FILM 106 (Gunn) FA24

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Example Film Adaptations for Database Searching:

• "The Great Gatsby" (2013) – Adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel.
• "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy (2001-2003) – Adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy epic.
• "Pride and Prejudice" (2005) – Adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel.
• "The Shining" (1980) – Adaptation of Stephen King's novel.
• "Blade Runner" (1982) – Adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.
• "The Godfather" (1972) – Adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel.
• "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001) – Adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s novel.
• "Watchmen" (2009) – Adaptation of the graphic novel by Alan Moore.
• "The Hunger Games" (2012) – Adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ novel.

Example Search Strings:

• "film adaptation AND narrative fidelity"
• "literary adaptation AND visual aesthetics"
• "fidelity AND adaptation AND The Great Gatsby"
• "cultural context AND film adaptations"
• "intertextuality AND Watchmen adaptation"
• "adaptation theory AND The Lord of the Rings"
• "director’s interpretation AND Pride and Prejudice adaptation"