Cabaret Movie Comparison

Power is a force that can be wielded by anyone whether it is for good or bad; physically or mentally. The story, “Priscilla and the Wimps,” by Richard Peck tells us of a school ruled by a notoriously known student named, Monk Klutter and his gang, Klutter’s Kobras. This group goes around school bullying others and demanding them to pay for “passes.” All the students fear them, except for one girl, the biggest and strongest, Priscilla Roseberry. Even though she’s a girl, she’s not afraid of the gang and defeats their leader effortlessly, proving that she is the strongest.

With any comparison between a play and its movie counterpart there are bound to be major differences and key similarities between

The book and the movie of the Outsiders are two very different stories. The book has so much more detail then the movie. The movie is not the most detailed but it does get its point across. There are may similarities and also many differences between the two the book is by far more interesting and more detailed then the movie. I enjoyed the book a lot and the movies a lot but the movie was missing a lot.

S.E Hinton’s, “The Outsiders” and Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s ,“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” are two young adult novels with greatly different stories yet support the same ideology. Both works focus on the lives of two teenage boys, Ponyboy, of Hinton’s novel, and Aristotle, of Sáenz’s. The story of Ponyboy takes place in the year 1969, and focuses on a huge but short period of his life. It tells about his struggle as an orphan under the care of his two older brothers and deals with gang violence, socioeconomic status, and death. Whereas, the story of Aristotle takes place during the 1980’s and covers a long period of his life and involves his experiences with his relationship with his hands-on parents, his sexual orientation, and struggling with his awkward years. There are many conceptions of what is appropriate for young readers, but these two novels defend that young people should be informed. By examining “The Outsiders” and “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe”, this ideology of communicating mature topics to these readers is supported as the characters of both novels deal with the challenges of belonging, identity, and staying true to themselves, as well as reinforce the notion that adolescents can benefit from this knowledge.

Christmas is recognized by the general public as a time to celebrate family and give gifts. Which it is, but gifts can go way deeper than physical objects. This is exhibited in a book, The Greatest Gift, and a movie, It’s a Wonderful Life. In 1943, Philip Van Doren Stern wrote the Greatest Gift. It tells the tale of George, a person who is about to kill himself but is then shown what the world would be like without him and realizes he shouldn’t kill himself. Unable to find a publisher for it, Philip put the story on his Christmas cards and mailed them to friends. A couple of his publisher friends thoroughly enjoyed it and made the move to publish it in a newspaper. This caught the attention of film director Frank Capra. He decided to fill in

The theme for 42nd Street could be “keep on keeping on” as practice does make perfect. It was a time for when many gave it their all and they never gave up on executing the play. Every single person was in sync with the music and routines once the performance rolled around. While watching the film, one would be admired by how determined the people were. Peggy Sawyer, one of the main characters, had to brave her way as the new lead (while Dorothy the main lead became injured) as she did not want to let any of her coworkers down. Luckily, she knew every dance move and line to portray her new part. Otherwise, production would have stopped if there was no lead. Several people would lose their jobs and everything would have been all for nothing.

Unlike the first, the boy actually lost his mother from a battle with cancer. This shows how different our world is today. It also shows his motivation behind his urge to dance and his movement against the council in the town. The second movie has the same script and outline as the first. The difference is the way the characters walk, talk, and act. They wear clothes that are more dated to our pop culture now. Also this movie is different in the fact that nowadays it would be very rare and very uncommon for a city to ban dancing. Have you seen Miley Cyrus lately? I mean she isn’t the first to do something crazy. In my opinion, this second movie is viewed and focused more along the lines of the love story between the boy and the rebellious girl. The film and the tunes were intertwined to create a pop-culture phenomenon unlike any we're likely to see anymore, outside of perhaps "Glee," simply because we consume entertainment so differently 27 years later (Lemire). I personally love the second one, but it wasn’t a big deal to everyone like the first was. I never even knew about it until it came on the television one day while I was bored watching TV. Our culture today is more worried and focused on other things. No one cares about old timey tales of little things that government or church kept us from doing. Everyone pretty much does what they want to.

I've done my movie comparisons on Stomp the Yard which was made in 2007 and on the movie Frat Brothers which was made in 2013. It is the minority that is going to be described. The stereotypes in the movie include how people depict African American fraternities as dangerous, a waste of time, and a sure way to lower one's GPA.These films both display and explain characteristics of being in an African American fraternity, however one movie explains African American greek life from a more sterotypical point of view while the other film explains things from more of an actual and realistic point of view. The first thing to point out is the name of the films. One film, Stomp the Yard is about how one student who was very musically and dance inclined showed off his skills in a talent show and eventually became an aspirant for

These distinction sections were noticeable because of changes in energy levels and changes in the tempo of the music. To me this also represents the different periods we may go through in life. Our emotions, circumstances, and relationships are constantly changing as we go throughout our lives. Change is unfortunately inevitable. The theatrical elements such as the music, lighting, and costumes helped add to the serious aesthetic. One recurring them I noticed was how the dancers held hands at various points within the dance, and this represents unity and necessity of having a support system.

Satirical on every level, Bob Fosse's 1972 film Cabaret redefines the previously accepted genre of the musical. Using the songs and routines as cunning tools of social commentary the musical numbers both predict and interpret the world of Berlin in 1931.

The musical film has always held a special place for me. From my time as a drama student in high school, my eyes have been opened to the amazing world of the musical and especially the musical film. The musical film is a film genre in which the characters sing songs that are integrated into the overall story. Since musicals first began in theaters, musical films usually contain similar elements. These elements often simulate that there is a live audience watching. In a sense, the film viewers become the audience members, at a theater production, as the actor performs directly to them. Due to the popularity of musicals in the theater, the style was quickly brought over into film. In 1927, the musical film genre began

The book Slaughterhouse-Five, written by Kurt Vonnegut, is an anti-war book about Vonnegut’s exposure to the vivid events that unfolded during his time at the slaughterhouse in Dresden, Germany and how it affected him. The story is told by Vonnegut through the perspective of the main protagonist, Billy Pilgrim. Billy was a survivor from WWII and the Dresden bombing, but after returning he claims to have traveled through time to explicit memories from life and had been abducted by Tralfamadorians (aliens). However, in the film Slaughterhouse-Five, directed by George Roy Hill, viewers see slight changes to the storyline. Viewers notice that in the opening scene that Vonnegut’s friend Bernard O’Hare and his wife, Mary O’Hare, are never

Sure some believe this differentiation is the result of its black focus. The musical portrays low class citizens, and the broadway-esque music can not be likened to accepted operas. The term is, “ just used to deny the quality and importance of this piece” (Metcalf). Regardless

After reading the chapter in the textbook and watching the movie, “The Crossing”, I noticed some similarities and also some differences. In the textbook, the crossing of the Delaware River was more of a basic summary of what happened. In the movie, I felt a strong connection with the characters and help me understand more of the smaller details. Overall, because of this specific reason, I enjoyed the movie better.

A genre of film that quickly rose to popularity during the 1960’s was the musical. These movies most noticeably included singing and dancing sequences which could be used for the benefit of the picture. Whether the director and producers used these for the plot, characters, or for no reason at all was up to them. A musical produced in 1964, Viva Las Vegas, directed by George Sidney, was very successful upon release and is viewed as a classic and perfect example of the musical today. It’s the epitome of a good musical because of how it’s musical sequences develop the storyline & characters and how they are performed by the characters, such as Elvis Presley, in the picture.