Compare And Contrast High Noon And The Most Dangerous Game

Whenever a movie based on a book is produced, similarities must exist. It is crucial that there is correlation throughout the plot of both works in order for the story to be told. One example of a similarity between the plot of both versions of The Most Dangerous Game is that Rainsford and Zaroff were both experienced hunters. Zaroff had hunted all kinds of prey all over the world, and Rainsford was famous for his books on hunting. This made Zaroff’s hunt more enjoyable and Rainsford’s fight for his life more terrifying. Also, in both the movie and short story, Zaroff used dogs to hunt Rainsford. This illustrates that Zaroff did not exactly play fair in the story or the movie. Likewise, there are also major comparisons between the resolution of the literary work and the resolution of the motion picture. For example, in both endings, Rainsford was victorious. He was the first person to

What’s scarier? Learning that the murder previously put in jail is returning to your town, or that you’re trapped on an island where the only other people hunt men for sport? High Noon, written by Carl Foreman, is a film about a marshal who has to protect his town from a gang of criminals. “The Most Dangerous Game,” written by Richard Connell, is a story about two hunters, one who hunts animals, and one who hunts men. High Noon and “The Most Dangerous Game” are two very different stories, including differences between the themes; but there are similarities as well, including the setting and characters.

The Most Dangerous Game was a story made by Richard Connell in 1924, and had a movie adaptation in 1932. The short story tells about a man stranded on an island by the name of Rainsford. He finds Zaroff, a general with a great lust for hunting, who hunts people and Rainsford himself going to be hunted. He then attempts to outwit the general and ends up possibly taking his place. The film tries to encapsulate the excitement and story of the original version with more enticing visual effects and mostly succeeds. Although the film shares many themes and characteristics as the story, it has also changed many key factors.

The story sets in the city, mainly in the roof and in the streets of the city. While, “The Most Dangerous Game” has many different settings, first it was on the deck of a ship, and it moved on to the water, where Rainsford had to swim, until he reached the island. From there he went to General Zaroff’s castle, from there, the setting once again moved to the forest where there hunting game started.

“The Most Dangerous Game” is a very good story with a lot of suspense and foreshadowing. The story plot is about an experienced hunter, Rainsford, who falls off of a yacht in the middle of the Caribbean, and finds himself on a small island. He then goes to seek shelter and finds a mansion, where he meets another hunter named Zaroff who was tired of hunting because it wasn’t challenging enough for him. To resolve his issue, he decides to hunt something different, humans. Soon after, the two begin hunting each other. After many traps set, and shots fired, the hunt is finally over, with Rainsford coming out victorious.

In both of these stories, the main characters, which are Will Kane and Sanger Rainsford, share many similarities. In High Noon, Harvey asked Kane "'You scared?'" to which Kane replied, "'I guess so'" (Foreman 318). This quote shows us that Kane is expressing his feeling of being frightened. This was unusual, because most films show us the superhero being on top and never expressing

In all three stories, setting is a literary element. There may be details in each story that is shared between them, or maybe not. For example, in “Liberty” it states that the story takes place in the Dominican Republic. The other two stories do not. On page 56 (building background), it says, “It mostly takes place in the Dominican Republic.” While “Liberty” takes place in the Dominican Republic, “Harrison Bergeron” the setting, or year is in 2081. Page 69 says, “The year was 2081 and everyone was finally equal…” The story, “The most dangerous game” was taken place on an island. An island of the name, “Ship-Trap Island”. It states on page 19, “What island is it? – Rainsford Asked. ‘The old charts call it ship trap island.” While there are many differences, there doesn’t seem to be too many similarities.

"Railroad station. Mitchell and the others have moved down to the track. Mitchell is pacing tensely. Pierce and Colby are staring down the gleaming track. There is no sign of the train in the distance" (Foreman 323). This shows the isolation and there is not many places Kane can run from his enemies. "He could flee. That was postponing the inevitable" (Connell). This shows that Rainsford couldn't run away from his enemies just like Will Kane. The isolation in both High Noon and The Most Dangerous Game are similar towards the characters.

You can compare and contrast items you come across in life. Movies, stories, and even people can be compared. The story "The Most Dangerous Game", which is written by Richard Connell, and the movie High Noon, which is written by Carl Foreman, can be compared and contrasted in multiple ways. High Noon is a movie about a sheriff being hunted down by a murderer that he sent to jail. He was released and plans to hold up his promise of coming back to kill the sheriff.

