Many films are criticized to be way different from the book and therefore not as good. The movie Of Mice and Men, however, is very well done and very similar to the book. In this movie were elements that created mood and atmosphere, elements that made the movie good, and elements/ things that could have been improved in order to reflect the novel better. The film Of Mice and Men used many technical elements to establish the mood and atmosphere of the film. The three main elements used to establish mood and atmosphere were lighting, sets, and music. In the film, lighting is used very strategically to differentiate between the good and bad scenes, as did the novel. For example, when Lennie is shot by George, it is a dark scene which creates a mood because a person’s mind naturally knows that dark is bad and light is good. Therefore, by using dark lighting in the scenes where bad actions are committed, the persons mind makes them feel a certain way. Secondly, the sets were used to create mood and atmosphere. In the movie, sets were used to create mood and atmosphere by the way they were set up. For instance, the bunkhouse created a sympathetic mood because it shows how hard the men have it and makes the viewer feel bad about the life they are living. Furthermore, the music, one of the biggest components of creating mood, is used very well throughout the movie. Music is used to create mood because music can very easily change a person’s state of mind. For instance, when George is going to kill Lennie, the music switched to a depressing sound, in order to trigger one’s mind that it is a sad scene; therefore creating a mood. The movie did many things really well, such as the sets, the plot line, and the scenes they changed. The directo... ... middle of paper ... ...othing. However, in the movie their clothes portrayed a sense of stable income as their clothes looked new. Also, the actors played the characters well, however, they could’ve showed the relationships between the characters better. Steinbeck focused on the characters relationships because he used them to compare and contrast, but in the movie, the relationships were not well shown, such as the relationship of Slim and George. Although the movie had some elements that can been improved, Of Mice and Men is still a great movie because it depicts the novel very well. The movie had elements that created mood and atmosphere, elements that made it a good movie, and elements that could have been used better to reflect the novel in a better way. However, the movie is very good representation of the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Works Cited Of Mice and Men
First, Steinbeck uses the character of Slim to describe that helping others makes that individual feel gratitude towards the individual who helped
The film is a fairly faithful adaptation of the book. The amateurish style of the book gives it some appeal as a more sleek and sophisticated style wouldn’t evoke a sense of angst’ desperation and confusion that the novel does.
The film was a very good adaptation of a great book. It is a wonderful
The book had a lot of thought put into it by the author and it appeals to many audiences of different ages. The book put me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole book, and it was one of those books that you never want to put down. The way the author wrote it had quite a suspenseful, eerie, dramatic feel to it and that is what made the book so great, on top of the plot. The plot of the book was also very well thought out and put together, and I enjoyed reading it. Although the movie was great, I don’t think that it did the book enough justice. There were so many great aspects of the book that they left out, that would’ve made the movie just that much better. They should have put in some of the missing scenes and still portrayed the characters the same as they were in the book. However, I think that it would be hard to create the same feel as Ray Bradbury did in writing the book. It was the way that he connected with his audience that made the book appealing. Both the book and the movie were fantastic ways of portraying the story. If they had kept all of the scenes and properties of characters as they did in the book, the movie would have appealed to me more. But, the movie version of the story could appeal to others more than the book
I must say that The Maltese Falcon is one of the best books I have ever read. I also must say that the movie was nothing special, although I enjoyed it. The Maltese Falcon in no way strays from the stereotype that movies which are made from novels are not of the same quality as the novel. The movies usually do the books a disservice as characters are changed and often scenes are left out. I think that it is terrible how Hollywood changes the plot and characters from what the author originally intended. The result is missing plot, and absence of necessary theme. When these are left out of the movie, it is no longer a form of literature, but an action movie, a disgrace to its maker.
The first aspect of the novel that must be looked at when screening its symbolic content, is that of the characters created by Steinbeck and how even the smallest facets of their personalities lead to a much larger implication for the reader. The first goal Steinbeck had in mind was to appeal to the common Midwesterner of that era. The best way to go about doing this was to use religion and hardship, two categories equally entrenched in the mores of that time. He creates a story about the journey of a specific family, the Joad's, and mirrors it to that of biblical events. Each family group throughout the nov...
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.
Many viewers perceived this movie as being wonderful; however, on the other hand, some film reviewers thought otherwise. Many viewers thought this movie to be great because of the action packed scenes, the adventurous outline, and the romance story. Many of the film reviewers felt that the movie itself was well done but did not appreciate the actual story. Many of the reviewers felt that the truth of the actual event was drawn away from and gave us the wrong picture. For example, Jack Mathews made the comment, “Mann turned the main dramas—the battle for Ft. Henry and the attempt by Magua to avenge his grievance against Munros—into subplots.” Reviewers felt that the romance story was the main point of the movie, when really it should have been about the b...
Steinbeck uses the setting to set off a story about certain places of the the row that they are connected too. For example first we learn that Dora 's "stern and stately whorehouse" is to the next too a vacant lot. From there, Steinbeck gets to the story of William 's suicide in the kitchen of the Bear Flag Restaurant. You see that places are connected/tied to people lives. It much more than a grocer or a restaurant. The fact that the Cannery Row is considered a poorer part of town near Monterey, the rich side of town. Up there are the people who actually work in the canneries, whereas the people who live in cannery row don’t seem to work at all. There also live the rich old men who vista Dora’s brothels on the weekend. Because Cannery Row is considered poor that means people need to help each other to live. Each person may seem hard or mean but in the end they always help each other. This is seen with Lee Chong when he always lets people uses their credit or takes people numerous ways of paying him (Mack and the boys Frogs). This is also seen with Dora she constantly helped people and payed off their credit at Chongs often to the point where she almost went Bankrupt. Doc was one the characters who was nice as is he is outside as he is inside and everyone knew that. It is also seen in real life the less wealth a person has the more likely they are to
Many critics consider the novel, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, as one of the greatest short works of fiction. I think this was a great novel with amazing detail. It has certain qualities and themes such as these: the importance of relationships, responsibility to others, the nature of home, respect for old age, the difference between right and wrong, and the evil of oppression and abuse. We can learn from these themes and see how we use it in our lives. By using examples from the book as well we can see how this happens more clearly.
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.
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.
The movie of Of Mice and Men had many differences while still giving the same message that the book was portrayed to have. One of the major differences was that Candy never came into the room when Lennie and Crooks were talking to each other. This was major because Crooks never found out that the plan was true about the little house. In the book after he heard Candy talk about it he wanted to get in on the deal. Also the movie it never showed Lennie have his illusions of his Aunt Carla and the rabbits when he was waiting by the pond.
was a spectacular film there were some things that I did not enjoy like, the
Even from the very start of John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, the uniqueness of George, as a character, is already noticeable. He is described as “small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp strong features” and has an obvious dominance over the relationship between Lennie and himself. This lets the reader know from a very early stage in the book that George is different, and probably the essential character. George’s character seems to be used by Steinbeck to reflect the major themes of the novel: loneliness, prejudice, the importance of companionship, the danger of devoted companionships, and the harshness of Californian ranch life.