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This is a compare and contrast essay between teh movie and the book To Kill a Mockingbird. Plz edit it beause it's for my english class, which I'm failing with a 26 due too my lack of time to complete projects, and it counts as two test grades.

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How many times have you seen a movie that was based off a book and was completely disappointed? It's typical for movies to be different then the book, due to time, budget, and other miscellaneous reasons, but is that at the expense of a classic everyone ardors? Did the beloved book 'To Kill a Mockingbird' buried in shame by the movie? I'm here to show you that the movie isn't what it's all cracked up to be.
Of course every move has to have it's similarities to the book, but that doesn't mean that it was portrayed correctly. For example; how Jem reacted in court was the same as the book, just less dramatic. It didn't portray well just how desperately Jem believed that Atticus was going to win, In this case it was simply poor acting and directing. Now, what about Dill's complete obsession over "Boo" Radley? Yes, they did show the part of Dill daring Jem to touch the house, and Scout talked about his yarning to know more about "Boo" as she narrated through the movie, but you never really got the full concept of his obsession.
If you read the book you should remember the fight between scout and her cousin, Francis, which never happened in the movie. This section was highly important because it show just how bad it was to defend a Negro; even your own family would shun you. Another huge part in the book that was left out of the movie was when Jem and Scout were walking to the school play and Cecil Jacobs scared them. This too was highly important for when Bob Ewells starts to follow them from the school play. It showed why they weren't completely terrified that someone was following them. They just thought it was Cecil again trying to scare them once more.
Despite all the similarities, good or bad, the difference over powered them. So in all, the book was better then the movie due to the fact the movie left out so many important details and things that were included were not portrayed like in the book.
"One man can repeat another man's words, but it will never hold the same meaning or feelings as before." ~Kay-Chan

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  I would not expect a good grade on this paper, if you handed it in as it is now.
I have just been correcting some grammar and spelling in the text, every correction is marked by [ correction ], so that you can compare with the original
I do not wish to write an English essay for you, but I can give you some pointers on where you go wrong, because you are too vague in you style.

How many times have you seen a movie that was based [on] a book [, which/that] was completely disappointing? It's typical for movies to be different [from] the book, due to time, budget, and other miscellaneous reasons, but is that at the expense of a classic everyone ardors?
This is not getting you anywhere – it is tedious, banal and just a waste of time to write.
Difference due to time: be precise and you could get into the different time aspects, which are interesting. Is it the length of the movie (which has nothing to due with difference or quality!). Is it the told time; the time span presented in the book versus the time span of the story of the movie? Is it the difference in chronology?
I know this is sort of an introduction, but if you could have done without this part (which you could), you should leave it out, or give it something extra.
You might want to just keep it at: “It's typical for movies to be different from the book, but is that at the expense of a classic everyone ardors?
Now you are asking a completely different question! This has to due with the film/movie in its own right. Does it have to bee the book to be good, or does the movie want something different than the book?
Oh, and just consider if it is fair to generalize that everyone adores this book?

Did the beloved book 'To Kill a Mockingbird' [get] buried in shame by the movie?

I'm here to show you that the movie isn't what it's all cracked up to be.
This wording is inappropriate in comparison to the rest of the text – this is a change of style, and just sends the signal that you are not aware of your own style.
Of course every move has to have [its (this is not ‘it is’)] similarities to the book, but that doesn't mean that it was portrayed correctly. For example [:] how Jem reacted in court was the same as [in/that of] the book, just less dramatic. It didn't portray, [] just how desperately Jem believed that Atticus was going to win, well enough.
Now you have to answer what made this a less strong portrayal of Jem. What sets the movie and the book apart, and in the portrayal of Jen, what important aspect do we not get from the movie [.] In this case it was simply poor acting and directing.
The problem is that you make a statement, but do not sonnect it to an argument – that be emotional or rational.
[New line] Now, what about Dill's complete obsession over "Boo" Radley? Yes, they did show the part of Dill daring Jem to touch the house, and Scout talked about his yarning to know more about "Boo" as she narrated through the movie, but you never really got the full concept of his obsession.
Again, just a couple of lines, demonstrating where the difference is – not just the statement that it is there.

If you read the book you should remember the fight between scout and her cousin, Francis, which never happened in the movie. This section was highly important because it show just how bad it was to defend a Negro; even your own family would shun you. Another huge part in the book that was left out of the movie was when Jem and Scout were walking to the school play and Cecil Jacobs scared them. This too was highly important for when Bob Ewells starts to follow them from the school play. It showed why they weren't completely terrified that someone was following them. They just thought it was Cecil again trying to scare them once more.
This is good – you actually tell why it should have been in the movie!

