“The only mortal sin is giving up.” -Stephen King. This quote is the ultimate representation for the odyssey of the boys. Was their quest really for the body? Or was there something else that drove them when things looked their worst? Stephen King’s “The Body” is about the perils that a 4 boys go through to find the dead body of Ray Brower, a boy who was supposedly struck by a train and had been missing for days. On their journey, they discover much more. Originally written as a short story, it was later adapted into a movie “Stand by me”. Rob Reiner, the director, said he felt so passionate about the film because it was “like a trip down memory lane”, “It was a coming of age for me, as a director.” This shows the importance of the movie
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Homage is “special honor or respect shown publicly”. Some of the aspects that were kept the same were Teddy’s background and physical disabilities. Teddy’s father is a troubled war vet who abused Teddy to the point of pressing his face to a grill and seriously damaging his hearing. Besides this, Teddy takes a vehement amount of pride in what his father did in the war. Teddy has aspirations of his own in the military, as well. To show this pride he takes in his father, both the book and movie show how defensive he gets when someone questions his father’s heroic actions. Milo, the junkyard owner strikes a chord with Teddy and calls his dad a loony, causing Teddy to really break down. In the end, they have to control Teddy and walk away from the junkyard. Teddy ends up breaking down. Another thing they kept the same was Chris’s leadership. Besides the fact that he is the biggest, his leadership is earned because of how well equipped he is. Tying back with Teddy breaking down, Chris is the first to comfort him and talk him out of his rut. Encouraging and reinforcing that Milo, or more specifically, a bald old pile of shit, doesn’t know anything about what his dad did. In conclusion, Reiner did a tremendous job in showing that roots are important. Marco Pierre White said “A tree without roots is just a piece of wood.” Reiner knows the importance of homage as how the movie is based on the book. Besides the fact that even Stephen King approved of his changes, the changes work. They help tell a deeper story in a journey shrouded with mystery, whether it be what's ahead, or whether they’ll even
Homage is “special honor or respect shown publicly”. Some of the aspects that were kept the same were Teddy’s background and physical disabilities. Teddy’s father is a troubled war vet who abused Teddy to the point of pressing his face to a grill and seriously damaging his hearing. Besides this, Teddy takes a vehement amount of pride in what his father did in the war. Teddy has aspirations of his own in the military, as well. To show this pride he takes in his father, both the book and movie show how defensive he gets when someone questions his father’s heroic actions. Milo, the junkyard owner strikes a chord with Teddy and calls his dad a loony, causing Teddy to really break down. In the end, they have to control Teddy and walk away from the junkyard. Teddy ends up breaking down. Another thing they kept the same was Chris’s leadership. Besides the fact that he is the biggest, his leadership is earned because of how well equipped he is. Tying back with Teddy breaking down, Chris is the first to comfort him and talk him out of his rut. Encouraging and reinforcing that Milo, or more specifically, a bald old pile of shit, doesn’t know anything about what his dad did. In conclusion, Reiner did a tremendous job in showing that roots are important. Marco Pierre White said “A tree without roots is just a piece of wood.” Reiner knows the importance of homage as how the movie is based on the book. Besides the fact that even Stephen King approved of his changes, the changes work. They help tell a deeper story in a journey shrouded with mystery, whether it be what's ahead, or whether they’ll even