Hemingway had low expectations when dealing with Hollywood prompting him to say,

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Hemingway had low expectations when dealing with Hollywood prompting him to say, “[y]ou throw them your book, they throw you the money, then you jump into your car and drive like hell back the way you came.” For Hemingway most of the films based on his works were unwatchable because so much seems to be lost in the translation from print to film. Do you believe Hollywood succeeded in its translation (characters, storyline, theme) of For Whom The Bell Tolls? Provide examples to support your opinion.

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Hollywood did not succeeded in its translation (characters, storyline, theme) of For Whom The Bell Tolls. This is evident from the fact that most of the movie works was unwatchable because almost everything was lost in the translation from print to film. one of the examples as presented above is “[y]ou throw them your book, they throw you the money, then you jump into your car and drive like hell back the way you came.”.

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