It is very common to see a movie that has arisen from a famous novel, but
there are some major differences seen when the transition from paper to
screen takes place. The director of a movie has to try and fit a complete
novel into an hour an a half to three our movie. Sometimes this adaptation
works very well and the same points can be found if you read the book or
watch the movie, but sometimes it does not work and some very major points
and circumstances can be lost. In the World According to Garp the director
George Roy Hill did a good job in fitting the major parts of the novel into
the big screen adaptation.
The movie, although a flop in the box office, received great reviews.
One reviewer remarks, "The film
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After
this happens Ellen James begins to have women followers who cut out their own
tongues in protest of what has happened to the small girl. Throughout the
book we are introduced to many of these protesting women, "the Ellen
Jamsians". T.S. Garp actually ends up adopting Ellen toward the end of the
novel. When the movie introduces Ellen James it does it through a letter
written from her to Garp and we never actually see who she is. This is a
very common thing to do when transferring the writing to the main screen,
when the director can't show all characters because of time restraint. If
George Roy Hill had tried to bring in Ellen James as a major character he
would have sacrificed a great amount of valuable time.
Time is not the only limiting factor when making a movie out of a novel.
Another main reason for changing a part of the novel for the movie is income
problems. In the movie version of The World According to Garp the director
chooses to change the setting of a scene from the book. Garp and his mother
travel to Europe in the novel, but when brought to the movie they go to New
York. The one problem with this change is that the main point of going to
Europe is lost. When Garp and his mother choose to travel abroad they do so
for cultural sake. They both plan to write a novel and want to learn more
about the world before
The historical time period was also changed from the book to the movie, as was the time of summer in which the story
Sometimes in movie production a film is developed from a piece of literature. Directors will use the plot of a book either to create a unique movie, or to give the audience a chance to see what their favorite book is like when acted out on the screen. Willa Cather's "Paul's Case" is a good example of a work adapted to video. The movie has slight differences from the book, but the director Lamont Johnson follows the original closely.
are only four different scenes in the entire novel. Chapter one is set at the
When a movie comes out made after a specific novel, the screenplay eliminates most of these minute differences. For example, the letters in the beginning of the novel were depicted as high action scenes rather than in letter format.
I'm writing to you in hope the you take into consideration, turning the novel Matched by Ally Condie, into a film. I am providing you with the background of the novel, and important details needed to decide whether or not, this novel should be a film.
When adapting a lengthy novel into a film, directors find it rather onerous to include all the details from the original. Ford was presented with the same obstacle during the production of his film. Due to such occurrences, rather than creating a six-hour film, the only recourse was to desert certain material. As seen in The Grapes of Wrath, the scenes followed the same scheme as the novel, but a number of happenings were left absent from the film. This editing, as described in Shared Class Files, “can compress time or extend time.” Ford’s adaptation deleted Steinbeck’s interchapters and animal scenes from the production. Ma’s prominent speech of man was an addition and a divergent ending was even incorporated for the refashioned story in the film. Although the movements, removal and alterations of these segments allow the production to maintain the same subject, the primary messages, themes, and focus points undergo similar adjustments alongside the scenes.
There are other significant similarities between the movie and the book, so if I overlooked or forgot any extremely crucial points, forgive me.
Another striking difference between the movie and the book is how the movie combines and changes both scenes where
The discussion of wether film adaptations are better than their novels is ongoing. Khaled Hosseni’s “The Kite Runner” was a New York Times bestseller that was better than the film made for it. Films have time constraints as a long novels must be fit within a 1-2 hour time frame. They have production issues as some scenes from the book are inappropriate for all viewers. Movies also need to target a range of audiences to become blockbuster hits, whereas, novels do not. Although directors strive to make novel-based films as closely related to the books as possible, inevitable distinctions continue to exist.
Producing a film based on a novel limits the director’s to focus on fewer themes.
First, the plots and secret meaning stored in the book cannot easily be portrayed in a movie. An important plot in the book would be the power of
Over the years, there have been many great movies filmed that have received critical acclaim and awards. Of those movies, the ones that have received the most acclaim and awards are the movies based on praised books. When adapting a book to the big screen, it can be a challenging process because either the viewers love the movies take on the book, or they absolutely hate it. It is important for these movies to have a solid fan base from before the movies release to ensure success. Another factor that is important in success for these movies is doing the book justice in the transfer from paper to the big screen. Book nerds everywhere love and will praise a movie based off their favorite book that is well made. This year, there have been many
Who could have ever imagined that Thomas Edison's invention of the Kinetoscope would develop into the booming industry of Hollywood? Furthermore who could have imagined books of all genres coming to life on the big screen? When novels or books become movies, both formats offer a great source of entertainment for the reader or viewer. However, there are some key differences between the two. Both books and their movie counterparts differ in the amount of time it takes to complete each form of entertainment, the amount of detail involved in the storytelling, and the level of imagination the reader or viewer is engaged in.
Altering a script from a book to film version is essential to successfully conveying the intended message to a modern audience. The film industry has a longstanding dependence on the literary world to provide great content that can be adapted to feature films. In many cases, the book and film have slight differences such as trimming the dialogue or updating settings to suit the era of the film. During the adaptation process, screenwriters get numerous suggestions from film directors and they incorporate such changes so the film can resonate with the target audience. Directors typically operate on budgets provided as loans and the
From my point of view, novels are a great topic when it comes to shoot, even more provided they are some sort of well-known authors’ brilliant masterpieces. One might derive a lot of pleasure just from seeing his or her favourite novel running on the screen. After all, it is the director’s thrilling mind that adds uniqueness and a pure vision to what the novel is about. Not only is the plot transfigured so that it fits the creators’ minds, but also it may take the watcher’s effort to imagine another perspective to the initial meaning she or he has attributed to it.