Steve mcqueen was 43 years old when the film was made. I suspect that thorin will kill azog either in the second movie or the third. Book vs movie matilda the classic book from roald dahl vs the 1996 film adaptation the margos tackle one of the most beloved childrens books of all time by. If book fans dont seem to remember azog the pale orc from the hobbit, theres a good reason for that. The focused reading and viewing guide worksheet is the perfect way to help them concentrate on specific areas as they view the movie. In the extended edition of the movie, thrain is held captive at dol guldur, but in the book he is believed to have died long before the dwarves and bilbo set off for erebor.
He is a whiteskinned orc, known as the pale orc or azog the defiler. Dec 18, 2012 i suspect that thorin will kill azog either in the second movie or the third. For years, i was part of this insanity and was continuously let down by the parts they left out, the characters they dropped, their wrong choice in actors, etc. Watch the movie as a class over multiple class periods. In the movie papillon is 25 years old and looks quite young. Azog was a powerful orc chieftain who claimed rulership over the abandoned dwarvish mines of moria during the third age. Have you read our other tolkien and middleearth questions and answers articles. I dont see the difference between a book and movie in for point 3. Why is the hobbit book better than its movie adaptation. Use this worksheet to compare and contrast any book made into a movie. So many books have been made into movies and its a great opportunity to have your kids compare the differences and similarities between them both. When i saw that a movie had been made, i was nervous but hopeful.
With a book you can describe places that come out of your imagination, which could never become reality no. He actually died almost 150 years before the book begins. But thats a technical and marketing issue not a creative issue. Download a view of the original document or use this version in word to help you plan your unit. It was quite famously rejected by many major publishers because its subject matter was believed to be too advanced for a young audience. In each entry ill be comparing a contemporary novel to its film adaptation. And history teaches us that no matter how faithful or unfaithful a film. Simplify your lesson planning with this printandgo packet. Some of the worksheets displayed are book and movie comparisoncontrast guide, book versus movie, book movie, teacher the movie book, holes educators guide, readers movie theater for the watsons go to birmingham, educators guide, teaching the book overview book summary.
Bookstory movie title flowers for algernon flowers for algernon 2000 characters. This is the first in a series of posts entitled 21st century fiction on screen. Its undeniable that a book original usually blasts its movie version out of the water. Its a book about faith, god, physics, and the fight for good. Book story movie title flowers for algernon flowers for algernon 2000 characters. These events are related by the narrator, gandalf and thorin during the unexpected party at bilbos home. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Comparing a book and film version of a story teaching. A wrinkle in time is a complex, intellectual, and philosophical novel. Kazuo ishiguros 2005 novel never let me go is both an unsettling allegory of systemic oppression, and an intimate portrait of three young people negotiating an impossible living situation. Identify at least three ways the book and the movie are similar and three ways they are different for the setting, characters, plot, and resolution. What is the name of the book it was based on and who is the author.
Consider the role of the orc chieftain azog in the film versus the book. Did they look the way you thought they were going to in the movie. Great for comparing and contrasting and thinking critically about how the movie was made. Thorin is more sympathetic in peter jacksons hobbit than in j. Why people prefer the book to the movie the movie blog.
Ways that the book and movie are the same include characters. Asking students to compare and contrast a movie and the book it is based on is a valuable activity. Free use these two printables after you have read the book and then seen the movie version. As does the fellowship of the ring, this film opens with a prologue. Azog killed thror, thorins grandfather, but its possible he didnt even know who he was. Ways that the book and movie are different include characters. After finishing the final segment of the movie, hand out copies of the double bubble thinking map. Even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. In this book and movie worksheet, students use the labeled venn diagram to compare and contrast the book and the movie called cloudy with a chance of meatballs. Below, six reasons books almost always take the cake.
The crow remains one of my favourite films, which probably says a lot about my teenage years. Why people prefer the book to the movie july 11, 2006 may 27, 2011 john campea 79 comments it is usually inevitable that when a film based on a novel comes out regardless of if people liked the film or not, the first phrase that will usually come out of our mouths is i liked the book better or some sort of variation of that statement. In a movie the character can speak their thoughts all day long in a either in their head, or in monlogue to themselves or to anybody else. Ways that the book and movie are the same include setting.
This is really two questions, but ill try to answer them both. For those who have both read the book and seen the movie, it is pretty much consensus that the book is better than the movie. They should be looking for differences between the book and the movie as they watch. Mar 17, 2012 when i saw that a movie had been made, i was nervous but hopeful. This 2page pdf file includes a blank form and a completed sample to serve as a model for students. It includes questions, charts, a scaffolded compare and contrast essay template, and more. Share your thoughts books are often made into movies. We spoil away the details, uncover the plot points, discuss casting choices and shower with praise or pummel with snark as we see fit.
Moviewise, thorin and fili were killed by the orc azog. The events of the hobbit take place between 2941 to 2942 t. And while we have your attention, please redo bonfire of. This brief guide is intended for secondary school students. But the only difference being a book can be a personal experience while a.
