Don’t you just hate it when you finish a book, and you get all excited to watch the movie, but the movie turns out to be completely different from what you expect? It's almost impossible to find a movie that is completely alike to its book and it's usually undeniable that the book is better than its movie adaptation. Take The DUFF by Kody Keplinger for an example. It follows a girl called Bianca who is the DUFF of her friends. The DUFF or the Designated Ugly Fat Friend is the friend in the group who doesn’t look as good as the others and, therefore, makes them appear more attractive. Wesley Rush (aka the “womanizer, and the person who Bianca thought she hated the most), explains to her that she is the DUFF of her friends. Needless to say, this …show more content…
However one of the most significant differences is that in the movie, Bianca’s mother took legal care of her, while in the book, her dad took legal care of her. First of all, the storyline for the book and film are completely different. The novel has a more complex, in-depth plot, which focuses on Bianca Piper’s insecurities with the word, “duff,” and her family problems. For example in the novel,” I hate Wesley for calling me the duff...I saw the divorce papers… there were empty beer bottles on the table… my dad was on the couch drunk… he slams the whiskey bottle on the floor, ‘WHY DID YOU COME HOME SO LATE!... before I even notice it, a sharp pain struck my cheeks…’Are you alright’ Wesley asked… ‘Did you just punched my dad..’Yes’...I’d never expected to find in Wesley Rush… For the first time I actually felt like he cared about me”(150-170). In the movie, however, Bianca’s mom encourage her to go to homecoming while she felt like staying home. She told Bianca that “Maybe, stop caring about what others think, and care about what you truly think. Have fun tonight” When Bianca was upset about being called the duff, her mom would always support, and tells her to be herself. This shows that in the book, her friends mainly helped Bianca deal with her family problems and her being upset about being the duff, and in the movie, it was about her mom and friends comforting her. So, why is this important? Bianca’s mom is an emotional speaker and helped Bianca through some of her worst time in life. She even helped Bianca become more confident. On the other hand, Bianca’s dad is similar but different. Her dad used to be an alcoholic. Who relapses. Even though her dad is the complete opposite, him acting this way made Bianca and Wesley’s stronger. It made Bianca think differently about Wesley. Something she would never find in Wesley if it wasn’t for her dad. Therefore In the movie, Bianca’s mom made her more
There are many differences between the book; To Kill a Mockingbird and the movie. Some differences are easy to spot and some aren’t. Many things that are in the book aren’t in the movie. Many of these things you don’t need, but are crucial to the plot of the book. Movies and books have differences and similarities, but many things in books MUST be included in the movie.
Have you ever read a book and then watched the movie and saw many differences? Well you can also find lots of similarities. In the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the movie “Tom and Huck” there are many similarities and differences having to do with the characters personalities, the setting, the characters relationships with one another and the events that take place.
So many books or pieces of literature have been made into films. At times the films can mirror exactly what the author wrote and hoped to convey, but often films can either create this sense of enhancement of the book or distort it completely due to more or less background information and a change the perspective of the main character. The book Into the Wild, written by John Krakauer was one of those movies that was recreated into film by director Sean Penn. This is a story of a young man who is unsettled with the poisoned ways of society. He goes on to destroy his previous identity and creates a new one, he abandons his home, car, life-savings, and family life to live on the road and in the wilderness of Alaska. It was mentioned he was trying to escape society as a whole and find himself and happiness. Both the book and the film follow a pretty consistent plot that correlate with each other, both making it evident that Chris was a polarizing subject. So, why does the book portray Chis McCandles as a charismatic, outgoing, well-educated nice kid, as where the movie portrays him more as foolish, immature, unprepared boy biting off more than he can chew? It all depends on your interpretation of both sources within the given information. The following comparison will address the book versus film version of Into the Wild and raise the issue of the amount of background information given in the book versus the film and the change in perspective of the main character Christoper Johnson McCandles.
It’s inevitable that there were countless similarities between The Hunger Games book and the movie, as the movie was based off the book. However, there were plenty of major differences that stood out in the movie in comparison to the book. In particular Peeta’s leg situation, the way characters died and lastly, how Katniss received various gifts. These changes were made in the movie, each with a specific purpose.
The Glass Castle follows the life of the Walls family, providing insight into their strange, yet non-fictional lives. Both the book and movie portrayals focus specifically on Jeanette, the writer of the novel and the movie’s protagonist. The story starts in New York, focusing on Jeanette’s life as a successful writer living in luxury. She has a seemingly perfect life - until it is interrupted after spotting her homeless parents rifling through the trash as she drove by in a cab. The book and movie go into flashback, telling the story of her rough childhood and the ways in which she and her siblings stuck together to avoid extreme poverty and a lifestyle of nomadity.
The complication between characters is especially shown in Anna and Sarah’s relationship. In the movie Anna is mad about Sarah coming to stay for a month. However, in the book she says “I wished everything was as perfect as the stone. I wished that Papa and Caleb and I were perfect for Sarah” (21). In the book Anna has no trouble liking Sarah, but in the movie Anna has a hard time letting go of her real mother and will not let Sarah get close to her. It is not until Sarah comforts Anna after a bad dream and tells her “when I was ten my mamma died” (which was not told in the book) that Sarah and Anna have a close relationship. After Sarah and Anna reach an understanding, Sarah tries to help Anna remember her mother by putting her mother’s candlesticks, quilt, a painting, and her picture back into the house. They also put flowers on her grave together. However, Anna and Sarah’s relationship is not the only one that takes a while to develop.
