Maltese Falcon Movie Book Comparison Essay

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.

When discussing American culture, the influence and interplay of film cannot be understated. We are a nation consumed with the media. Today, the movie business is one of the highest grossing businesses there is. We hold movie stars up as though they are super human. We closely watch their style, their dating lives, their party habits, and even their favorite restaurants, among many other things. We rely on movies to lift us up, teach us about other cultures and time periods, and even to teach us about our own culture. Often, movies reflect the time period they are filmed in and directly reflect the social tensions of that time and the film noir genre is no different. One of the most famous film noir movies out there, The Maltese Falcon,

It is believed, that there are many pieces to the story of To Kill a Mocking Bird left out of the film version of the novel. I agree with this statement, and I am here today to show you four select scenes and/or characters that (in my opinion) were significant to the story. To Kill a Mocking Bird is a coming of age story for two young children, as well as a story that shows that people are not always what they seem to be. The scenes that I have chosen are very important role in supporting to these themes.

For the past few weeks, I have analyzed the storytelling style of the book and film Big Fish. The biggest difference I noticed was that I thought that the book focused more on the telling of Edwards inane stories, while the film was mostly centered around character development and relationships. I also think that while the book was very euphoric and felt like a children’s bedtime story, the film took a much more mystical and mysterious route, where a childish feel was dormant. Lastly, I thought that in the book the author just threw all the stories together and told them

Is it possible for someone to love one person in their life and risk anything for them, even though they are completely different? S.E. Hinton makes this scenario possible in the book The Outsiders with two characters, Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston. Johnny and Dally care about each other and place little value on their lives. They are different because they give Ponyboy opposing advice about how he should live, and are opposites when it comes to following the law. In S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston are similar to each other, but they also have plenty of differences.

How could two juvenile delinquents who share many differences and similarities have such a solid friendship? In the novel The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, Dallas Winston and Johnny cade are very different, but besides their differences they have a special bond. Although they have differences such as advice giving, and rule following, they also have similarities like comparable parents and their concern for each other.

     Many time in our lives, we have seen the transformation of novels into movies. Some of them are equal to the novel, few are superior, and most are inferior. Why is this? Why is it that a story that was surely to be one of the best written stories ever, could turn out to be Hollywood flops? One reason is that in many transformations, the main characters are changed, some the way they look, others the way they act. On top of this, scenes are cut out and plot is even changed. In this essay, I will discuss some of the changes made to the characters of the Maltese Falcon as they make their transformation to the ?big screen.?

In The Maltese Falcon (1941), Humphrey Bogart plays Sam Spade, a private eye detective who is lured into the chase for a bird statue by a mysterious and deceitful woman named Ruth. His objectives are to find the Maltese Falcon, and discover the murderer of two crimes: the death of his former partner, Miles Archer, and another man named Thursby. He also wishes to prove his innocence for the murder of his partner because the police have him as the prime suspect. Sam approaches these problems by using his street smarts and investigative skills to follow a trail. Many times, he uses his uncanny ability to read expressions, words, and actions to see through lies and find the truth. This is evident when “Ruth” returns

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a beloved novel published in 1960. After reading the novel there were some moments and people that I found particularly enjoyable. My favorite part of the novel was when the children went to Boo Radley's house to try to get a look at him. In addition, Atticus Finch was my favorite character in the novel. In my opinion the book was very good. I felt that it really showed the thoughts and actions, both good and bad, of the people in the South during the time of the Great Depression. At some points it was sad and at others it was comical but overall it conveyed the message that it was trying to send and everyone could learn something from it.

Although both the movie and novel adaptations of The Woman in Black followed along the same narrative, the movie altered or changed different aspects of the novel such as how certain characters acted, added scenes where children kill themselves, and had a more focused supernatural element so that it could transition to film more easily. The first detail that the movie consistently altered was how different characters acted. Characters such as Mr. Jerome or the Gifford Arms keeper were much less friendly to Arthur, and would often avoid him or keep their confrontations with him brief. Mr. Daily was also much different from the novel as he would deny the ghost stories regarding Eel Marsh House, and at times would either entice or assist Arthur's

“The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of a figure on horseback without a head.” Although the movie Sleepy Hollow is based upon the book The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, there are also distinctions which allow each to tell their own tale. Washington Irving’s short story inspired Tim Burton’s film but did not limit it. The foundations of the two are much the same but their story lines unfold diversely. Some of the similarities include the setting, characters, and plot points. Two of the many contradicting ideas are the character of Ichabod Crane and the conclusions. The similarities and differences of both accounts can be stated plainly

In recent years, it has become popular for many of America's great literary masterpieces to be adapted into film versions. As easy a task as it may sound, there are many problems that can arise from trying to adapt a book into a movie, being that the written word is what makes the novel a literary work of art. Many times, it is hard to express the written word on camera because the words that express so much action and feeling can not always be expressed the same way through pictures and acting. One example of this can be found in the comparison of Ken Kesey's novel, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and the film version directed in 1975 by Milos Forman.

There are many similarities to the book and movie The Hobbit. Though the movie strays far from the book it has kept some important things. The characters in the book aren't even the same they have changed too but they have kept all that were in but in the movie added new. In the beginning of the movie they sing a song that is from the book and they kept the song because it told the story of the dwarves. In both the movie and the book Gandalf marks the door to show the dwarves where to go in.

As depicted in The Maltese Falcon, the city of San Francisco is characterized by “the Alcatraz foghorn’s dull moaning” and “night-fog, thin, clammy and penetrant,” (11-12) both of which contribute to creating an ominous mood. The succinct wording makes it clear that San Francisco is a cold, dark city, and the allusion to its famous prison serves to reinforce how prevalent crime is in its society. The city is not only the place where the crimes occur, but an active participant in the novel: G.K. Chesterton comments on how the “eyes of a great city, like the eyes of a cat, begin to flame in the dark” (385). Responding to this cold, dark atmosphere, even Sam Spade’s physical characteristics seem harsh and sinister— he is described as “long and bony” and had the look of “a blond satan” (3). A curious way to describe the supposed protagonist of the novel. Because of the difficult world he lives in, Spade is reluctant to trust others, yet he is fiercely loyal to his clients and his sense of professionalism. When he discovers that Brigid killed his former partner, he must turn her in. He explains that “when a man’s partner is killed he’s supposed to do something about it. [...] I’m a detective and expecting me to run criminals down and let them go free

It is common in today's media-driven society to reach into the past for inspiration and ideas. A trend has developed where original works are transformed into other mediums. For example: books are turned into movies and/or plays, movies are turned into weekly sitcoms, and cartoons will spawn empires (Disney). These things happen so often that an audience rarely stops to question the level of authenticity that remains after these conversions. Perhaps it is only when a project is not well received that people begin to think of the difficulties involved with changing a work's genre. Using Gulliver's Travels as an example, discrepancies and additions in the movie can be