The Beach By Alex Garland - 875 Words

When people are asked which one is more preferred either the movie or the book As a matter of fact, the general answers are equal. Some enjoy movies better than books and some enjoy books better than movies. For example, the movie/book called The beach the storyline is the same, but there are a lot of things in the book that isn t in the movie and vice versa. A lot of famous movies are novels first with the same story but differently told. Whether the movie or the book is preferred they both end up still having the same story line but expressed differently. A movie at all times is a lot more visual so it s always a lot easier to understand. As for books, there is a lot more detail and information given to understand the story line a lot better. When reading a book it is always good to have a great imagination to allow yourself to imagine the characters and story line of the book. The beach by Alex Garland was published in 1996. As for the movie, it was filmed in the 2000s. Both took place in Thailand. I researched and looked up the differences between the film and the book and surprisingly there were quite a lot of similarities and a lot of differences. One of the big differences is the utopia and dystopia of the story. Before I go with reference to relating the movie and film with these different societies. Let me first explain what utopia and dystopia is. First off, utopia is a society that is considered perfect, a perfect world, no problems what so ever. The idea ofShow MoreRelatedThe Beach Literary Analysis Paper776 Words   |  4 PagesThe Beach by Alex Garland Analysis Paper There are some travelers who see a â€Å"paradise† as their final destination; however, it may end up to be exactly opposite of what a paradise should be. This can be seen in Alex Garland’s The Beach. The novel is about several backpackers, Richard, Francoise, and Etienne, who come together and travel to an island community, their paradise, within Thailand. Ultimately, the story portrays the idea of a utopia-like society taking a turn for the worst and becomingRead MoreRichard : The Illusion Of Paradise And Fearlessness975 Words   |  4 PagesThroughout The Beach, Richard is stuck in the illusion of paradise and fearlessness. Richard is lost in a fabricated world of his own doing that is being perceived as reality. Illusion has bewildered Richard, causing him to believe that he can run away from reality forever. Richard is convinced that the illusions he is captured by take higher status than reality itself. Alex Garland puts readers into the mind of Richard to re veal how he circumvents reality with illusion. Richard’s thoughts outsideRead MoreComparing the Similarity in Themes in Alex Garlands The Beach and William Goldings Lord of the Flies1412 Words   |  6 PagesComparing the Similarity in Themes in Alex Garlands The Beach and William Goldings Lord of the Flies There are a number of themes which are common to The Beach by Alex Garland and Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Four of these themes will be reviewed in this essay by comparing the characters and the events which occur. The themes are, first, isolation, which is developed in both books relatively near the beginning of each. Secondly, the fact that things are not asRead MoreIroquois Confederacy9092 Words   |  37 PagesBeauchamp wrote, Of course, this deprived the feast of all religious force, and made it a mere show; nor did it quite satisfy those who saw it (Notes on Onondaga Dances, An Iroquois Source Book, Volume 2, edited by Elisabeth Tooker. [New York: Garland Publishing, 1985] p. 183). As was the case with other Native Americans, much of the friction between the Iroquois and non-Indians has involved different attitudes toward land. During the 1950s and 1960s the long-standing disparity was brought intoRead MoreMarketing Mistakes and Successes175322 Words   |  702 Pagesand enduring push. A Super Bottler, Baesa, and Charles Beach Buenos Aires Embotelladora SA, or Baesa, was to be the key to Pepsi’s rejuvenated entry into Brazil. Baesa would be Pepsi’s â€Å"superbottler,† one that would buy small bottlers across Latin America, expand their marketing and distribution, and be the fulcrum in the drive against Coca-Cola. Charles Beach, the CEO of Baesa, was the person around whom Pepsi planned its strategy. Beach, 61, was a passionate, driven man, a veteran of the cola