In today’s society, it is said that love is known as being one of the most profound emotions known to man. In the movie A Walk to Remember, the film tells a story about two teenagers at the age of 17 who initially moved in different social circles and were seen as being completely different by their peers. Being that, Jamie (played by Mandy Moore) was a quiet and religious girl whose father was their town’s minister, and Landon (played by Shane West) who was seen as being popular and was constantly referenced to as being a “bad-boy”. However, due to one of Landon’s reckless decisions that he made in the beginning of the movie, Landon must participate in the school play which was where both individuals began to interact more and gradually began …show more content…
In fact, during the movie both characters first experience the initiating stage when Jamie confronts Landon on their school bus by asking him if he would like to buy some raffle tickets to help fund their school. In addition, she also asks Landon if he is going to visit the student who was in rehab for an injury that Landon and his friends were responsible for. However, following Jamie’s questions towards Landon, he quickly becomes judgmental leading both characters to have a negative perception of one another in the beginning of the movie. Nonetheless, as the movie went on, Jamie and Landon’s relationship continued with the exploratory stage when Landon would secretly go over to Jamie’s house in order for them to rehearse their lines for the school …show more content…
After all, this movie was structured around the idea that no matter what obstacles a relationship is faced with, a couple has the ability to overcome those obstacles as long as they put forth effort. As for my views on this movie, I believe that Adam Shankman did a fantastic job at creating a film that not only makes a viewer feel as if they were playing the lead role as either Jamie or Landon, but by making an emotional and realistic film that anyone could
Movies and books can be very different in many ways. The Outsiders was written in 1967 by S.E. Hinton and was later made into a movie in 1983. The movie version of the book had to cut out scenes and change things that ended up creating several differences between the two. The main focus will be the plot of the Outsiders in the book versus in the movie. There are many differences between the book and the movie.
was dramatic but it never went too far and became sappy and overdone. This film
Which is better: book or movie? The age-old debate. But which is better? S.E Hinton's, 'The Outsiders' book is far superior to Francis F. Coppola's motion-picture film portrayal of the book in 1983. You might remember it from the popular quote, "Stay Gold". Today it is mostly read in middle school classrooms. The Outsiders was published by S.E Hinton in 1967 when she was a teenager. The main focus throughout the story is the feud between two gangs: The Socials (Socs) and the Greasers. "We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we're wilder too". The whole book is written in Ponyboy Curtis's point of view. So, we are hearing the story through a Greaser's perspective. It is often difficult to make a connection with a character over the big screen. You miss out on scenes that did not make it into the movie, some that were are not emphasized like they should have been, and some characters were portrayed wrongly.
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 Giver is about a boy named Jonas who was chosen to be the community’s next Receiver of Memory. He lived in a community where everything was chosen for the citizens, and everything was perfect. During Jonas' training, he realized that the community was missing something and that there was more in the world. Jonas wanted everybody to know that. The Giver book was then made into a movie. Though the two were based with the same story plot, there are three important differences that results with two different takes on the same story. The three main differences between the book and the movie are Asher and Fiona's Assignments, the similarity all Receivers had, and the Chief Elder's role.
The road movie embodies the human desire for travel and progression. The vehicle of journey is a contemporary metaphor of personal transformation that oftentimes mirrors socio-cultural desires and fears. Thomas Schatz believes that one “cannot consider either the filmmaking process or films themselves in isolation from their economic, technological, and industrial context.” This statement is especially applicable to the independent American films of the late sixties, a time of great political and social debate. Easy Rider (1969) was considered a new voice in film that was pitched against the mainstream. In the 1960s, there was a shift to highlight the outsiders or the anti-heros in film. This counter-cultural radicalism seems to have also influenced the 1991 film, Thelma & Louise. The characters of both films act as figures of anti-heroism by rebelling against the conventional and unintentionally discovering themselves at the same time. Despite their different backgrounds, the protagonists of Eas...
... like…togetherness or something”. Their definition of love contains key intimacy characteristics with definitions like “integral part of whom you are”, “deep connection”, “happiness”, and “togetherness”. This individual touches upon love in a much more meaningful and emotional closeness compared to the previous individual who’d described it in a more physical and excitable manner. This form of love follows passion, and plays a role in the future commitment of two individuals. Like passion, this concept is also a stepping stone towards allowing young adults to complete their task of intimacy vs. isolation. Intimacy greatly influences romantic relationships, and is a concept that many young adults preoccupy themselves with during their development.
