Rodman Philbrick's Freak The Mighty

Also, the novel and movie have other differences that were all very appealing. In the novel when Killer Kane kidnapped Max he brought him underneath the streetlight, while in the movie he didn’t. Also, in the novel Freak didn’t drive any vehicle, but in the movie he drove the van to rescue Max from Killer Kane. The best part of the story, though, is when they meet. In the novel they meet by living near each other since they were neighbors. In the movie they meet since Freak was Max’s tutor. Finally, the novel tells us that Freak had a seizure on his birthday, but in the movie he has it on Christmas.

Normally, when a movie is made about a story in a book the two stories are not exactly the same. The movie is adjusted by adding small details or leaving out some parts in order to make the story more

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future (Krakauer, pp. 56-57).

The story, Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick has two main characters in the story. One of the characters is Kevin Avery. Kevin lives with his mom named Gwen because Kevin’s dad had passed away. He has Morquio Syndrome which means he has a short life. Kevin always wants to make intelligent inventions that can help Maxwell and Kevin escape from danger. Kevin is a very small kid with physical disabilities. In fact, Kevin is an important character in Freak the Mighty because his cleverness allows him to overcome his physical disabilities.

This essay is about the differences in the book and movie. I will also be telling you about the similarities. There are so many differences and similarities. Some people may say that the book is better, but others like the movie better. I hope after reading my essay, you will be educated about Freak the Mighty.

Freak the Mighty book or movie? I would choose the movie because I like to watch movies and I can understand things in movies more than books. I think movies are better because you don’t have to read or hold anything while listen or watching the movie. I think there is more action going on during a movie versus the book. You don’t really need to picture anything in your head during a movie because it is right there compared to a book.

Throughout the novel Freak the Mighty author Rodman Philbrick creates a compelling story featuring the main characters, Maxwell “Max” Kane and Kevin Dillon, better known as Freak, who go through a journey testing their friendship and loyalty to each other against the forces of evil in life. Max has not had it easy, with his mother being murdered by his father Kenny “Killer” Kane, and he has “never had a brain” (Philbrick 1). These actions and thoughts have left him with no friends and immense grief. Freak has also had a fairly lonely life, being two feet tall with extraordinary intelligence leaving him an outcast. Even into adulthood, people like to isolate others due to appearance or behavior. Loretta Lee, a woman the boys meet on a quest and also an old friend of Kenny Kane, is a perfect example, as she is judged by her looks and the way she can act. Despite their looks or behavior, all of these characters have the best intentions and enormous hearts, and are living a quality life, proving that just because someone is different, does not mean they are not of the same worth as everyone else.

First of all,Max and Freak have differences. Max is an anti-social and does not like to interact with people ( i’m still living in my basement Philbrick 5). Freak likes adventures and likes to interact and learn (then die earthling die!!!! Philbrick 1). He loves to create adventures. Max is anti-social and does not like to interact or talk until Freak came along.

In The Book, Freak The Mighty Rodman Philbrick discusses how friendship is a big part of this book, and how Freak and Max's friendship have created and inseparable strong connection, and have made them stronger. This story is also a very touching, and it really shows how they have an amazing friendship.

Freak the Mighty the book and the Mighty the movie have many similarities. Both stories have the exact same characters and plot. In the beginning they were both tyrannized. They eventually found friendship in each other. Freak and Max went on quests daily. Freak would wake Max up and proclaim that there are fair maidens to save and Dragons to slay. In both tales they had horrid encounters with blade and his gang. In one they ended up escaping into a mildew pond. One main event that occurred in both stories was when Max put

The theme of the book Freak The Mighty, Is to not be afraid to be friends with someone just because they are different. In the book Freak The Mighty, Max Says, ¨I never had a brain until Freak came along¨ (Philbrick 1). This relates to the theme because Max had seen Freak at daycare and thought he was weird. But, later in the book they become really good friends and Freak teaches Max a lot of things. Another example is when Max says, ¨I'm thinking woah!

Freaks death was a really a main part of the story, and the movie. In the book Freak is in a hospital bed, and Max is in the waiting room of the hospital when Freak dies, and Max starts running and breaking windows to get to Freak. In the movie an ambulance comes and gets Freak, and Max starts

“I’ll just skip one more meal” is a quote many people say, but heard by few. I’ve heard it almost my whole life. This disease is rarely mentioned, and looked at as a joke. So ridiculously toxic, it can tear families apart. I know this from firsthand experience, and so does Furious Pete.

However after kids were continuing to read the book the libraries and parents decided that it was not as bad as the originally thought. The movie which was released in 2009 also had some mixed reviews with some saying that it was not for young kids and that it differs a lot from the original book. There are many similarities and differences between the movie and the book. The first one being that in the movie the main character Max has a Mom which plays a big role in why he runs away.

Nicholas Ray’s Bigger Than Life is a story of an American family man who tries to have it all and fails because of his addiction. In an effort to visually portray this, Ray largely abandons conventional Cinemascope practices and tends to revert to the paradigms of the Academy ratio. Rather than using Cinemascope to highlight spectacle, Ray films a small family melodrama. Instead of splitting the screen into thirds and adjusting the mise-en-scène to visually fill up the screen, Ray uses close-ups, single-person shots, and symmetry. He frequently divides the screen in two at the center, essentially treating each side as an Academy ratio film. Since Ray focuses less on ‘clotheslining’ actors, he is able to bring the audience closer to understand the psychology of Ed Avery (and physcially closer to him than most Cinemascope films would go). The sequence towards the end of film is of paramount importance—Ray takes the tension, anger, cruelty, and derangement that has been building throughout the film and raises it to a high enough level that Ed is willing to kill his own son. To get this across, Ray uses composition to show Ed as isolated, sinister, and dangerous. Two of the scenes in particular from the sequence deviate from his regular techniques, as he stages the family in a single frame to highlight the growing distance between them all. Throughout the film, Ray used close-ups to show Ed’s mental state; in this sequence, Ray largely abandons that technique—Ed’s state-of-mind