Are books or movies more popular? Most people like to read books more than watch movies. Actually, directors are inspiring and often make movies from good books, because there is already an audience and a successful plot. In creating fiction books, the writers use narrative, description, dialogue, expression of thoughts, and figurative language, but the directors use pictures, modes of shooting, colors and contrasts, setting, props, costume, make-up, actors expressions, gestures, sound and editing. For example, examine the differences between 101 Dalmatians novel and adaptions. Both animated and live-action movies are based on Dodie Smith’s novel. Despite the fact that both movies are a successful adaption, but the animated version is superior. Because, the Pongo, who provider of the narrator’s voice, plot elements and the sequencing, and the character development.
Both the movie and the book are basically based on family and relationships. The characters in the movie and the book, For example Einar, jean, Griff, and Lila and her parents all deal with loss of a family member.
Roald Dahl’s, Matilda, easily became a classic among both children and adults. Its rich and captivating story is intriguing to all ages, and creates a world of pure imagination and childish adventure. The story was published in 1988, and was later adapted into a film in upcoming years. Neither book, nor movie lack in description and detail, but there are differences between the two. Overall the movie, which was later filmed in 1996, stayed true to the original story, yet the few differences are quite noticeable.
Since they cut out some of the scenes when Byron is being especially mean in the movie, Byron is more friendly. Joey is told about the bombing instead of in the book how she never finds out because they leave right away after the bombing. The dad adds more responsibility to Byron because the family stays later than they planned, but the dad has to leave. Although Byron takes his responsibility way too seriously, he is not so mean and immature in the movie as he is in the book. The family has different appearance in the movie, for example, Momma doesn’t have a tooth gap.
For example Norman and Jesse are married way before Norman meets Neal (Jesse’s brother). In the movie Norman meets Neal while is he still courting Jesse. This brings forth another difference Norman doesn’t date Jesse in the book. When Jesse is first introduced, she is already married to Norman. A viewer of the movie who has read the book might also notice that when Norman is never offered a job to teach at Chicago University in the novel. Another big difference between the movie and the novel is the role that Norman’s mother plays, she is a very lively, dynamic character in the book, but in the film she is depicted to a flat character. Paul and Norman have equal fly-fishing skills, but in the movie Norman is just a mere amateur compared to Paul. Rev. Maclean expresses displeasure with Paul's decision to change the spelling of the family name in both version of the story. Someone who might have read the book may believe that the movie didn’t do the book justice when showing Paul’s struggle with his alcohol and gambling addictions. Norman offers to help Paul out with is personal struggles when he is driving Paul and his girlfriend home after a long night of drinking. The offer to help in the novel is done when Paul and Norman go fishing. Some other differences are Rev. Maclean’s personally is almost completely lost in the movie and his most important line “you can love completely without complete understanding” (a
Some of the characters in the novel, like Lennie, are portrayed differently in the movie. In the novel, Lennie is said to be “a huge man” (2), but in the movie he isn’t very big, although he is bigger than George and some of the other characters. In the movie he is stronger and bigger than the others, but not to the extreme amount that the book portrays him to be. Also, Lennie is depicted as very mentally challenged, which is shown by the way he speaks. Whereas in the book, Lennie is said to have a mind of a young child instead of being disabled. As well as Lennie, Curley’s wife is represented a little bit differently. In the movie,...
It is a fool-proof system born to ensure absolute safety…but when it crumbles, would you go against everything it stands for just to save it? This is the platform that Philip K. Dick, author of the sci-fi short story "The Minority Report" (MR), has given us. Set in a futuristic New York City, we see Police Commissioner John A. Anderton as the founder of a promising new branch of policing: Precrime, a system that uses "Precogs" (mutated and retarded oracles) to predict all future crimes. However, the system appears to backfire when Anderton himself is accused to kill a man he's never even heard of. The movie adaptation by the same name also centers on a younger Chief Anderton, a respected employee of Precrime, predicted to murder a complete stranger who he was unaware existed. Amidst scandal, betrayal, and distrust, both Andertons must run from the justice system they've worked so hard to put in place, and admit to themselves, as well as to society, that a perfect system cannot be born of imperfect humans. Though the basis of the film's plot and major conflict stayed true to the story's, many changes were made to the personalities and roles of the characters, as well as the nature and detail of the main conflict and the sub-conflicts.
“Sometimes human places make inhumane monsters.” Either if you know it or not this quote was said in the smash-hit movie and classic Stanley Kubrick film, The Shining. You may really enjoy this movie, but some may not know that The Shining was originally a novel. The story was produced by best-selling author Stephen King. Some older people who grew up with Stephen King may not be familiar with how in touch the new generation is with Stephen King.
Fight club is a 1996 movie which was adapted into a hit 1999 movie by the same title. Fight Club is a close adaptation to its inspiring book; it contains the same plots, characters, and message. Fight club is the story of a narrator who remains anonymous throughout the entire book and movie. The narrator is struggling with his almost non existent life and his bouts of insomnia, and as a result subconsciously creates Tyler Durden who has an ideal anarchist attitude. The introduction of Tyler is one of the few areas where the movie differs from the book.