The Book, The Movie
The Martian Chronicles, written in 1950, was produced in 1979 as a made-for- television mini-series. As with most adapted screenplays, the movie differs from the novel. These differences are not that drastic and do not circumvent the overlying message of the piece. The first noted difference is the opening scene of the movie. It begins with the landing of the Viking probe on Mars. This change is possibly an attempt to explain away the results of the Viking probe. The audience of the 1970s knew that the Viking probe had given definite proof that life on Mars did not exist. This gives the audience the ability to relate to the movie more than the “The Rocket Summer” scene of the novel. In the book, Bradbury writes of the launching of rockets actually affecting the climate around the launch area. By the 1970s, it was evident that such an event was in no way feasible. These changes enable the modern day audience to more readily associate with the movie. Another difference is the use of a mission control in the movie. The book deals mainly with the expeditions on Mars themselves. The “Taxpayer” scene is the only place that Bradbury t
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Rocket Summer, Martian Chronicles, Cold War, Green Bluff, novel movie, viking probe, mission control, book movie, movie obviously, influenced changes, cold war, novel offers, 50s 70s,
Approximate Word count = 788
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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