Love cannot be defined in one sentence or even a paragraph. Every human has his or her own definition of love because people usually define love based on their cultures, backgrounds, social classes, educations, and their societies. In this essay, the main point will be the different kinds of love that Carver illustrates in his story “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love.” In Carver’s story, there are some points that I can relate to my personal experience. There are a few characteristics and symbols in the story that are really important to understand in order to define what a real love is and find the intention thrown out the story. These characteristics includes, Mel, Terri and Ed and Terri’s relationship. Furthermore, symbols such as ”sunlight” and “dark room”,” cardiologist” and “silence” at the end of the story can have a specific intention thrown out of the story.
Have you ever wondered about a “perfect” world? What if the world wasn’t so “perfect” after all? Jonas lives in a “perfect” world but wants to get out. Truman lives in a “perfect” worls also, and wants to escape too. Both doesn’t understand what is going on because there worlds control everything, but then the crushing truth comes out. You’ll now find out the simularites of the giver and the truman show.
Love has been expressed since the beginning of time; since Adam and Eve. Each culture expresses its love in its own special way. Though out history, though, it’s aspect has always been the same. Love has been a major characteristic of literature also. One of the most famous works in literary history is, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. This story deals with the love of a man and a woman who’s families have been sworn enemies. There love surpassed the hatred in which the families endured for generations. In the end they both ended up killing their selves, for one could not live without the other. This story is a perfect example of true love.
Are friends the best resources when in need? Yes, no? Well in these stories they are. Like in Harry Potter, he used his friends all the time like when he is wondering Voldemort is still really still alive who are the people that he comes to…his friends. Or in The Maze Runner Thomas when thomas is wondering about if he should go out in the maze and face the greevier’s. Who are the people that he goes to...his friends! In these two stories Harry Potter and The Maze Runner there are some similarities, but there are also some differences.
Relationships can be a positive aspect in a person 's life. There are many significant attributes about relationships in the movie Rain Man by Ronald Bass that are comparable to the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Both of these stories are good examples of how relationships teach people how to be supportive and accepting. These stories also teach us about how spending time with a person brings you closer together and how over time the characters in the two stories learn the true value of friendship. It is apparent through both of these stories that a considerable part of most relationships are made up of support for one another.
In the Disney movie, Pocahontas is depicted as a young woman whom is very courageous and daring. She goes to extreme measures to save the man she fell in love with whom is her family’s enemy. However that is not the case as to what really happened to the real life Pocahontas. The movie is historically inaccurate however not everything that was shown in the movie was false. Pocahontas was in fact a little girl when the English settlers came to Jamestown, Virginia. There was no love interest between them because of the age gap however it is true that he was grateful to her because she helped them through some tough times. The bond between Pocahontas and her father showed in the movie is in fact how their relationship was depicted in real life. They had a very strong father and daughter bond and even the English settlers recognized that.
For this project I selected A Walk to Remember written by Nicholas Sparks and directed by Adam Shankman. The cinematography was done by Julio Macat. The book was released in October 1999 while the movie premiered in 2002. At large the book and the movie tell the same story except for the period. The book is set in the 50’s but the movie was set in the mid 90’s to attract teenagers rather than alienate them. A Walk to Remember is about a girl named Jamie (Mandy Moore) and a boy named Landon (Shane West) who played the lead roles in the movie. The movie is a good interpretation of the movie as it captures the most important points with a few additional details. At large the movie illustrates the scenes described in the book well by showing how Landon transformed from a moody and reckless jock in high school to a loving and caring man. Like the book, the movie shows the scene with Jamie warning Landon to not fall in love with her. Jamie even reminds Landon to not fall in love with her when Landon confesses his love for her. When Landon finds out Jamie is terminally ill, he does everything he can to fulfill all her wishes until she passes away.
Traits such as having a closed mind to the concept of love. Neither Landon nor Jamie were looking for an intimate partner and shunned the thought of love. Also, both characters exhibited the trait; stubbornness. Landon was stubborn in that he would act out in school no matter how many times he got into trouble. Jamie exhibited stubbornness by not wanting to accept new people into her life, such as Landon. These traits were the only similarities that Landon and Jamie initially shared. According to the interpersonal attraction theory, these common traits exhibited in different ways, helped to bring Landon and Jaime