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The INTERMEDIAL ADAPTATION OF MARIO PUZO’S THE GODFATHER

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M.A. Thesis

In English Language and Literature

 

The INTERMEDIAL ADAPTATION OF MARIO PUZO’S THE GODFATHER

 

An adaptation is almost always related to another work and that is why adaptation studies are often considered comparative studies. In this study, the researcher will compare the 1969 novel The Godfather written by Mario Puzo, the 1972 movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino and also the videogame of the same name to demonstrate the intersemiotic transpositions between different sign systems. The Godfather: The Game is directed by Peter Mitchell Rubin and writing credits belong to Mario Puzo for characters and to Philip Campbell for story and dialogue. It was released in 2006 by Electronic Arts (EA). The researcher will focus on the main differences between the three media and the methods employed in the process of adaptation. To do this, cues are taken from Linda Hutcheon’s and others’ recent treatments of the subject. Adaptations are usually considered minor or inferior and never as good as the original. Nevertheless, the award-winning film The Godfather is far more successful than the novel. The main objective of this study is to demonstrate how changes made in plot, character, dialogue, and theme have made the film tremendously popular. It will show that adaptations are not necessarily secondary and subsidiary.

 

 

Key Words: Comparative Literature, Adaptation, Cyber Literature, Intermediality, The Godfather.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Contents                                                                                         Page           

Abstract…………………………………………………………………………….. IV

Chapter 1: Introduction………………………………………………………..

                1.1. Introduction……………………………………………………. 2

                1.2. Objectives of the Study…………………………………….. 6

                1.3. Significance and Scope of the Study…………………… 7

  1. 4. Methodology………………………………………………….. 7

  2. 5. Organization of the Study………………………………… 8

                1.6. Literature Review…………………………………………….. 8

Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework and Methodology……………..

                2.1. Theoretical Framework……………………………………. 13

                2.2. Fidelity Criticism……………………………………………. 15

                2.3. Adaptation Theories……………………………………….. 20

  1. 4. Intermediality: Novel, Film and Videogame………. 22

Chapter 3: The Godfather: Novel to Film………………………………..

  1. 1. The Godfather: Mario Puzo’s Novel………………….. 29

  2. 2. The Godfather: Francis Ford Coppola’s Film……… 31

  3. 3. Adaptation of The Godfather Novel to Film: How and Why 36

  4. 3. 1. Similarities between the Film and the Novel 38

  5. 3. 2. Differences that Make The Godfather the Film a Masterpiece 44

Chapter 4: The Godfather: Novel to Interactive Videogame………

                4.1. Interactive Videogame……………………………………… 75

                4.2. The Godfather: The Game………………………………… 78

Chapter 5: Conclusion………………………………………………………… 93

Works Cited……………………………………………………………………… 101

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