Word document file 34 kb 2 pages product description. I made up this document using several pages on the topic from the web. Book vs movie podcast listen via stitcher for podcasts. The best movies are ones that stick closely with the plot of the source book, and the hobbit movies didnt exactly do that. Jan 18, 2016 so maybe we are just insane, hoping for once they will do the book justice, but maybe this isnt the only reason we are insane. Good ones for this are the harry potter series, holes, the chronicles of narnia series, and where. Dec 11, 2012 even though the movie is coming to theaters on friday, its still a little hard to believe that j. The kids look for similarities and differences between the settings, characters, plot, and the resolution, so the objective of watching the movie is far more than sitting back and being entertained. Best of all, it can be used over and over again with any book that has a movie companion. These events are related by the narrator, gandalf and thorin during the. See more ideas about compare and contrast, books vs movies and the lorax book. Oct 02, 20 its undeniable that a book original usually blasts its movie version out of the water. Images of bookmovie props such as shovels, hats, snakes, etc.
Azog does not appear in the book, although he is mentioned by name in chapter one, an unexpected party. At weathertop, the pack of orcs and wargs that had chased thorins company earlier congregate and discuss their. He became the leader of the goblins of moria and initiated the war of the dwarves and orcs in ta 2790 by beheading king thror, who had come to revisit the ruins of the ancient dwarven kingdom of moria. After students have finished reading the book holes, arrange for a classroom screening. Nov 19, 2015 the debate of which is best, the book or the movie, has been raging for years. Designed for phase 6 of unit 3 of the literacy framework for year 1.
Ways that the book and movie are different include. There are the people that feel they get more of the story from the book and those who wait for the movie to tell them the story. A grid which allows children to compare the characters and setting of a book and film version as well as give their opinion of the different versions. And plot, building writing skills, reading comprehension, story, title and author, writing about characters. We get tickets for the opening night of the movie and then we come out of the theater disappointed.
For a no prep way to have students compare and contrast a book with its movie, check out my book vs. In the book the hobbit azog is little more than just a name. Ask about middle earth azog, bolg, and the line of durin. November marks the release of several movies based on young adult novels, which makes it the perfect time for this kind of study. Azog the week that the new tolkien movie adaptation came out, i quipped on. A part from the fact a movie has shorter run time than a book. The deliberations and activities of the white council are not chronicled in. Then i watched the movie version of the same story. But the only difference being a book can be a personal experience while a film has to be partially a. There was a meeting of the white council to discuss an attack on dol guldur during the events of the hobbit.
Encourage students to take notes during the movie screenings. Unlimited powers a book has unlimited imaginary powers and so does a film. Aibileen gives skeeter a copy of the book signed by everyone in the church and tells her the reverend said skeeter is part of the family. A complete search of the internet has found these results. Azog is played by manu bennett via motioncapture and cg though he was originally intended to be played by conan stevens in a practical costume and makeup.
Add this resource to your lesson plan the next time you read a book and then watch a movie in class. Most people like one or the other, but i think the two complement each other because of the varied stances taken on the main character himself. Showing top 8 worksheets in the category book vs movie. This attack is actually the reason for azog s following explanation about fighting on two fronts. Writing a book is a lot easier than making a movie. Azogs son, bolg, does appear in the hobbit to get revenge, but appears only at the. This attack is actually the reason for azogs following explanation about fighting on two fronts. This article compares the movie and book versions of the accidental prime minister and details how the movie is being used as a tool of propaganda by the government. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. Honestly, this is just one of those book vs movie things.
Describe one way the movie and the book were the same. Find book vs movie lesson plans and teaching resources. Lots of amazing books have been turned into movies, and lots of great movies started life as books, so now its time to decide, which is better for these stories, the books or the movies. The battle of the five armies is one of the first greatest fantasy battles of all time, brought to life by jrr tolkien in his masterpiece, the hobbit, which was the precursor to the lord of the rings. We get excited when they announce that our favorite books are being adapted into movies.
Listen to book vs movie podcast episodes free, on demand. Compare and contrast a book and movie activities teaching. You have to expect differences in book vs movie translations. Interestingly enough, it wasnt until i dropped all expectations that the movie would be like the. Did the setting in the movie look like you had imagined it. Comparing and contrasting the movie and the book nightjohn the young adult novel nightjohn depicts the plight of enslaved africanamericans from the pointofview of an adolescent so that readers can feel as well as learn about the difficulties experienced by slaves in the antebellum south. This will help guide your lesson and allow you to decide which standards are essential. Tolkiens the hobbit will be made into three whole movies. List your ideas in bullet form, and cite evidence from the book and the movie. Azog sends in his ogres in order to destroy the dwarves chariots. Movie into the wild happens to be my favorite book, and also one of my favorite movies. And while we have your attention, please redo bonfire of the vanities asap. In case youre not familiar, into the wild is based on the true story of chris.
The deliberations and activities of the white council are not chronicled in the hobbit. This download includes both print and digital activities. Filmmakers, consider this your cheat sheet for bringing bookbased movies more up to snuff. Watching a movie after reading the book is a wonderful way to encourage students to think critically about how each medium presented roughly the same information. In the movie, the battle of azanulbizar appears in a flashback. The debate of which is best, the book or the movie, has been raging for years.
The book is pretty much always going to be better than the movie. This printable is a simple venn diagram where you can place similarities and differences between the book and the movie. Why is the hobbit movie so different from the book. In the movie, aibileen receives a signed book from the church as seen in the church, where she calls up minnie as well. Cinefix discuss the movie and the comic it was based upon in this months whats the difference.
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