Film adaptation

into a film in the year 1944. This film brought in over $5.7 million in gross net, changed how Hollywood censored films and shaped the path for numerous controversial films to soon be produced. Although Double Indemnity left its impact, the strict Production Code prevented the film adaptation from reaching the full potential sent forth by the book. In her book, Blackout, film noir critic Sheri Chinen Biesen explains how the Motion Picture Production Code held little power over the films…

Often when adapting from a play into a movie, screenwriters choose to take a different approach to the narrative configuration of the work. Due to this, certain elements of the film and theater adaptations may present differentiations in meanings or themes. An example can be seen between the screen and stage versions of Six Degrees of Separation [1993]. Both are inspired by the true story of David Hampton, a young con artist who was able to convince elite Upper East Siders to open their homes to…

The film adaptation of The Pit and The Pendulum, and the story itself are similar although they have different storylines. Roger Corman portrayed similar content in his film as Edgar Allen Poe did in his story. The mood, characterization, and tone was what made the two alike. The Roger Corman film adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s Story, “The Pit and the Pendulum” is artistically valid even though the film’s story line bares little resemblance to the original work. The mood in Poe’s story was…

known among people who have never studied Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s work has been around for hundreds of years and many films has are adaptations of his works. Macbeth is tragicomedy play that’s about of a general named Macbeth who gains and loses power; which ultimately leads to his death (“Mr. William Shakespeare and the internet”). The most well known adaption is a Japanese film named Throne of Blood (Akira Kurosawa, 1957) (“Throne of Blood (1957”).…

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 are portrayed is one of the major differences between the films. Whereas Daisy is melodramatic and weak in the 1974 version,…

However, there is one important idea that the millennial generation is looking for in media forms: progress. The millennial generation is excited by the sound of change in the world, causing companies to alter their products to suit this need. The film industry, specifically,…

The film adaption of The Diving Bell and The Butterfly is an inspiring movie about the story of Jean Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke that leads to him being paralysed from head to toe. The film adaption of the book written by Jean-Dominique Bauby accurately depicts who Jean-Dominique Bauby was, settings, and his love life.The film used flashbacks, imagery, and portraying the portrayal of Bauby as man who was coming to terms with his condition. The use of flashbacks in the beginning and…

The Hound of the Baskervilles 2002 Film Adaptation: A Crime or Sublime? There have been a multitude of films made into novels because of their lasting impression on society as a whole, especially on young and mature audiences. The extraordinary list of novels remade into movies contains critically-acclaimed plots, such as The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, part of The Hunger Games series; the Sea of Monsters, part of the Percy Jackson series; and it would be daft not to mention Harry Potter…

portrayed in film, directors ranging from extremely figurative to literal adaptations of the Gospel narratives. These adaptations have not been without controversy, as religion and creative license are not always well received. This paper will examine significant adaptions of Jesus’s life through silent movies such as The King of Kings, musicals such as Godspell and controversial interpretations such as The Last Temptation of the Christ. While the adaption of Jesus’s life to film is a…

War Horse: From the Book to the Play to the Film There are several challenges a film can face when it is adapted from a written piece. Whilst some critics will defend that film adaptation tend to vary several aspects of a story, others, may object there are techniques, which help to recreate and maintain the plot alive within audio-visual frameworks. This paper will discuss two of the main difficulties of adapting War Horse and the different methods that were used in the pursuance of visual…