The Godfather

 The Godfather is a masterpiece of cinema that has transcended its source material, the novel by Mario Puzo. While both the book and the film tell the same story of the Corleone family, a powerful crime dynasty in America, there are significant differences between them that affect the tone, style, and impact of the narrative.

One of the main differences is the focus and depth of the characters. The book gives more background and detail about many minor characters, such as Johnny Fontane, Lucy Mancini, Jack Woltz, and Fabrizio. These characters have subplots that explore their personal lives, motivations, and relationships with the Corleones. The film, on the other hand, concentrates more on the main characters, especially Vito and Michael Corleone. The film cuts out or reduces many scenes that involve the secondary characters, making them more peripheral to the main plot.

Another difference is the portrayal of Vito Corleone, the Godfather himself. The book depicts him as a ruthless and cunning leader who uses violence and intimidation to achieve his goals. He is also shown as a loving father who wants to protect his sons from the dangers of his business. The film, however, emphasizes his charisma and wisdom more than his brutality. He is played by Marlon Brando, who gives him a softer and more dignified appearance. He is also more sympathetic and compassionate to his enemies and allies.

A third difference is the style and tone of the narrative. The book is written in a pulp fiction style, with graphic descriptions of sex and violence. It also uses an omniscient narrator who switches between different perspectives and reveals the thoughts and feelings of various characters. The film, however, uses a more cinematic style, with visual elements such as lighting, music, and editing to create mood and atmosphere. It also uses a more limited point of view, mostly following Michael Corleone’s journey from an outsider to a successor.

In conclusion, The Godfather book and movie are both great works of art that have different strengths and weaknesses. The book is more detailed and explicit, while the film is more focused and elegant. The book gives more insight into the characters and their motivations, while the film gives more impact to the action and drama. The book is more realistic and gritty, while the film is more artistic and poetic. Both versions are worth reading and watching for fans of crime fiction.

More about Jason Bourne

Jason Charles Bourne (real name David Webb) is a fictional character in the novels of Robert Ludlum and subsequent film adaptations. He first appeared in the novel The Bourne Identity (1980). This novel was first adapted for television in 1988, and then adapted on film in 2002 under a title of the same name.


The character has been in seven sequel novels (the last five of which are written by Eric Van Lustbader). Along with the first feature film, The Bourne Identity (2002), Jason Bourne also appears in two sequel movies The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). Actor Matt Damon has signed a contract to reprise his portrayal of Jason Bourne in a third sequel to be released in 2010 (working title Bourne 4).



Jason Bourne has a tormented past, which continues to influence him throughout his lifetime. Jason Bourne is but one of many aliases used by David Webb. Webb is a career foreign service officer and a specialist in Far Eastern affairs. Before the events in The Bourne Identity, Webb had a Thai wife named Dao and two children named Joshua and Alyssa in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. Webb's wife and two children were inadvertently killed during the Vietnam War when an aircraft strayed into Cambodia, dropped two bombs and strafed a spot near the Mekong River. Due to Cambodia's neutrality in the war, every nation disclaimed the plane, and therefore no one took responsibility for the incident. Since he had nothing left, Webb went to Saigon and elected to train for an elite Top Secret Special Forces unit called Medusa, which would remain a Top Secret unit for many years. In Medusa, Webb was known only as Delta One, his code name within the unit.



David Webb's life was consumed by his membership in Medusa. Webb was recruited into Medusa during Vietnam by friend and CIA officer Alexander Conklin after the death of Webb's wife and children. Webb was furious with the tragedy of his loss, and sought revenge by joining Medusa. Webb blamed the North Vietnamese for the death of his family. Medusa remained Top Secret in order to conceal the criminal histories of many of its members, who were identified by the American government during the war. Initially Medusa was designed to infiltrate parts of Northern Vietnam, and kill suspected members of the Viet Cong and its collaborators. Medusa was considered an assassination team or death squad. Each member of Medusa was paid for their work performing assassinations for the United States Government.

Lord of the Rings...finally!

I have been meaning to read this since school, which is many, many years ago. When the movie was released, a 'cloud of guilt' overwhelmed me as I knew that this was long overdue. Interestingly, the three books are actually one...(to rule them all? :))
I loved the movies so this was taken on with a huge expectation. And may I say, "I am not disappointed!"

