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The story of beowulf was originally only about the fight and difference between good and evil, as well as the stages of common life. But to keep the same basic story interesting for a modern viewing audience, Hollywood had to make some changes. Weather the changes too dramatically changed the story is debatable, but they both have the same main idea. The story of Beowulf was changed in the animated version to better fit the more complex interests of modern society including all good as some evil…

Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange is well discussed in the fourth chapter. Anthony Burgess, the British novelist is considered to be one of the newest and most talented of the younger British writers. Many critics have rated his novel A Clockwork Orange as one of Burgess' most brilliant achievements. The ability of an individual to make moral choices is the major theme of A Clockwork Orange. The society presented by Burgess deals with experiments and behaviour modification techniques on…

“Ano ang hindi mo gagawin para sa kanya?” a tagline from the movie entitled Honor Thy Father. This tagline means “what can you not do for him?” which is a really a rhetorical question when it pertains to your family. Honor thy Father is a Filipino film with a genre of crime, drama and thriller. It was mainly all about a family that wants to get by to their lives and lately experienced lots of tragedy as they entered the ponzi scheme that is owned by the father of Edgar’s (Cruz) wife, Kaye…

Divergent is a novel written by Veronica Roth. The novel was later adapted into a film, even though it had some differences compared to the book. The setting is Chicago. The story is about a girl named Beatrice ‘Tris’ Prior who lives in a faction where the members are selfless, the Abnegation faction. She feels like she does not fit in her faction with her family and as the Choosing Ceremony approaches, she must choose if she leaves or stays in that faction. She finally decides to leave and…

this film as well as Lighting to establish the atmosphere of each scene. Del Toro uses Disobedience as a theme for this film, The main character Ofelia, disobeys almost every authority present in the film, The rebels present in the military conflict of the film disobey the spanish dictatorship, even the narrative structure of the film itself disobeys the established formula of Hollywood movies. The costumes have been meticulously designed to truthfully represent the time and setting of the film,…

out of it. This results in sequels of varying quality which may sour some opinions of the original film. Fortunately, this is not the case with Pixar’s beloved Toy Story franchise. Both sequels add a new spin on the story of toys who have a life of their own when humans cannot see them. In particular, Toy Story 3 deals with themes of growing up and moving on from loved ones. To underscore this film, Pixar once again brought on famous satirist Randy Newman. Composer Biography Born on November…

The Native Son “Was what he had heard about rich white people really true? Was he going to work for people like you saw in the movies…”. In book one Bigger sits in a movie and imagines what it will be like when he does to work for Mr. Dalton. Bigger has no relationship or understanding of white people except for what he sees in movies. Same goes for how white people see blacks, as savages. Richard Wright published the book Native Son in 1940 with the purpose of expressing the continuous…

If you watch O Brother, Where Art Thou without having read The Odyssey, you will assume it’s any other movie, with some unique elements that were oddly added in. Although, if you read the book before or after watching the movie, a lot of those random elements will make sense. These stories tell of two long and hard journeys home, that have obstacles and dangers that must be overcome. While there are many differences between the book and the movie, they also have many similarities. Both stories…

According to the article, The Cobra: Inside A Movie Maker’s Playbook by T. Friend posters, billboards, and newspaper advertising is known to be the 15 seconds to grab the consumer's’ attention, in this case, was using the well-known actors in the film. Thus led to the…

The key to reboot success is 'casting' and it seems that the studio behind the new Baywatch reboot got that message. First, Zac Efron and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson were cast in the lead roles. Now, they're screen-testing some of the most buzzed-about young actresses in Hollywood for the female lead. Although no one can take over for Pamela Anderson and Yasmine Bleeth — but Paramount is sure going to try. According to Deadline: Alexandra Daddario, Pretty Little Liars‘ star, Ashley Benson, The…