Where The Red Fern Grows Movie Vs Book

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Red Fern Essay In 1961, a famous author named Willson Rawls wrote a book called “Where the Red Fern Grows”. 13 years later, a person named Norman Tokar made a live action. For many years, people have been debating if the book or movie was better. In my opinion, the book was much better because the movie lacked key details, important characters, and a plot that kept the topic engaging. Also, the amount of detail the book gave, made it super easy to visualize. It would have been better if Rawls directed the movie instead of Norman Tokar because he made the book, and would have helped the actors to understand their roles a lot more. In addition, the movie lacks character development, which makes it not as enjoyable. The book had more devolved characters compared to the movie, which lacked character development and felt plain because of its sheer amount of detail. The movie was also deficient in showing the characteristics of …show more content…

An example of this is at the coon hunting tournament, there was a mini tournament for the most beautiful hound. Little Ann won it and she got a silver cup, and in the movie, they ditched the idea. “Handing me a small silver cup.”(Rawls pg. 93. What is the difference between a '' and ''? Red Fern: Also in the book during the tournament, there was a gun that the judge was talking about, but in the movie, they didn't even mention one thing about a gun. The judge said it was a 410-gauge pistol,” Rawls said. 96. What is the difference between a '' and a ''? Red Fern) As well in the book Billy won the coon hunting tournament all by himself and needed no help. But in the movie, someone else won and gave Billy the reward. I hate this because it shows the lack of character development.” “Son, this makes me very proud, it's a great honor to present you with this championship cup.” (Rawls pg. 112. The syllable of the syllable. Red

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