The essay I chose was essay number 65 "I am a plagiarist" on page 197. I chose this essay because it reminded me of all the conversations my family and I would have about films that copied storylines from other films or sources.
I used the details and references of the essay as a starting point.
I found a website that explained in a little more depth the details of the "plagiarism controversy" that Kaavya Viswanathan wrote.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/4/23/students-novel-faces-plagiarism-controversy-beditors/
I decided to write my thoughts about plagiarism down.
I am against blatant plagiarism but I
accept and agree with using sources as inspiration.
Inadvertent plagiarism
I don’t think we should be afraid to use
our influences to create new things.
I don’t think we should be ashamed when we
find out our work is similar to someone else’s.
Everything is plagiarized to a certain
point
Remakes of films take the whole essence of
the original. Even though the pay rights to the original, it is not a new idea,
it is just a copy maybe with a few differences.
One of my best pieces of work is based off
of another artist’ piece of work. Although it was designed to be a tribute to
that artist, it still has my influence and design in it.
Fame- nightmare before xmas is known as
Tim Burtons film even though all he did was produce it
Always from a money perspective (try
different)
If references older film, it gives more
popularity for older film.
Remakes
The Italian job
Snow white
Charlie and the chocolate factory
Directed By Tim Burton
Starring Johnny Depp
Uses trained squirrels
Computer animation
Computer graphics
One actor played all oompa loompas
Tim Burton tries to use more physical tools than computer.
"On all his movies, he has favored prosthetic make-up, miniatures or stop motion puppets to carry his vision, turning to digital tools only when no other option was available."
http://www.awn.com/vfxworld/charlie-and-chocolate-factory-burton-eye-candy
Made in 1971
Directed by Mel Stuart
Starring Gene Wilder
Musical
A lot of people prefer it because they grew up with it
Let the right one in
Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Based on a book by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Language: Swedish with English subtitles
Made in 2010
Directed by Matt Reeves
Based on a book by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Language: English
In my opinion the only reason this film was made was because people are too lazy to read subtitles.
Q: How badly did Matt Reeves butcher the sacred memory of Let the Right One In?
A: Not at all. Actually, Let Me In captures the exact same tone of Let the Right One In—almost to a fault. In other words, if you’ve seen Let the Right One In, Let Me In is pretty much the same movie. Except, you know, in English.
Q: Should Let Me In have been made in the first place?
A: That’s debatable. Anyone who was concerned that the adaptation would be marred by Hollywood cliches can sleep soundly—Reeves did a nice job. That said, if you’ve seen the original, there’s really no reason to see this one. Even though it is very good.
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2010/10/is-let-me-in-better-than-let-the-right-one-in
The Karate kid
Gnomeo and Juliet
Films based off books
Harry Potter
My generation was brought up with these books and films.
The techniques used in these films get more advanced throughout the films.
The books opened many children's imagination and nothing is quite like your own imagination
"almost every adaptation of a novel is less satisfying than the book itself."
http://www.wordandfilm.com/2011/06/why-books-are-almost-always-better-than-movies-plus-a-giveaway/
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Host
Twilight series
Looking at the creative side of the movies, they actually did quite a good job visualising the story. especially the werewolves, I found them to be a very accurate resemblance to wolves.The books were a hit among not only teenage girls but among adults too.
It seemed that everyone who made the jokes and negative comments about the twilight series didn't read the books first because it was only when the films came out that those jokes and comments started.
"Rip offs"
Dark City- The Matrix
Battle Royale- The Hunger Games
Battle Royale is a Japanese film adapted from a Japanese novel.
"The makers of Battle Royale have not made any claim of plagiarism against the better known American film. In fact, Battle Royale has been enjoying a resurgence of popularity ever since a bunch of Japanophiles pointed out the similarities after seeing The Hunger Games. When the Japanese movie was re-released for American audiences, they included a cheeky reference in the trailer, which almost makes it sound like The Hunger Games was a remake:"
"The author of The Hunger Games said she never heard of Battle Royale, but that when she turned in the first draft of her novel, it was mentioned to her that there were huge similarities between the two. But that was the end of it."
http://www.cracked.com/article_20439_7-classic-movies-that-are-shameless-ripoffs.html
Even though there are similarities, The Hunger Games seems to explore the dystopian future more thoroughly and uses great effects to create an extremely entertaining movie.
Tappy Toes- Happy Feet
created in 2011
directed by Darrell Van Citters
I first heard of this film when I came across it on smoosh.com.
Smoosh was not very compassionate to the low budget animation.
" Not only do the tap shoes that Pingo finds in a an old steamer trunk help him dance his way to love, but they also help him save his community from an evil hermit crab. “How?” you may ask? Well, for that answer you’ll have to watch the movie (probably three or four times because it makes almost no freaking sense)."
http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/articles/6-animated-movies-blatantly-rip-better-films
A greatly loved family film.
More short animations similar to Tappy Toes are available to buy at low cost. Some have even caused outrage among parents because the packaging and names are very similar to blockbuster animations.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2198974/Parents-anger-hit-DVDs-arent-Copycat-titles-packaging-mean-thousands-buying-inferior-films.html
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