One of the most common mantras of the book worm community sounds like something
along the lines of “Don’t bother seeing the movie; it’s like they’ve never even read the book”.
From classic novels to graphic novels, Hollywood takes great pleasure in moving a story from
paper to film. Usually, the ever-protective fans of the original stories take great issue with this
practice. Ask these readers to compile a list of what is typically wrong with a movie adaptation
and it will include matters such as missing content, casting, story and character changes or
inconsistencies, and a plethora of other complaints. In truth, it is not the filmmakers’ goal to
deliver a completely faithful telling of a written story. Such an adaptation is in fact not
realistically possible. Film versions of book tales will never be exact replicas, and in most cases
will always be quite different indeed. The huff that this produces throughout the reader
neighborhood is frankly a waste of energy, as these altered story-tellings are in many cases not
the disrespectful monstrosities they are dubbed to be. Filmmakers have legitimate reasons to
make changes, and are often undeserving of the bashings they receive from disgruntled book
fans that were disappointed not to see a mirror of their favorite story on screen. Movie creators
are artists too, and that in addition to fundamental restraints result in the differences one sees
when a story emerges onto the big screen.
One of the most prevalent complaints from readers is that movie adaptations omit
content. This happens largely because frankly a film cannot fit the amount of details that are
usually afforded to books. On goodreads.com one can find comment after commen...
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making this film. They did not fool around with it; the story says all they
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.?
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film goes is very fast and it changes from one location to the next in
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Identify specific elements of a motion picture that film studios look for in a successful movie.
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.
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As stated numerous times throughout this essay, movies must stay true to their book predecessor for full effect. Books are normally beautifully described and written, and help the reader visualize a completely new world. Most movies, not just The Book Thief, normally omit several
Provide a paragraph ONLY summarizing your understanding of the film. In this summary, address the main theme or idea of the film as well as any underlying themes that are conveyed during the production. In other words, what primary message was conveyed to the audience IN YOUR OWN WORDS via the production of this film? (Note – I have seen all of these films – thus, this section should be one paragraph only – the majority of your critique should include your responses to Items 3 & 4).
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