To call the movie "Up in the Air" dirrected by Jason Reitman, and the book
Up in the Air" by Walter Kirn the same would be like comparing diffrent languagues. First and foremost, the book and movie are speaking to two diffrent audiences. The book, written in 2001, and the movie, produced in 2009. Both mediums offer the same "general background" as far as plot wise, however there are major diffrences in the delivery systems of the plot. The book paints Ryan as a self satisfied almost narcicist who flies around the country firing people for larger corperations. The movie, in which he has the same job, paints him as a hopeless romantic living in Airworld. There are many more diffrences between the movie and the book, which leads one to believe that the diffrences between movies and books are always there. Could this be because of the time constraints, or simply because most movies are made a long time after the book, in which case, most movies are speaking to diffrent audiences.
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Great start to your paper! There are huge differences throughout the book and in Ryan himself. How you described Ryan in the book and movie are exactly how I feel he is. I also agree with you that it could be different because of the time difference in the book and movie.
ReplyDeleteWow, I really like your post. How you describe Ryan it's truly great and prefect. How you describe the difference between the book and movie is great too totally spot on.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely. Your opening paragraph is right on. It was also written well and kept my attention.I agree also that books turned to movies end up being somewhat different. This happened to be alot different. I would have to say I enjoyed the movie better than the book, I found the book to be a dull read. But the movie seemed to keep my attention more. Overall great job, and start to the essay.
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