Book Thief: Movie Analysis

The Book Thief, now both a film and a book, is about a girl named Liesel and her struggle with the power of words. The film and book are very similar in content and were most likely made to be that way. It is evident that the producer tried their best to assure that the plot of the book is retained in the movie. The characters, Liesel, Hans , Rosa, Max and Rudy have their characteristics well reflected into the film. From Mama’s thunderous bellows to Rudy’s incessant pestering, the movie made that characters feel as if they had jumped out of the book and into the film.
Although The Book Thief movie has many selling points, we cannot forget that all movies have their follies as well. The Movie had most of the events in exactly the right order,

but it left out quite a few important details. During Max and Liesel’s relationship, I felt as though they bonded to quickly. The book slowly made them grow closer and closer, but the movie rushes to the point that they will be friends. Also, the movie failed to explain as to why Hans was not enlisted in the Nazi Party. It simply hinted at the fact that he was not to join and that his family was in poverty because of it. Finally, I felt as though the Movie failed to elaborate on the story of Max. In the book, Max must hide in an empty room in which he stays for many months until he escapes to Hans’ house. In the movie, it just rushes to the part with Max arriving and Hans’ house with little to no prior information as to how he got there.
All in all, the movie was quite good at explaining the characters and telling the plot of the book accurately, but it may have concentrated too much on the plot and left out many details that would have enhanced the movie greatly. The movie was a prime example of how a book should be adapted into a movie, but fell short on the details. I would rate this movie three out of five stars.