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    Italian writer Mario Puzo wrote The Godfather in 1920. In 1972‚ the book was made into a movie. Part two followed in 1974‚ and part three in 1990. The plot follows the feuds between five big New York mafia families. Compared to the movie‚ the book had many more side stories featuring supporting characters. Of note is how the novel version had an epilogue that the movie completely ignored. Although there are some changes and flaws‚ the 1974 film adaptation of the book has a similar plot and is a very

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    written by J.R.R. Tolkien and the director of the movie “The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug” is Peter Jackson. The book and movie are about a hobbit named Bilbo who is called to go on an adventure. In this adventure Bilbo‚ 13 dwarves‚ and a wizard will go kill the dragon who tore apart the dwarves’ city and took all of their treasure long ago. Bilbo is growing as a hero in the movie and the book but there are many differences too‚ the differences in the movie are all changed by the director Peter Jackson

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    In my opinion‚ Alex Haley’s novel and Spike Lee’s interpretation were both good representations of Malcolm X’s life and ideals. Both were very detailed and entertaining in their depiction. Alex Haley’s portrayal of Malcolm X’s life as told by Malcolm‚ shares the same perception as the movie‚ but what Alex provides in the book many of Malcolm’s various interactions with "white folks"‚ and each interaction Malcolm gained something from it‚ some positive while others negative. For Example‚ while in

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    	Arthur Miller ’s play‚ The Crucible‚ and the movie with the same name have many differences and similarities‚ all of which contribute to the individual effectiveness of each in conveying their central message. 	There are several additions and variances in the movie. First of all‚ the scene where the children and Tituba are dancing in the forest is never seen in the forest; we simply learn of it from dialogue. This scene was most probably added in the movie for a dramatic effect: foreshadowing.

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    then watched the movie? If you have‚ you know that there are many differences and similarities. There are differences and similarities in the plot‚ the themes‚ and the characters. This paper is going to give a summary of the book and the movie. Then it will compare the characters‚ plot‚ and theme. It will also contrast the characters‚ and the plot. Here is the compare and contrasting on the book and movie called The Devil’s Arithmetic. To start things off‚ in the book and in the movie‚ a girl named

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    The movie “The Outsiders” and the book “The Outsiders” are close to being the same‚but not quite. They both have the same characters and the same setting. The differences from the book compared to the movie are that in the beginning Ponyboy the main character doesn’t get jumped. Another difference is that Tim Sheperd was never at the movie theater‚but there are some similarities. Here are some of the similarities between the two. Bob is still killed by Johnny. The same thing happens in the movie

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    Beauty and the Beast In the Movie Beauty and the Beast‚ the mood is defor many reasons. I wish I could change the mood of Beauty and the beast like Disney did. In beauty and the beast the story the mood is joyful and in the story the mood is depressing and gloomy. There are many examples that there are different moods in the story and the movie one of them is the characters. First‚ . In Disney version they had no brothers or sisters. “Who had six children‚ three sons and three daughters

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    the movie and the book have some similar sim Introduction. The book and the movie of the ‘ Outsiders’ are different in some ways. The book and the movie seem to be similar in some sort of way. However after finishing the movie I had time to think and the book and the movie have some differences. Both movie and book share and feature the same characters. In both Pony‚Darry and soda are brothers. the church Johnny and Pony were staying in burned down.Thursday Johnny died. Even though the movie and

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    The movie Hercules and the myth "Heracles" both describe the story of a demi-god‚ Hercules. His quest to prove himself worthy of god-hood is described in various tasks which he completes to show his strength and bravery. Disney and Rosenberg & Baker’s depictions of Hercules are similar‚ with the gods mentioned in the movie representative of those described in the myth. Hercules also succeeds in transforming into a god at the end of both works. However‚ the list for similarities between the movie

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    The movie Love and Mercy is about Brian Wilson who struggles from paranoid schizophrenic. The movie has two different time that goes back to 1960 and 1980. In the 1960 where his beach boys were in the studio recording music. At the party‚ Brian tells his brothers that he doesn’t want to go on tour with them. But Brian wants to stay home and write music. Brian’s brother agrees to let him do it. Brian plays a part of God Only Knows for his father who is their former manager before he was fired. Brian’s

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