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Title: My Antonia: Movie vs.Book
Review: In our opinion, many parts of the movie were portrayed differently from how we pictured them in our minds. The movie seemed to be trying to draw teenage viewers with unneccesary fighting and added romance, and it didn't really keep the spirit of the book. Many key scenes and characters (i.e. Jake) were not included in the movie. One scene that was very symbolic and important in the book was the rattlesnake scene, which was not included in the movie. The plot was changed too, for example, Antonia and Jim got romantically involved in the movie, whereas in the book, Antonia thinks of Jim as a little brother. Also, many of the characters' personalities in the movie were drastically changed from those in the book. One of the things that we liked about the movie was the images of the cornfields and the winter prairie. Overall, this movie was very disappointing and did not capture the feel of the book.
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