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Film Study Worksheet for The Adventures of Huck Finn514350013017500List at least 3 differences between the plot of the Mark Twain novel and the Disney version of the same name. (Not including the ones to be discussed below)Discuss the actor playing Huck Finn in the movie. In 2-3 sentences discuss what you think about the person playing Huck Finn. Does this actor look like you imagined Huck would look? If not, how did you imagine Huck? Does this actor act as you think Huck would act? In 2-3 sentences, discuss what actor you would cast to play this part (Huck) if you were going to make a movie version. (Remember, Huck is supposed to be about 12-13 years old).What do you think of the actor playing Pap? Does this actor look like you imagined Pap would look? If not, how did you imagine Pap? Explain in 2-3 sentences.In 2-3 sentences, discuss what actor you would cast to play this part (Pap) if you were going to make a movie version. What do you think of the actor playing Jim? Does this actor look like you imagined Jim would look? If not, how did you imagine Jim? Explain in 2-3 sentences.In 2-3 sentences, discuss what actor you would cast to play this part (Jim) if you were going to make a movie version. Disney made many edits to this story for their film. One of which is the omission of the character Tom Sawyer. What do you think about this? Does it add to or take away from the story? Explain in 2-3 sentences. Another change that Disney chose to make was to focus most of their time on the first half of the novel. What do you think of this? Is anything left out of the story that you would want to add back in? Explain in 2-3 sentences. Disney also chose to avoid using the “N-Word”. Was this obvious to you while watching the film or did you not notice? What do you think of the choice to omit this word? Do you agree or disagree? Explain in 2-3 sentences. Many view the end of the story as ridiculous. Discuss the way that the Disney film ends the story. Do you like this ending better than the one in the novel? How would you end the story if you could create your own movie version? Explain in 2-3 sentences. What do you think Twain’s reaction would be to the way Disney told his story? Would he like or dislike what they did? Explain in 2-3 sentences. Disney movies are always leaving out the controversial parts of famous stories. Ex, in the actual story of Pocahontas, she was 12 and John Smith was an adult. There was no romantic connection. In the Disney film, she was an adult, as was John Smith, and they were romantically involved. Another example can be seen in the story of the Little Mermaid. In the original story, she does not get the prince and in fact, she dies. Disney chose to go another direction. What do you think of the fact that Disney seems to skip over controversial issues in the story of Huck Finn? Does it still work or does taking away the controversy ruin the story? ? Explain in 2-3 sentences457200013716000In at least a paragraph (4 sentences minimum), discuss the overall effectiveness of this Disney version of the film. Do you feel that Disney did a good job of staying true to the themes and message that Twain was trying to get across? ................
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