Footloose: Movie Analysis

In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Ponyboy Curtis, a member of a gang called the “greasers” is leaving the movie theater when a group of Socs, short for social, jumps him and Two-Bit along with Johnny while walking Cherry and Marcia home. The two girls agreed to go with them if they don’t fight. Ponyboy and Johnny get to the lot and fall asleep, and don’t wake until 2 o’clock in the morning. When Ponyboy gets home his brothers, Sodapop and Darry, are very worried. Darry and Pony get in a fight and Soda tries to stand up for Pony, but Darry doesn’t like it. Darry slaps Ponyboy, and after soon regrets it because Pony runs out and tells Johnny that they’re running away. Once they get to where they want to go the same Socs that tried to jump them earlier go at them again, and Johnny kills one, Pony and

When we see a puppy we cherish those bitter moments where they are learning how to walk or experimenting with their barks. This is the same to when we are children. We tend to try new things and believe in old legacies. In the movie The Sandlot directed and written by David M. Evans (1993) and Sandlot 2 (2005) who was as well directed and written by David M. Evan. Both 1993 classic and the sequel presented themes such as friendships, gender, taking risks and acceptance. It’s easy to pin point the difference but in reality they share common themes which includes life lessons. Despite the difference in the years and the actors both the classic and sequel has common themes that can be applied to situations now in day. When we compare and contrast

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baum and The Wizard of Oz directed by Victor Fleming has many differences even though they are based on the same story. In the book, Dorothy actually goes to the Land of Oz; however, in the film it was all just a dream. The second way they are different is Dorothy purposely threw water at the Wicked Witch of the West; however, in the film she was putting out a fire on Scarecrow. In the book Oz gave a brain, a heart, and courage, yet in the film he gave a Th.D, a medal of courage, and a heart clock. In the book and the film the setting and mood are very different, which makes the film come alive.

The epic The Odyssey and the movie O Brother, Where Art Though has similar events and characters. Both the poem and the film seem to have characters that have the same qualities or roles. They also have some events that are similar, such as Big Dan T’s death by the burning cross and Polyphemus loses his vision by the flaming spear.

The similarities are even in the beginning. Winnie is living with her grandma and mother in both. She meets Jesse at the tree and watches him drink from the spring. Treegap seems alike in both the movie and book. Mae is nice in both. In both Angus talks to Winnie about how life is like a wheel and his family is stuck in one spot and he wishes his family could get back of the wheel. The Man in the Yellow Suit went to the Touch Me Not Cottage to tell the Fosters that he would help find winnie in exchange for the woods that the spring is within.

Is there ever a time that a movie is the same as the book? Well not in The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin which the GLMS sixth grade students read and watched. But in most movies based of of books a lot of key details are left out. The students tried to figure out who murdered Sam Westing. The Westing Game movie and novel contain many similarities and differences that are worth noting.

Some the similarities in the book and the movie was the characters. They all had the same names and all had the same role. The movie ended just like the book did. The town and the time period was all the same. It was a small town of Salem and it was based on the 17th century. The story was all the same and they had hanged everyone that died in

The differences are very great in number just like most movies and books. In the movie, Lily doesn’t seem as depressed as she is

The Grinch who stole Christmas is one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books and one of my favorite Christmas movies. I found 3 things similar to one another in the book and the movie which had the Grinch who hated Christmas, the Who’s who loved Christmas, and the Grinch stole all of the presents and food. One identical thing I found in the movie and book was that the Grinch hated Christmas. If they didn’t put the Grinch’s hate for Christmas in both the book and, he would have no reason to steal Christmas and it wouldn’t have been a very good movie. The second comparison between the book and the movie was Who’s love for Christmas. This is very important because the it is the Who’s love for Christmas that causes the Grinch's hate for

Freak the Mighty and The Mighty had many similarities and differences. The book and the movie were both the same, but had many differences. There are many ways to find similarities and differences on Freak the Mighty and The Mighty. Both Kevin and Max were loners and both found friendship in each other.

Also another reason why theyŕe different is because the song is more planned out but the quote he just said he didn't plan it out or anything.

Both characters have similarities and differences. Some of the differences are: Concha stood on a fire ant hill. Janet was trying to get on the baseball team. Some similarities are: they both were at a park, were brave, and stood up for themselfs.

In the movie, The Breakfast Club, five high school students spend their Saturday detention together. The popular girl Claire Standish, the athlete Andrew Clark, the nerd Brian Johnson, the outcast Allison Reynolds, and the rebellious delinquent John Bender must put aside their differences to survive their detention with their assistant principal, Mr. Vernon. While in detention, they are told to write about “who they really are” in one thousand words. Throughout the day, they reveal their struggles involving their cliques and their home lives. As the movie progresses, the audience finds out the reason each teen is in detention which brings up a discussion about who they really are. They find out that even though they seem very different on the

O Brother Where Art Thou? is a film that will take you on a perilous journey with Ulysses Everett McGill and his simpleminded cohorts. This film may be set amidst the early 1930’s Great Depression era, but it still has a Homer’s Odyssey feel to it. Down in the dusty and highly racial south, Everett recruits a couple of dimwitted convicts, Pete Hogwallop and Delmar O’Donnell, to help him retrieve his lost treasure and make it back home before his wife marries another suitor. These three convicts manage to stay one step ahead of the law while finding themselves in all sorts of trouble. It was nominated for 35 other awards, one of which was for best screenwriting. Released in December of 2000, this film won 7 awards, some of which for best soundtrack and score, album of the year, as well as best cinematography.

Social differences can play a huge role in Hollywood with the development of films that are being produced. These differences was also spark the production of a film remake. Ocean 's 11 (1960) and Ocean 's Eleven (2001) is an example that falls into this category. Both films share an underlying social problem that was shown to be a reoccurring issue that can be related to the time it is made and reproduced.