The Help: Similarities and Differences Between the Book and Movie Do you ever read a book and say you want to see the movie after, or how about the other way around? Just so you can see the words turn into pictures or the pictures turn into words. Your so excited until you watch it and parts are left out, or you read it and some events are described differently then how the movie shows it. But you are also left with the reassurance that some things do happen the same way for the sake of getting the same story, or point across. The Help by Kathryn Stockett and the movie, The Help, is a great example of a book and its movie having lot of differences but still having similarities where they are needed.
Throughout the film version of Proof, what happens to Catherine is very similar to what happens to her in Auburn’s play. However, the movie is different from the play because it shows the characters in a different light, it takes place in many different settings, and it adds more scenes than the play does. The story lines between the play and the movie have different plots, characters, scenery, and music/sound effects. You will want to read the play to get the best scenario, and leave the movie for the ones who really do not appreciate reading. First of all, the plot of the movie was somewhat similar to the play.
The most important difference was that Henry and Victor were switched. Meaning Henry was married to Elizabeth and he created the monster. In this film Victor was not Elizabeth’s husband, however they did seem to have an affair, and he did not create the monster. Another difference between the two films was Henry has an assistant to help him create the horrific monster. The monster also looks more scary and original in this film (bolts in his neck) then in the other version of Frankenstein.
April 25, 2011 ENC1102 Professor Shaw Old Raisin, New Sun Everyone has a dream whether it’s of becoming a better member of society or just being a better family member. In the film “A Raisin in the Sun”, a 1961 film written by Lorraine Hansberry and presented by Colombia Pictures, it showed the importance of dreams and how much we should value our families. It also showed the segregation and the injustice that African Americans faced in when it came to making their dreams a reality. All of the characters in the play had hopes and dreams they thought benefited the family as a whole. A remake of the original film was released in 2008 under the director of Kenny Leon.
Have you ever watched a movie based on a book, but the movie was actually better? Movies that are based on books are commonly different from the original version. They have similarities but they also have multiple differences. “The Odyssey,” is an epic poem from Ancient Greece originally written by Homer and then translated by Robert Fitzgerald. This book was made into a movie by Andrey Konchalovskiy.
In the film, Stampler claims to suffer from blackouts quite often, where he says he “loses time.” However, there is no other evidence presented to suggest that Stampler has ever suffered amnesia before the events of the murder took place. It has been shown that malingerers will often not be able to produce any concrete evidence of suffering from the feigned disorder or amnesia in their past (Ramsland, 2002). This is clearly true in Stampler’s
This is why the greatest of the three is Zeffirelli’s version. The film takes place in medieval Denmark, which allows the rest of the plot to fit. In the other two film versions of hamlet, the setting and the text did not work well together at all times. This created continuity problems, and made the film less effective in portraying the story of Hamlet properly. The story is full of dark, spooky moments, and neither the Almereyda or Brannagh version bring those moments to life as well.
Both Oedipus the King and Minority Report use eyes as a motif, they both are tragedies, and they both have similar characters. These two works may look, at first glance, like two completely different performances. However, with closer analysis, it is clear, that they are very much alike. Spielberg’s Minority Report has many parallels to Oedipus the King, and among them are the use of eyes, and the tragic aspect to them both. However, they are slightly different, in that Spielberg had to make some adjustments to the plot in order to suit a more modern and tougher audience.
People with ADD or ADHD cannot concentrate in school or do common task without being distracted without their medication. People with depression cannot maintain relationships or open themselves up to other people without their medication. This makes you think that the people in Brave New World have no reason to be taking any drug at all since they are suppose to be genetically “perfect”. On the other hand, they all have something that is different about them and something they are insecure about like Bernard being a little short. Bernard being short and a little thin has nothing to do with the person he is but he was simply just born with it.
Holes: Book vs. Movie By: Brady Flynn The movie Holes followed the book so closely that it was hard to find some differences. There are some scenes in the movie that are reenacted almost word for word from the book; it felt like I could have watched the movie while following along in my book. Even details like the camper’s clothing (everything from their white shoes to their hats with neck-protecting flaps) were kept the same as what was described in the book. Although the movie and the book were very similar; the one major difference I could find was with Stanley’s physical appearance. In the book, Stanley is described as overweight, and he is often mistaken for a bully because of how large and commanding he seems.