katherina
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.
Have you ever watched a movie and been dissatisfied, because it was not similar to its book? There are multiple movies that seem as if they are their own story, for they don't resemble their book at all. For example, “The Pit and the Pendulum.” by Edgar Allen Poe. He, himself would not approve of the film that follows his story. For one thing, the storyline was no where near to being like his book. Another reasoning is that he wrote based of one man not multiple people. And finally, he wouldn’t of approved of the art on the walls in the room with the pit and pendulum. These are the reasonings of why Poe would not appreciate the film.
Instead, he made Ichabod Crane a detective who had his own vision on how to solve crimes. In the movie Ichabod is sent to the small village of Sleepy Hollow where a murder of three town’s people has occurred and they want him to solve it. Soon enough, he meets Katrina, whom Ichabod falls in love with, similar to Irving’s original story. Brom once again becomes jealous of this situation. The beginning of the story is very much similar to Washington Irving’s original. However, the main difference is that Ichabod is a detective; he is attempting to resolve a murder mystery. The murder consists of three people who had their heads cut off yet the heads are not being found anywhere. Even though Tim Burton did incorporate Washington Irving’s original story, he chose to include his own version of what happened. Only in the beginning does he chose to show Brom pretending to the cloaked horseman. Burton does include a sudden alteration; he decided to introduce magic and witchcraft. A witch controls an actual demon who was behind the killing who is the horseman. Katrina’s stepmother, who is the true witch, now possesses greed and
Films of this era are criticized for substituting violence and special effects for "substance". Many believe that creating a movie script is a juvenile form of writing, a shrub to the oak of a novel. Upon reading both the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and viewing the film produced by Roland Joffe, one notices the tremendous effort put into both. This essay will explore the many differences and similarities between the book and movie.
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.
As humans, we make up stories to entertain ourselves. For hundreds of years these stories were written down in books, but with the advent of new technologies, these stories can now be expressed with film. Books and films both tell a story, but a movie can express the story in a very different way. With camera movements, lighting, and score, filmmakers have a wider range of tools to use than authors. When a book is made into a film, it keeps some elements from the original and undergoes changes, in addition to being expressed further with film techniques.
Although the titles of the two works are relatively similar, the plot of each is different. If the film does not include the character, Ichabod Crane, and the reference to a Headless Horseman, the film would have no resemblance to Irving’s story. The difference in structure of plot in the two works changes the entire story. Every facet of the story is different between the two. The exposition offers the audience different stories because Ichabod has a new profession in the movie. The conflict in the two w...
Have you ever compared a movie to a story and found that there are many similarities and differences? Short story writers such as Washington Irving, Katherine Anne Potter, and Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote modern and contemporary pieces of literature that have many examples of literary components that are similar and different. When analyzing the literary components of the short stories, you are able to compare and contrast the setting, plot, and characters from the movie and the story.
Although at times it is easy to get carried away with the adventure of a story, noticing the elements a writer has put into his work is very important. In reading “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” you can see both similarities as well as differences of how both Nathaniel Hawthorne and Washington Irving chose to illuminate their romantic writing styles. The writers both use a mystical woodsy setting with supernatural twists to draw in readers. Underlying you will find the differing romantic themes each writer used, as well as how each writer chose to end their work.
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.?
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, one of the most classic books of all time, written by Washington Irving, was remade into a movie in 1999 by Director Tim Burton. Surprisingly there are many differences between the book and the movie, and little to no similarities. One of the major differences was that in the movie Tim Burton made Ichabod Crane a detective, while in the story he’s a nerdy teacher. Tim Burton did this to make the movie more interesting and for there to be a reason why Ichabod is so good at finding clues and solving the headless horseman case. Also they made Ichabod a little bit more brave in the movie so that there would be more action and drama in the movie. A total different between the story and the movie, is that they give a background of young Ichabod and his mother, but none of that was
A noticeable difference in the way movies have changed over the years is evident when comparing and contrasting two films of different eras which belong to the same genre and contain the same subject matter. Two vampire movies, Dracula and Bram Stoker's Dracula, present an interesting example of this type of study.
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.