The thrilling element of fear, the logical ways of the hunt, and the bangs of gun shots are what make suspenseful stories about hunting so exciting. These factors are all portrayed in the well-written story of The Most Dangerous Game and one of the top movies, High Noon, written by Carl Foreman. The Most Dangerous Game is written by Richard Connell; it is about a daring hunter named Rainsford that falls off his boat in the middle of the sea and ends up in a mysterious, overgrown place called Ship-Trap Island. There, he meets General Zaroff, who is a sociopath that likes to hunt humans, like him, as entertainment. In the movie High Noon, the marshall of a town in the Old West, Will Kane, is the target of a criminal called Frank Miller.

High Noon, a film that takes place in a western, isolated town, and “The Most Dangerous Game”, a story that takes place on an ominous island. How can the two be different, and how much do they have in common? In the film, High Noon, the main villain, Frank Miller, and his gang returns to town for revenge on Will Kane, the town marshal, for sending him to jail. Unfortunately for Will, no one volunteers to help him out; therefore, he has to retaliate by himself. “The Most Dangerous Game” is about Sanger Rainsford, a hunter who gets stranded on an island where a suspicious man resides.

In High Noon, Will Kane is stuck in a town surrounded by desert with the only way out being the train, which is how Frank is entering. This is crucial to the setting because if they were in a more congested area, there would be more places for him to hide and an abundance of ways to vacate. Also, in High Noon Kane is not only alone physically, but mentally too. "Ext. Street. Kane walks steadily toward the hotel. The street seems empty except for him, but Kane has the feeling that eyes are watching him" (Foreman 303). This exert shows shows that though there are people around, nobody offers to help, making his isolation seem even more intense. In "The Most Dangerous Game" Rainsford is by himself on the island besides Ivan, the mute guard, and Zarroff, who are both indifferent about his life. That leaves Rainsford to fend for himself completely and try his best to act logically, on an island in the middle of nowhere. " 'The old charts call it Ship-Trap island,' Whitney replied. 'A suggestive name, isn't it? Sailors have a curious dread of the place. I don't know why. Some superstition-' " (Connell 211). The two hunters first pass the island and it quickly slips from their thoughts as they continue their journey to the Amazon. Ship-Trap was on its own in the middle of the ocean, with no direct outlet back to civilization. Both stories are similar because of their

It is amazing how a rogue, western town and a isolated, wild island can be so similar in setting. The setting of these stories are both presented really well in these quotes. In High Noon, it says, “But when they read about shooting and killing in the streets, what are they going to think then?” (Foreman, 315). This quote represents the lawlessness of the western town because there is shooting in the streets without any restriction. Another quote with many similarities in the “Dangerous Game” states, "Hunting? Great Guns, General Zaroff, what

In “The Sea Devil”, the man is fighting against a violent force of nature. He is on the brink of withering, and one does not expect the man to make it out alive. The manta ray was dragging the man like horses dragging a chariot as “[it] drove it’s great wings against the unyielding water and forged ahead, dragging the man and pushing a sullen wave in front of it”. The man was being thrashed and bruised against the “unyielding water”. Same goes with “The Most Dangerous Game”. Rainsford is armed with a knife and has to escape from Zaroff, who owns the island and is in possession of bloodthirsty hounds, a rifle, and Ivan the butler. Rainsford surprisingly makes it out alive. Rainsford was about to attack Zaroff with his weak knife, “but he saw that the general’s right hand held something metallic ----a small automatic pistol.” Rainsford would have jumped out at General Zaroff, but then he realized that he would not make it for an extended duration of time because of the automatic pistol. This meant Zaroff had the upper hand and Rainsford could do nothing at the moment. He was truly stuck. Another similarity between the two stories is that they have tremendous amounts of foreshadowing. In both of the stories, there is a tremendous amount of foreshadowing. In “The Sea Devil”, the man is casting his fishing net “[and he] saw the mesh of his net etched against the mottled

High Noon takes place in an old western town in the New Mexico Territory, and The Most Dangerous Game takes place on a deserted island in the tropics near Brazil. Will Kane has an advantage of knowing the town, where Rainsford isn't familiar with the island. Kane also has the opportunity to leave town, and Rainsford can't leave the island. If the setting of The Most Dangerous Game wasn't in an isolated place, it would be harder to hunt people. "Dense jungle came down to the very edge of the cliffs" (Connell 5). This quote is saying that the island is covered with jungle, which plays a big role in how Rainsford is able to survive. "The place is Hadleyville, population around 400, located in a Western territory still to be determined, a town just old enough to have become pleasantly aware of its existence, and to begin thinking of its appearance" (Foreman 40). This is a quote describing the appearance of the town. It is an old town, and is just old enough to be heard of. Without it being an old town, the conflict wouldn't be enforced as much because of the shots when he walks down the old streets alone to show loneliness. All in all, the settings in both stories have a big impact on the