Adaptation

Scrooged, an irrefutable 90’s film about a cynical, sarcastic, and terribly witty Frank Cross deals with the turmoil of life and death in a breaking-the-fourth-wall film adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Scrooged is an interesting adaptation, compared to the usual animated family-friendly films that pay homage to the Christmas spirit. This film is not only different than the run of the mill film that copies the novel word for word, it also carries the darker tones of the classic Charles Dickens…

is important to note that the audience for this grant is one that is critiquing the author's proposal, the author needs to convince the audience that her work is something they should invest in because it will yield important results. There is no adaptation of the information because the authors goal is to explain the plan and importance of her work in the most straightforward and concise way that she can. At this point, it is not really the technical parts that matter the most but both the…

What is superhero fiction? Superhero fiction is a genre mainly originating in and most common to American comic books, though it has expanded into other media through adaptations and original works. The form is a type of speculative fiction examining the adventures of costumed crime fighters known as superheroes, who often possess superhuman powers and battle similarly powered criminals that we like to call villains. Occasionally, this type of fiction is referred to as superhuman or…

Compare & Contrast: The Lightning Thief The movie, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is supposed to be an adaptation of the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. The Lightning Thief is an award winning novel and the first book in the famed series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The series has sold over forty-five million books worldwide, and gained a very loyal legion of fans. Its popularity led to it being adapted into a huge Hollywood movie. However, with so many…

Harrison conveys his positive warrior energy with actively trying to save the nations people. In both the adaptations and short story, Harrison is self-sacrificing in his ideals and strategically plans ways to present his insight to his people. Harrison can be perceived as having some king archetype because he claims to becoming the emperor in both Vonnegut’s short story and Tuttle’s adaptation. Harrison’s king archetype can be seen as a more of a positive trait since he comes with a benevolent…

Inventions in the 1700s sparked a period known as the Industrial Revolution which has influenced our world today on a global scale. The Artistic Directors of the 2012 London Olympic Games accurately portrayed the Industrial Revolution in the adaptation presented during the Opening Ceremony. This is clear in exploring the transition from an Agrarian society to Industrialisation; overpopulation and the issue of capitalism. The shift from an Agrarian culture to Industrialisation undoubtedly…

Web. This is modern adaptations of Twelfth Night on film. The main film discussed is She’s the Man. Amanda Bynes plays Viola. The scene is at a school. Viola decides to portray her brother to play soccer and to trick a mean girl at her school. This film modernizes Twelfth Night…

Many years and film adaptations have passed since the publishing of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s roaring twenties masterpiece, The Great Gatsby. Director Jack Clayton brought the novel to the big screen in 1974 with Robert Redford playing the title character, while in 2013 Director Baz Luhrmann brought his vision to life, casting Leonardo DiCaprio as the much coveted ‘Gatsby.’ Although fans will find much to appreciate in both directors’ adaptations, Luhrmann’s film will likely be judged by most…

An Adaption Gone Tragically Wrong From ancient times, tragedy has been a key element in successful plays. However, many movie adaptations of these plays have so many added changes and elements that take away from this tragedy that the viewer should feel. This same effect is in the movie adaptation of Shakespeare 's play Macbeth. The director however is unsuccessful in making the viewer sympathize for Macbeth like a true tragedy should. The play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, makes the…

What do you do when you love something so much you have to have it? When you envy someone so much you want to become it? These are the circumstances faced by Tom Ripley in writer-director Anthony Minghella's efficacious adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith’s thriller ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’, writes Freddy Wilkinson Tom Ripley’s character is masterfully created. I would even go as far to say that it is not possible not to root for him in some sense. Not to like him at least not, on some level,…