lundi 19 mars 2012

Where the Red Fern Grows final assignement

Where the Red Fern Grows is the story of a young determined boy, Billy. He is determined to have hunting hounds, and realised you can't just sit with your head in the clouds and wait for your dreams to come true. Instead meet God half way. In these movies and the book he has to learn not to give up and to that nothing gold can live forever.

I preferred the book more than the movie, because the movie changed and deleted lots of things that I found important. For example, the hunting competition. They changed lots of things in that like the fact that Billy won by default in the movie and in the book he actually wins! I don't like that he won by default because if he actually won it shows the other hunters that Billy really has the best hunting hounds in the Ozarks. The storm was also a big failure I found. It almost didn't even look like a real storm! In the old movie it was better there was actually rain. But in the newer movie, you would think it to be better but the is only lots of lightning and strong wind. In the book it is an actually real storm. With sleet! It seems it shows more of a challenge for Billy and his dogs and it proves once again that Billy has the best hunting hounds in the Ozarks.
    I also would have liked that they put in the dogs beauty contest. Just to show that Little Ann (one of the dogs) is also lady like and is not just a fabulous hunting hound. It would also show that she has the brains, because Billy never showed her that trick it just seemed she new what to do. How to beat the other dog and take home the beautiful silver cup.

If I had to choose one movie I would choose the old one. I think the pacing is better than the newer one. It cuts out more scenes but still has a way of showing what really happened. The Billy in the older one is also more accurate with the Billy I imagined. But usually I picture someone with no face. Unless I see a movie or something it is hard to see someone with a face. But if they have really good description I will see someone I know that has about the same description.

The newer movie goes a bit too fast for my taste. They might of managed to put more scenes inside but it seemed to me that Billy got his dogs almost effortlessly. Also the scene in town when he is drinking soda for the very first time seems pointless than other scenes they could of put instead.

Rubin's death in both movies were not really well made. The older movie got it better but Billy tripped him so it kind of made it his fault when it wasn't in the book. In the newer movie half the time you don't know what is going on and all that goes on seems wrong. Also in the newer movie Billy tells them that the coon is not there. Who would say that. That means he just lost the bet he made when he actually won it. He didn't have to kill the coon, just had to tell them it was there.


In the movies I noticed that the beginning was almost exactly the same. Same area, same way you meet Billy, even same script. I would of changed it a bit if I was the one making the new movie.

Well that is all I got to say. So I encourage you to read the book, but for the movies it's your choice. If you really want to see one of the movies go for the older one. Or watch both to compare. We never know, everybody has a different perspective. 

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