Despite all the similarities, good or bad, the difference[s] [overpower] them. So in all, the book was better then the movie due to the fact the movie left out so many important details and things that were included were not portrayed like in the book.
Something which you have not even considered is, if the movie wants to tell the exact same story as the book. You can conclude (or at least state that you think it is so) it tries to do this, based on that you can say that the movie is a disappointment.
Now consider if it is the viewer/you who is the problem. If you watch a movie ‘to read a book’, then you are not being true to the movie, simply because a movie isn’t a book. This might sound trivial, but it is far from, as it is one of the most commonly made mistakes on reviewing a screen adaption of a book, to think that you are reviewing a visual book. Then the disappointment might be due to the fact that you are not getting what YOU came for. It is very important to make clear that a disappointment is due to movie failing to live up to the viewer’s expectations; but in not doing so it becomes disappointing. This does on the other hand not make the movie bad in its own right. To establish that, you would have to make a new analysis, based on the intention of the movie, not on the intention of the book.

"One man can repeat another man's words, but it will never hold the same meaning or feelings as before."
You need a reference.

All in all a pretty vague essay, but it could be better with a little work. Hope you can use some of the suggestions.

All best,
-tZar
| Posted on 2008-03-21 00:00:00 | by tZar | [ Reply to This ]
  tis easier just to copy your submission again with the ammendments i've made. there are only basic changes - mostly a little punctuation and some spelling.

How many times have you seen a movie that was based off a book and was completely disappointed? It's typical for movies to be different than the book due to time, budget, and other miscellaneous reasons, but is that at the expense of a classic everyone adores? Was the beloved book 'To Kill a Mockingbird' buried in shame by the movie? I'm here to show you that the movie isn't what it's all cracked up to be.
Of course every movie has to have its similarities to the book, but that doesn't mean that it was portrayed correctly. For example, how Jem reacted in court was the same as the book, just less dramatic. It didn't portray well just how desperately Jem believed that Atticus was going to win. In this case it was simply poor acting and directing. Now, what about Dill's complete obsession over "Boo" Radley? Yes, they did show the part of Dill daring Jem to touch the house, and Scout talked about his yearning to know more about "Boo" as she narrated through the movie, but you never really got the full concept of his obsession.
If you read the book you should remember the fight between Scout and her cousin, Francis, which never happened in the movie. This section was highly important because it showed just how bad it was to defend a Negro; even your own family would shun you. Another huge part in the book that was left out of the movie was when Jem and Scout were walking to the school play and Cecil Jacobs scared them. This too was highly important for when Bob Ewells starts to follow them from the school play it showed why they weren't completely terrified; they just thought it was Cecil again trying to scare them once more.
Despite all the similarities, good or bad, the differences between the book to the film sets the two apart. So in all, the book was better than the movie due to the fact the movie left out so many important details, and things that were included were not portrayed like they were in the book.
"One more can repeat another man's words, but it will never hold the same meaning or feelings as before." ~Kay-Chan

| Posted on 2008-03-21 00:00:00 | by Jacoby | [ Reply to This ]
  (Alright, this is the rewrite I was talking to you about. Hopefully I can remember everything...)
Kayame, this is a wonderful essay. Hell, only a daily cruel teacher would give you a bad grade on this. I can tell you put a lot of thought into it and kudos for that.
Now, if you want editing, here it is:

"It's typical for movies to be different then the book, due to time, budget, and other miscellaneous reasons, but is that at the expense of a classic everyone ardors?"
'Then' is supposed to be 'than' and 'adores' is spelled with an e.

"Did the beloved book 'To Kill a Mockingbird' buried in shame by the movie?"
'Buried' should be 'bury'. Sounds better, huh?

"Of course every move has to have it's similarities to the book, but that doesn't mean that it was portrayed correctly."
An e should be added to 'move' to make it 'movie'.

"If you read the book you should remember the fight between scout and her cousin, Francis, which never happened in the movie."
'Scout' should be capitalized. It's a pronoun.

Yep, I think that's it. See? You made only little mistakes. That's a very good sign, hun. And this essay is true. They never put all of the events that are in the book into the movie. I think it's just plain laziness. 'Beowulf' had a better ending in the book than the movie (actually, the movie is boring if you ask me, haha). And I love your quote, hun. It's true.

Until next time,
-|- Bethany Lain Fenshir -|-
| Posted on 2008-03-21 00:00:00 | by crimson_panda | [ Reply to This ]

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