A comparative study of the themes and Contents of the holy books in the adaptations of cinematic animationCase Study: The Prince of Egypt and Elephant King Animation

Today, a large number of cinematic productions are produced through adaptations of various sources and literary texts. Most adaptations are usually made up of historical texts, novels, plays, short stories, religious texts, and so on. In other words, adaptation is always a way to produce a variety of content produced in past texts in a new medium. The importance and attractiveness of some past texts is such that in the field of cinema, we have sometimes seen numerous adaptations of a work.Adaptation in cinematic animations with descriptive, analytical method. Linda Hutchen believes that it is necessary to study O's work as an independent product first and then to deal with the aspects and dimensions of its adaptation; His point of view is considered as a theoretical approach in this research. The Prince of Egypt cinematic animation and Elephant King are two examples of studies to be studied in this research that have been purposefully selected based on proximity to the subject.The results of this study show that one of the important functions of adaptation in cinematic works is the revival of old and forgotten literary, historical and religious works that have lost the ability to communicate with the current audience for various reasons. Also, most of the animations adapted from religious texts deal with fictional, historical and educational and moral themes. Therefore, one of the other functions of the adaptation is to represent the educational themes in these adaptations that are suitable for the audience of animation works.