Center-57300 Essays - Food And Drink, Esio Trot, Dearbhla Walsh

Center-57300 Essays - Food And Drink, Esio Trot, Dearbhla Walsh center-57300 Esio Trot Comparing Analysing Nilsa|6/09/2017|English N ovels are a big business in the entertainment trade. They often get adapted into films , h owever much beloved novels and the subsequent adaptions are often met with criticism. Such criticism has created much debate and discussion among fans and critics on which version is better . An example of a popular novel adapted into a film is Esio Trot written by Roald Dahl. Even this book adaption caused many discussions online. However, after such debate it can be argued that t he 2015 movie, Esio Trot, creates a better plot, dialogue and contains visual features. Published in 1990, Esio T rot is a story about an old man (shy Mr Hoppy) and his love for a neighbour ( M s Silver ) . Sadly , it was one of Roald Dahl's last stories which was created when buying tortoises were banned in pet shops. The novel has been re-established into a romantic/comedy movie directed by Dearbhla Wals h for entertainment. The film version is more engaging as the director has made several differences to the plot. A differ ence in the plot is when Ms Silver finds out that Mr Hoppy was replacing Alfie (the original tortoise ) . In contrast , i f a child was to read the literary version , they would believe that they could get away with lying. Furthermore, t h e movie proves that you don't have to lie to achieve your goal which is a great message for the future generation. In addition, t he novel is only 63 pages in length and the movie is approximately 1hour and 30min which allows new characters and a change in plot. In particular, Mr Pringles who was definitely needed to create an engaging story . He was the character that told Ms Silver that Mr Hoppy was replacing her original tortoise ( Ms Silver never found out in the novel ) . T herefore, including a new character to be the messenger' was a great idea. The dialogue in this movie helps to define Roald Dahl's characters more than the book . Mr Pringles (who is cocky selfish) always talks about himself. As a matter of fact , Mr Pringles invited himself to Mr Hoppy's house (for dinner) where he talked about himself from when he was born to his age now (which is quite old). In fact, j ust before he stood up from the chair addressing he had to leave, he asked Mr Hoppy to talk about his life. As soon as Mr Hoppy started, Mr Pringles got up said "Well, I better get going, maybe we can do this again sometime and you could tell me all about yourself." This informs the audience that Mr Pringles is very self-obnoxious. Furthermore, h is personality is not achieved through the literary version as he was not existent. Moreover, M r Hoppy's dialogue informs the audience that he is a simple - keep to himself - shy - man which is evident as the conversations he has with others is very simple. For example, w he n he interacts with Ms Silver, he barely says anything. He would start the conversation with "Hello Ms Silver, lovely day it is, isn't it?" which is mostly what he says while interacting with others ( unless he is asked a question). Finally, Ms Silver's dialogue gives us a feeling that she enjoys interacting with others as she talks very often smiles a lot. Although dialogue is evident through the book, the movie creates a better understanding as the audience can see facial expressions. For instance, t he book shows the reader Ms Silvers dialogue, but, doesn't give the audience her kind-smiling expression. Visual features included in the film help create a better understanding of the characters (Mr Hoppy, Ms Silver Mr Pringles). For example, Mr Hoppy wears the sa me style clothes every day which creates the affect that Mr Hoppy is not very 'outgoing' is 'shy'. Apart from that, Ms Silver wears different clothes depending on the season. For instance , she wore a yellow white dress with bunny ears in Spring which informs the