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    creatures and faces the wrath of the gods. There are various versions of the story. For instance‚ the film “The Odyssey” from Andrey Koncholovsky portrays the story differently in compared to Homer’s original story. The film changes some of the events in order to make Odysseus more heroic‚ a good leader‚ while the original story depicts him differently. For example‚ Koncholovsky changes Poseidon source of anger. In Koncholovsky version of the Odyssey‚ Poseidon was mad at Odysseus because he did not

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    differ greatly from the novel . The movie The Power of One based on a book of the same name follows this trend. The Power of One tells the story of Peekay‚ a boy living in South Africa who dreams of becoming the welterweight champion of the world‚ and who tries to correct the injustice that goes on around him. Although the movie does keep the main themes of the novel like racism and how one person can change the world. The film adds new plot twists and characters that make the story more exciting‚

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    Beowulf Comparison Beowulf is a very appealing novel as well as a film. The novel Beowulf and the film have many similarities‚ but they have more differences then anything. While watching the film I noticed many added parts that were not included in the novel. In the film‚ Grendel’s arm caught is caught on a rope as he’s trying to escape. As the men get closer he has no choice but to cut his own arm off in order to escape‚ this action is an actual animal reaction when their limb gets caught

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    and watching the movie‚ there are many things that don’t exactly match up to one another causing the audience to develop a bias about several things that could use some reviewing. With all intentions‚ Hansberry worked delicately to choose the right actors to fit the parts in the movie production. Although Hansberry had good intentions when choosing the actors‚ acting is one of those things that she should consider reviewing for some characters in the movie. Mama is one character that had great acting

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    “The Great Gatsby”. The book‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald has had great success‚ and has been adopted into a wildly popular film seen all across the world. While the two pieces closely resemble each other‚ they can easily be contrasted. When looking at both the book and the movie spin-off‚ we can point out differences in their setting‚ how characters are portrayed‚ and well all we can also find similarities‚ such as Mr. Gatsby’s parties. Between the movie and the book‚ we can conclude

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    Usually‚ when a movie is made about a story in a book or a play‚ the two stories are not exactly the same. The movie tends to add small details or leave some out in order to meet time limits and to make the story what they think will be more interesting. Such is the case with Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The movie starring Mel Gibson and Glenn Close left out and even added things that were not originally in the play. When Shakespeare wrote Hamlet he did not write in a scene depicting the funeral

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    Bravery should be your choice‚ not a bravado. Rikki-Tikki is a wonderfully told story of a weasel at war with two cobras. The story has also been produced as a movie. There are many similarities and differences between the book and the movie. The story and the book of Rikki-Tikki are similar in plot and setting‚ in characters‚ and in quotes. The book and the movie have similar plot lines and settings. The book’s plot line is as follows: Rikki-Tikki was discovered by the family‚ taken in and fed

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    successful best seller books. When books become very popular they are often turned into a movie. Movie producers can predict by the success of book sales if a movie is worth creating. Readers spend their money on books to commit time into reading it‚ similarly to a movie audience. The movie audience spends their money on the ticket to watch the movie. Readers are likely to spend the money and time to watch a movie if they have read the book. I agree with the statement that movie-audience relationship

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    In the print version‚ readers are free to imagine or picture any scene freely. It is up to their imagination what they want to picture in their minds. In the film‚ the eyes see what producers wanted you to see and that is it; you do not have the ability to imagine different colors or environments. The movie of “The Goblet of Fire‚” have some scenes that have been cut because the books contain around eight hundred pages. When I first watched the movie‚ I read that the producers were debating if

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    through his book. Steinbeck’s novel became so popular that the movie‚ consisting of the same name as the book‚ directed by John Ford was even made after it. Like every novel and that was made into a film‚ it will have its similarities and differences. Audiences will have their own opinion on which of the two versions is better. However the book will stand on top in how it gives the audience more opportunities‚ it has an extended story and portrays the hardships of the great depression better. Therefore

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