Novels adapted into films

Chapter 4: Narrative Techniques in the Novels and the Films This study deals almost entirely with films derived from canonical novels. The novels chosen for the purpose of this research originate from varied parts of the world. One notices that they differ in their origin as well as the time period. Even though the novels are all chosen carefully from the best works of twentieth century, they have emerged at different points in time through the modern age. The places of origin differ too. One…

The Great Gatsby is a novel written in 1925 by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in 1922, the describes the short lived affair of Jay Gatsby and the narrator’s cousin, Daisy. This book was adapted into a film in 197 and later adapted into another in 2013. Though they are based on the same book they have many differences, such as the character portrayal and the level of extravagance in each film. They also had few similarities, such as the length of the film and the overall plot. The way the characters…

The film has to its credit 11 Oscar awards, one of which is the coveted “Best Director” award. Fidelity to the original has always been the question or issue that dominates the viewing of the adaptation, leaving the adaptation in the shadow of the original…

In many instances and in many ways, novels and stories have made the great leap from page to film. The sheer number of books being converted and adapted into movies has been steadily increasing for quite some time. And there are times, more often than not, where the recreation is mocked and criticised for being less than the original. This is where an interesting novel comes in, the science fiction adventure, Jurassic Park. Jurassic Park was written by Michael Crichton in november of 1990. The…

George Orwell’s novel 1984 has been remixed, adapted, and transformed through time in many different ways and for many different reasons. The strength of the primary message of the dangers of conformity in the novel is what drives people to keep making it relevant and stressing the idea of a good versus a common evil in many different mediums. Remixes are meant to be seen as a creative and innovative in which someone builds off of someone else and shapes an existing work into something new and…

The Borrowers by Mary Norton is a classic novel that does not get dated with time. “Marcus Crouch comments that, ‘of all the winners of the Carnegie Medal [awarded annually by the British Library Association to the best children's novel of the preceding year], it is the one book of unquestioned, timeless genius’” (Stott). The Borrowers was published in 1952 has continued to be read throughout the following years. This book is still in print and is still being read even sixty years after it was…

Adaptation in film industry has not received much attention in the past. Rarely has the issue of adaptation been covered in such a way. Andrew’s attempt to approach this complex issue is simply to show adamant scholars that it is possible to adapt literary works. Looking at the article’s title, one would never assume its overall aim. It was first published in 1984 in Concepts in Film Theory. From the very outset, Dudley Andrew probes the mysteries surrounding the loose use of the term…

The Novel, My Antonia, which is written by Will Cather, tells a story about immigration and relationships in Nebraska. The whole story is told from Jim Burton’s aspect, who is the main character. Antonia Shimerda, another main character in the story, moves from Bohemia to Nebraska with her family. She is Jimmy’s best friend, and they both play an important part in each others lives. Their relationship and growth are presented in the book. This novel was adapted into a film in 1995, which is also…

background about each one of them. He mentions many examples, and I'm interested in Valjean character because he is the most famous character in this novel. Fernie focuses on him more than the others, he gives many numbers of examples of Valjean's heroism. This article is useful and full of information that contribute to my understanding of the novel story. Dudek, Duane. "Hollywood does Injustice to 'Les Miserables'."…

reflection of the real life. It can describe the events in our life, and also contains the stratification which indicates that literature and society is closely related because literature expresses the situations and problems existing in society. Novels tell stories, which are typically defined as a series of events described in a sequence. It has theme, plot, character, point of view, and setting. Theme is the main part of the story and setting is when or where the story takes place. Plot is…