Legendary writing by a legendary author. My advice though is to read the book before the movie!!!

Mr

The Lost World - Arthur Conan Doyle

This classic story written by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, leads us on a fantastic adventure into the unknown. After some outrages claims are made public by the larger than life Professor Challenger, a decision is made to send a scientific expedition out to explore the facts. The selected party head for the secret location in South America and discover that the Professor's claims are not only true but even understated. Along with the existence of prehistoric dinosaurs, there also happens to be a race of ape-men that the team have to confront. A fantastic adventure ensues with thrills and excitement.

Movies like Jurassic Park make excellent experiences out of ideas that were originally written in the early 1900's.

Seems like the Classics rule...

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Alfred Hitchcock

He is well-known for his later films such as Foreign Correspondent and Topaz and Vertigo. You might even know him for a spoof of one of his movies like High Anxiety. You owe a great debt to Alfred Hitchcock whenever you watch a dramatic movie.

Alfred Hitchcock first found work as a draftsman and a designer of advertisements. Due to his aptitude and interest in movies, he was a success designing title cards for silent movies.

Alfred Hitchcock wrote silent films such as The Great Day in Germany and Great Britain before he became a director. In 1925, at last, he had the opportunity to direct The Pleasure Garden. He then moved forward as a director for other silent films. His skill at story telling with unique camera work was immediately evident.

It's too bad that some of his earlier work is known from just clips of film or have been lost altogether.

Once sound was possible, his dialog further enriched his films. He made quite a few early films in Great Britain. Once these talkies found commercial success, he gained access to more resources so that he could improve his movie making even more.

The current generation of filmgoers may know Alfred Hitchcock better for the remakes of his films than the original works. There have been several box office hits as a result of his later films being remade.

If you get the chance to watch one of Hitchcock's films, be sure to watch for him. He often made cameo appearances of some type in his films. Here are a few examples:

* Easy Virtue made in 1928 where Hitchcock is seen walking past a tennis court carrying a walking stick

* To Catch a Thief made in 1955 where Hitchcock is seen sitting to the left of Cary Grant on the bus

* The Trouble with Harry made in 1955 where Hitchcock is seen walking past the parked limousine of an old man who is looking at paintings

* The Paradine Case made in 1947 where Hitchcock is seen leaving the train at Cumberland Station, carrying a cello



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The Faithful Spy - Alex Berenson

"A well-crafted page-turner that addresses the most important issue of our time. It will keep you reading well into the night."-Vince Flynn

A New York Times reporter has drawn upon his experience covering the occupation in Iraq to write the most gripping and chillingly plausible thriller of the post-9/11 era. Alex Berenson's debut novel of suspense, The Faithful Spy, is a sharp, explosive story that takes readers inside the war on terror as fiction has never done before.

John Wells is the only American CIA agent ever to penetrate al Qaeda. Since before the attacks in 2001, Wells has been hiding in the mountains of Pakistan, biding his time, building his cover.

Now, on the orders of Omar Khadri-the malicious mastermind plotting more al Qaeda strikes on America-Wells is coming home. Neither Khadri nor Jennifer Exley, Wells's superior at Langley, knows quite what to expect.

For Wells has changed during his years in the mountains. He has become a Muslim. He finds the United States decadent and shallow. Yet he hates al Qaeda and the way it uses Islam to justify its murderous assaults on innocents. He is a man alone, and the CIA-still reeling from its failure to predict 9/11 or find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq-does not know whether to trust him. Among his handlers at Langley, only Exley believes in him, and even she sometimes wonders. And so the agency freezes Wells out, preferring to rely on high-tech means for gathering intelligence.

But as that strategy fails and Khadri moves closer to unleashing the most devastating terrorist attack in history, Wells and Exley must somehow find a way to stop him, with or without the government's consent.

From secret Americanmilitary bases where suspects are held and "interrogated" to basement laboratories where al Qaeda's scientists grow the deadliest of biological weapons, The Faithful Spy is a riveting and cautionary tale, as affecting in its personal stories as it is sophisticated in its political details. The first spy thriller to grapple squarely with the complexities and terrors of today's world, this is a uniquely exciting and unnerving novel by an author who truly knows his territory.

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