though the movie “Jaws” and the novel have many major difference’s, I think that we can all agree that there is more to the story than a shark killing a bunch of innocent people. In both story’s, Brody, must overcome several more problems than just catching the killer shark. He must overcome Mayor Vaughan and the whole town of amity who does not want the beaches closed, as well as overcome his own fear of the sea to catch the shark and once again make Amity a safe place to live. (Man vs. Society)
Martian vs. Martian There were many differences between the book and movie versions of The Martian. One of the differences was the way the story was told. The book starts out with Mark Watney’s log describing how his crew left him alone on Mars and how he has to try to figure out how to survive. Later on, the author describes how the crew had to leave Watney behind from a third person point of view. On the other hand, the movie is told in chronological order from the time that Watney is deserted
seem to see the title as a simple play on word that characterizes the main topics of the book, but others find the title to be a bit deeper. Throughout the book bees are present in Lily’s life and they seem to influence her decisions and thinking. At the beginning the bees come to her room and leave when she doesn’t notice. For some reason Lily interprets this as a sign that she needs to leave as well. In the book Lily even compares “the secret life of bees” to her own. She appreciates their persistence
Blind Side: Evolution of the Game’ a fact based book by author Michael Lewis. The movie follows the struggle and success of Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) as he transitions from a boy encompassed in the depths of poverty and lower class society, to a mature, successful man aided by a ‘white savior’; the tough-as-nails Southern wife and mother, Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock). Despite the film being perceived as your typical inspirational sports movie, the sporting aspect of it takes the backseat over
“When the culture began to change in the late 1960s — when the old one-liner comics on The Ed Sullivan Show were looking pretty tired and irrelevant to a younger generation experimenting with drugs and protesting the war in Vietnam — George Carlin was the most important stand-up comedian in America.” (Zoglin) Outside of a few exceptions like Lenny Bruce, the concept of comedy (and especially stand-up comedy) used to be far cleaner and more held to societal decency standards than it is today. George