The film and book Shawshank Redemption is a story of a wrongly persecuted banker, Andy Dufresne, where he befriends a fellow convict, Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, both serving time at Shawshank Prison with life sentences. Once at Shawshank, Andy quickly realizes that the prison warden and staff are corrupt and hypocritical which allows him to use his skills as a banker to gain the trust of the prison staff and warden thus allowing him to escape. The novella “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” was written by Stephen King and published in 1982. The film Shawshank Redemption was produced by Niki Marvin and Castle Rock Entertainment directed by Frank Darabont released in1994; casting Tim Robbins (Andy Dufresne), Morgan Freeman (Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding), Bob Gunton (Warden Norton), William Sadler (Heywood), Clancy Brown (Captain Byron T. Hadley), Gil Bellows (Tommy), Mark Rolston (Bogs Diamond), and James Whitmore (Brooks Hatlen). Though there are several dissimilarities between the film and book, the largest being found with the wardens, Tommy Williams, and Andy’s money; still allows the viewer to enjoy the film in absence of the missing details from the book.
In my eyes I view the theme as being something along the lines do not ever settle on something you don not want to do. He was doing something he did not really want to do but he did not realize it until right before he died. If his job had not made him into a bitter old man that he was, it contributed more than enough. “Anders had never paid much attention to that part of the bank, a pompous old building with marble floors and counters and pillars, and gilt scrollwork over the tellers’ cages” (Wolf 107). The robber puts the gun to Andre’s head and tells him to look up and he sees a painting he had never seen before even though he had been going to this same bank for years and all he can do is criticize the artwork.
There are many similarities and differences between the book The Giver and the movie Pleasantville. As to being similar, they deliver more or less the same message. “You can’t help who you are.” Full of clichés, but still true to real life. Of course, there are the similarities between setting such as them both being in black and white, and the differences of time period. You really need to look at the main characters to see any major similarities and differences between this book and this movie.
Pips’ life is soon filled with great expectations but eventually pays off when Pip resolves to prove to Estella that he’s changed and wins her vague heart. Many would agree that this novel was one of Dickens greater pieces and many tried to imitate the effect of the novel in film. The closest retrospect of the novel is the movie Great expectations directed by Julian Jarrold. Although alike in setting, mood, point of view and theme, there are main key points that have changed including character attributions and plot in the novel. Regarding the similarities of the film and novel they both have the same setting, mood, point of view and theme.
Another difference is that the characters thoughts and the development of each one. The third noticeable contrast is the different events that happen in the movie and not in the book and vice versa. The symbolism in the book has much more impact than in the movie. First of all, the conch shell that it is found by Ralph and Piggy at the beginning, it is very important in the book and it is more visible how its importance decreases, however, in the movie is not very important so the authority that the conch had in the novel is not as clear as in the movie. This is a failure of the film because the shell represents civilization, democracy and leadership.
Dillinger and his gang went from bank to bank on a robbing spree. The banks had foreclosed millions of people during the depression so he started to have liked a Robin Hood status. Johnny Dillinger had lots of tactics to robbing banks. He would trick people or simply rob the place. One advantage john had been that he had a job as salesmen for bank security systems.
The Outsiders, by Se Hinton, was very different from the movie the Outsiders. The book gave a lot move description but I’m glad I saw the movie to get the actual picture in my head. I don’t think people should by separate by the way they look or how much money they have. All people have feelings. If the movie had more detail it would be more interesting.
US Marshals The movie US Marshals written by Kenneth Chisholm, holds a lot of criminal activity pertaining to rogue cops and framed murderers. The movie starts when a prisoner transport plane carrying Deputy Sam Gerard, and as a police escort crashes, one prisoner, Mark Sheridan helps him rescue some trapped prisoners and then escapes himself. Soon after Gerard and his team begin pursuing Sheridan while he searches for the truth behind his incrimination. Gerard abruptly finds out that Sheridan is no mere criminal and begins to get more and more suspicious about what lies ahead of him. At the end of the movie Gerard put his evidence together and learns that Sheridan is an ex CIA operative accused of selling secrets to China.
Life Sucks Screen play adaptations commonly differ from the book on which they are based. Just like gossip between peers is enhanced for entertainment purposes, films are enhanced for these purposes as well. Between Frankenstein, a novel by Mary Shelley, and the screen play adaptation, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, by Kenneth Branagh, there are numerous differences in detail. Nonetheless, there are similarities in the undertone of both mediums that portray mutual morals. However, it would be a blatant falsehood to say that this film adaptation is free from inaccuracy, somehow above reproach, or indeed perfect.
From the time the immigrant steps off the train, vultures are lurking to take advantage of him. Everyone wants to overcharge him and misdirect him in hopes of self gain. Unfortunately, for the foreigners there were few people trying to help them honestly without self interest. Immigrants had to pay to get jobs. They couldn’t bank at normal banks because banks didn’t carry clerks speaking Italian, so they were stuck banking with crooks they thought to be honest.