However, in reality the movie is the replica of the book, and the book is certainly the original. Therefore, I would say the novella is definitely more affective than the movie. Let us explore the many similarities and differences between the two. There are many aspects that can be compared between the movie and the novella. These include setting, characters, and more.
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.
These reasons are just scratching the surface on why books are better than the movies The first rationale is that while reading a book the reader is allowed to see what is going on in the characters head, as they make decisions important to the plot. No matter what novel people read the author most of the time, if not always allows the reader in to the mind of the main character. However in movies unless the actor/actress has a diary or there telling someone, the viewer is not allowed that same insight in to the readers mind. For example in the Hunger Games when Rue died and Katniss covered her with flowers. In the book the author went in to her head and described what was made her cover rue with flowers but in the movie people were clueless about why she was doing it cause' they couldn't see her thought behind it, when important information like that is cut out from the movie people who haven't read the book are left completely clueless.
“Joe Gould’s Secret” is a nonfiction story written by Joseph Mitchell, and a movie based on this book is also called “Joe Gould’s Secret” directed by Stanley Tucci. In today’s times a lot of movies are based on a written literature. Many students watch the movie instead of reading the book maybe because it’s more enjoyable but for some they take it as an easy way out. It’s obvious that it’s easier to watch the movie then reading the book but the movie lacks the details that are present in the book. I think if a director of a movie is basing a movie on the book they should add a lot of the little details that lead up to the climax of the story that were present in the book.
Perfume. Although having a simple two syllable title, it is a rather intricate, entrancing and engrossing movement that is turned into both film and novel, that leaves the reader and watcher moved. Although the storyline of Perfume is the same in both movie and book there are many differences that are present and observed in both, some large, some small. These differences and similarities allow Perfume to capture an essence that is different in both book and film, major differences being listed below; these including: Omissions, Additions, Adaptions and Characterisations. Perfume has many emphasising changes within the plot, many oversights and omissions of scenes from the film as well as sections from the novel; some obvious and large, others small and minor.
Alex, the main character of the film, is constantly in conflict with himself as society exerts pressure on how he should live his life. Alex is a normal skater teenager whose parents are getting divorced, creating a rift between the two most prominent figures in his life. Divorces are not uncommon in America, despite the fact that they have disastrous effects on the mental health of the child whose parents are separating. The concept and bond of family is not as revered in American culture as it is in most foreign cultures, as seen by the fifty percent divorce rate in America. Thus, these children are affected in extreme ways.
These two lines of action are eternally intertwined and entirely dependent on each other – the story’s plot will not reach one goal without reaching the other. While the film seems to be consistent with many of the elements that characterized classical Hollywood movies, there are also several aspects in which Possession departs from the classical system of narrative and style. The most obvious and withstanding constituent is the way that time is portrayed. The entire movie is, essentially, two movies that alternate when their scenes will be shown. Scenes jump from present-day London to scenes from a medieval English village but the separate stories each help to piece together parts of the other story.
Many classic novels have been adapted over time into motion pictures. Whether it is an older novel, such as Gone With the Wind or To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as modern literature, like the Harry Potter series or the Lord of the Rings trilogy, nearly all book-based movies omit a lot of essential details. However, some movies actually exclude or change a good amount of detail but follow the plot closely enough to make a satisfying homage to the book in film form. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is quite difficult to classify whether it fits this profile of a leaky novel-based film or not, decided by careful consideration of all shared and excluded dialogue, plot, characterizations and character interactions present in the original storyline versus the film. One type of significant difference in comparing and contrasting the film and novel are dialogue changes.
In a sense, we as the audience get to know who Chris tries to be, which is his own person, and not living “like the others”. In the novel, we read about how Chris does a numerous amount of things to get out of the “perfect life paradox” that he is living, such as changing his name from Christopher McCandless to using an alias, Alexander Supertramp. Also, Chris soon after heading out to live his life, we learn that he plans to go to Alaska, and how he becomes a hitchhiker and becoming somewhat of a transcendentalist along the way. With the aid of Krakauer, Jim Gallien, the man who drove Alex as far as he could into the
Intercultural Film Analysis: Gran Torino The film, Gran Torino, is a great study on the different aspects of interpersonal and intercultural communication. In this paper, it is my goal to highlight a couple different examples of the following aspects: relationships, perception, nonverbal communication, language, listening, and communication competence. As far as relationships go, Walt Kowalski, is not an easy guy to get along with. The film starts out at the funeral of his wife, and you get the sense early on that he does not relate well to his sons and their families just by the way he looks at them and talks to them. In one scene, later in the film, his eldest son and his wife visit Walt for his birthday.