Many great films are based on some forms of literature. However, although they might be based on a novel or story, doesn’t mean the movie will accurately portray the work as was written. Filmmakers often exaggerate plots or add extra scenes to try to keep the audiences attention. Hollywood corrupts many classic writings, simply because there are literary techniques used by writers which wouldn’t be as effective in films. Many elements so often …showed first 75 words of 514 total…

…showed last 75 words of 514 total…of “The Blue Hotel” by Stephen Crane, is one of many examples how Hollywood mutates the original stories to fit the wants and needs of a captive audience. There can be a variety of different reasons why this might be done, but mainly because there are certain elements of literature that can’t be expressed visually. Filmmakers to try to create a larger audience for their films by changing classic novels and stories. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**