Anticipation. Longing. Disappointment. Gary Sinise falls short on his attempt to bring an amazing classic novel to life. In the movie everything is not clear and it rushes through scenes. On the other hand in the book you understand not only who they are but what they are feeling and this causes you to feel emotion.
The first scene in the movie Of Mice and Men is a semi action packed scene in which Lennie and George are being chased by people on horseback with guns. The scene is only semi action packed because there is actually no fighting in the scene. The scene also leaves you with suspense because you want to know what they did and why they are chasing them. Even though this scene isn’t completely action packed it is probably the most …show more content…
The whole book in which the movie is based on is all about George and Lennie trying to earn enough money to buy there own land. Owning this land is what they dream about, that is why it is there American Dream. The book shows how hard it is to achieve the American Dream because George and Lennie have been to multiple ranches trying to earn enough money and even when there is a real possibility that they could actually buy the land someone happens and the dream completely escapes their grasps. Some of the other themes in the movie and book is loyalty and friendship. These are important ideas because the the movie tests the loyalty and friendship that both Lennie and George have with each other. Loyalty is not just tested with George and Lennie, it is also tested between the relationship between Curley and Curley’s wife because Curley’s wife doesn’t really love Curley, and she is mad at him because she could have been in the movies and been famous. Friendship is also a big part of the people working on the ranch including George, Lennie, Candy, Slim, Curley, Carlson, Whitt, and Crooks. Friendship is important for these people because they work together and it is important that they can work well …show more content…
The way that John Malkovich portrays Lennie in the movie is sort of delayed because he cannot react fast enough when he is told something. Also he is portrayed as having a child like mind. Also the way that Gary Sinise portrays George shows that George is forgiving because of all the times Lennie messed up he still cares for him, also George is smart, and friendly. George doesn’t go anywhere looking for trouble, all he wants is to earn enough money to buy the land with Lennie. The way Casey Siemaszko portrays Curley shows that Curley likes causing trouble and being a nuisance to others because he can’t get in trouble but the other people can. Also he shows how Curley is paranoid about his wife getting into it with other workers on the ranch, and this causes him to have anger problems in which he takes out on people that are bigger than him because he knows that they can’t hurt him but he can hurt them. This causes problems for the people on the ranch because that makes them angry at
The first scene in the movie Of Mice and Men is a semi action packed scene in which Lennie and George are being chased by people on horseback with guns. The scene is only semi action packed because there is actually no fighting in the scene. The scene also leaves you with suspense because you want to know what they did and why they are chasing them. Even though this scene isn’t completely action packed it is probably the most …show more content…
The whole book in which the movie is based on is all about George and Lennie trying to earn enough money to buy there own land. Owning this land is what they dream about, that is why it is there American Dream. The book shows how hard it is to achieve the American Dream because George and Lennie have been to multiple ranches trying to earn enough money and even when there is a real possibility that they could actually buy the land someone happens and the dream completely escapes their grasps. Some of the other themes in the movie and book is loyalty and friendship. These are important ideas because the the movie tests the loyalty and friendship that both Lennie and George have with each other. Loyalty is not just tested with George and Lennie, it is also tested between the relationship between Curley and Curley’s wife because Curley’s wife doesn’t really love Curley, and she is mad at him because she could have been in the movies and been famous. Friendship is also a big part of the people working on the ranch including George, Lennie, Candy, Slim, Curley, Carlson, Whitt, and Crooks. Friendship is important for these people because they work together and it is important that they can work well …show more content…
The way that John Malkovich portrays Lennie in the movie is sort of delayed because he cannot react fast enough when he is told something. Also he is portrayed as having a child like mind. Also the way that Gary Sinise portrays George shows that George is forgiving because of all the times Lennie messed up he still cares for him, also George is smart, and friendly. George doesn’t go anywhere looking for trouble, all he wants is to earn enough money to buy the land with Lennie. The way Casey Siemaszko portrays Curley shows that Curley likes causing trouble and being a nuisance to others because he can’t get in trouble but the other people can. Also he shows how Curley is paranoid about his wife getting into it with other workers on the ranch, and this causes him to have anger problems in which he takes out on people that are bigger than him because he knows that they can’t hurt him but he can hurt them. This causes problems for the people on the ranch because that makes them angry at