In many cases, such as those listed above, the film adds in artistic elements of its own that may or may not help to inform the intended meanings contained within the book. However, the ability of the film to provide an accurate depiction of the original text is almost always questionable at best.Īsk any fan of the popular Harry Potter series and it becomes clear that the film, while sometimes very interesting and bringing out elements of the story that were not particularly emphasized before, is never capable of delivering the story to the same degree of depth and artistry. There are numerous examples of this from Hollywood’s early recreation of Tennyson’s poem “Enoch Arden” in 1911 to the recent production of the ancient text Beowulf as a filmic event. Since the dawn of the Hollywood era, a popular means for filmmakers to make money has been to re-create the favorite stories of literature into film productions.
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