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    Odyssey Movie Vs Book

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    For example‚ Koncholovsky changes Poseidon source of anger. In Koncholovsky version of the Odyssey‚ Poseidon was mad at Odysseus because he did not give him thanks for helping him get into Troy’s gates. Odysseus says he did it all on his own. In the book version‚ Poseidon despises Odysseus for blinding his son‚ the Cyclops Polyphemus‚ and constantly obstructs his journey home. This change impacted the way Odysseus is presented as a leader because his personal desire to have glory and fame clouded his

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    Holes Film Narrative

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    picture: Holes. It is based off the 1998 book written by Louis Sachar. The film tells parallel stories from two different time periods. That is the theme of its’ narrative. A narrative is a story‚ and how that story is told. Usually in movies‚ the narrative has a series of events that are connected in some way that all pull the story together. Holes uses connecting stories in multiple ways. It connects characters and places both past and present and intertwine their stories throughout the movie.

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    Beowulf‚ the warrior who fought bravely against monsters. In the Beowulf movie and poem‚ there are similarities and differences in the comportment of a hero‚ gender roles‚ and in the role of religion‚ which reveal themes that reflect both Anglo Saxon and modern societies. The first example of the similarities and differences in the poem and the movie is the comportment or behavior of the hero. In both the poem and movie‚ the hero who is Beowulf‚ acts very

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    Beowulf Book Vs Movie

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    If we go beyond the movie‚ it tells about not only how Beowulf brave is but also to the folklore of the Geats. A monster they are afraid off. To the curse that never end. To the struggles‚ that King of Geats may in‚ every time the monster appears. Beowulf is a brave warrior that accepts the challenge of Hrothgar without doubt in him. In his battle‚ it is not the monster his biggest opponent but the temptation itself. He becomes king not because he defeats the monster but he doesn’t fight the temptation

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    reading the play 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

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    Holes Essay Challenges

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    from the bestselling novel Holes written by Louis Sachar has to over come. Stanley was first seen in the movie when a tilted shot of shoes hit him in the head and he fell on the ground portraying he was weak and a bit stupid. Stanley’s personality was also displayed when his mum was so shocked when the police came around to their house telling them Stanley had stolens‚ this shows that Stanley had never commited a crime before and wasn’t usually a trouble maker. The movie directed by Andrew Davis portrays

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    The film The Notebook‚ written by Nicholas Sparks is a romantic novel that was turned into a film in 2004. Even though the novel and the movie have different endings‚ the movie was filled with romance‚ hard times‚ and fate. The story of two young lovers from two different backgrounds. In 1940 Noah and Allie meet at a carnival and Noah is immediately smitten. After turning him down constantly their friends lure them together. Noah and Allie spend the summer together‚ for Allie the summer was filled

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    The Maze Runner is a book to movie adaption of the James Dashner book that goes by the same title. The movie was first released in Mexico on September 11‚ 2014 and made its debut in the United States eight days later on the nineteenth. The movie was very different from the book but show some components that were wonderfully used. The Maze Runner follows a group of teenage boys trying to survive in a maze when all of a sudden girl appears and starts changing everything. They don’t know who put them

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    "Holes" Film Essay

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    Holes Essay How does holes explore important ideas and entertain viewers effectively? The movie Holes‚ directed by Andrew Davies in 2003‚ is a great example of a movie with many themes‚ symbols and motifs‚ film techniques and obviously lots of comedy‚ yet through this comedy and sometimes silly antics‚ deep down‚ it portrays good life ideas and provides a good example of important ideas. This essay will outline explain its important ideas including life lessons and important motifs and how

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    Peter Jackson’s 2009 film‚ The Lovely Bones‚ is based off of the New York Times bestseller novel written by Alice Sebold. Both the book and the movie adaptation tell the story of a young‚ 14-year-old girl named Susie Salmon who is brutally murdered by her neighbor. In both versions‚ Susie narrates her story from the place between Heaven and Earth‚ the “in-between‚” showing the lives of her family and friends and how each of their lives have changed since her murder. However‚ the film adaptation

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