Comparing the Cinematic Representation and Novel of Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea

Abstract

Film Adaptation is the transformation of a written work into a film. It is recognized as a type of derivative work. Whether remaining strictly to the source material or interpreting concepts derived from the original work. Adaptations are necessarily an extension or interpretation of the original story. When referring to adaptation, working with source material and producing or directing a film based on a work of literature will be looked upon. The present paper will analyze adaptation within the film using Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea (1952) and will discuss the movie The Old Man and the Sea by John Sturges (1958) for the interpretation of source material through alternative cinema.