Devil in a Blue Dress Film vs. Book

Why in the world do they make movies so different from the book! If the idea is to make a movie that shows the book on the “big screen,” why in the world do they change so many things? Of course there are the similarities, as there always is, but the majority is different.

For example, there is a lot more action in the movie than in the book. There are pictures so that you can see what is happening. The characters are shown in the movie not the book. They describe the characters differently than what they really are.

There were many differences in the characters relationships with each other. For instance Heather and Melinda’s relationship was very different from book to film. In the book Melinda and Heather meet during a welcoming assembly at school, while in the film they meet on the school bus and the assembly scene is omitted completely. Also in the novel they spend a lot more time together, Melinda was always over at Heathers house, went with her to her modeling shoots, and let Heather take all the credit for The Martha’s. So when Heather essentially broke up with Melinda it hurt even more. Another example is how different the family dynamics work, in the book the family barely communicates except for notes left for each other, the parents fight more

Some differences i found were lighting. In the story it didn't have lighting and it didn't have sound. In the movie it had sound. You could tell what the characters in the movie looked like, too. In the story it only gave you a brief description of what the characters looked like. The story told some more things than the movie did and the movie told more than the story did too. They were only little things though. They were bells in the background and what people called other people was different, too.

"The book is the movie that takes place in the mind. That's why we go to the movies and say the book is better."-Paulo Coelho I completely agree with this quote, the setting plot and characters can be completely different from the book to the movie. Most of the time ruining the story .The book Freak the Mighty and its movie The Mighty are very different in various ways.

In the novel there is action, such as the lawn mower being blown up it went through the steps in a slow, detailed way like she wasn’t in a rush which in turn made it very disinteresting. The bridge being blown up is slow and drawn out in the novel mentioning things that didn’t really need to be in there. In the film it brought the action to life, you can see it visually and it is much more eye-catching some things were over exaggerated like in the rescue of Lee the car

In the movie, George seems to be much more enthusiastic about Lennie's dream of owning land and having a farm with rabbits and animals. He seemed genuinely excited in the movie, whereas in the book, it appeared as if he only played along so he could get Lennie to be happy. In the book, George also never took the dream seriously until Candy offered his large share of money toward the dream. Another example is that in the book, George seems to hate Curley, but in the movie, it seems like he is just slightly put off by his presence. Character details were also changed, such as Curley's Wife in the book and blonde hair, but in the movie she had dark brown hair. Another

For instance In the movie there is a scene with Adam and Mia. In the scene you can see a more realistic view in a relationship between the two. Adam is disappointed and upset with Mia for lying about her going to juilliard. Mia and Adam had a very heated argument. If this was shown in the book, there would be a better understanding of how much Adam wanted to be with her, and didn't want her to leave. This would have shown a more realistic outlook on their relationship as well. While Mia was in the hospital her best friend and her mother came to visit her. In the movie it was just Kim(her best friend) and Adam. When Kim had gotten to the hospital and tried to see Mia, she did everything she could to help Adam. This is shown as more personal and realistic, and would have been better in the book. Brooke Vega was a close family friend. As she entered the hospital, she was a distraction. In the book Brooke was a distraction to allow Adam and Kim in to see Mia. But in the movie there's a change. Brooke doesn't cause a distraction, she has to stop the security from removing Adam and Kim from trying to sneak in. This would have been better to explain and show how fierce, and powerful brook vega can be, and that she is close to Mia. As there are changes in all books and movies, Both can be just as

In the book there is no character Madison to bully Bianca. Bianca and Wesley’s relationship is more intense. The teacher Ken Jeong isn’t in the book. In the movie there is a character Madison. Wesley’s and Bianca’s relationship is nonexistent. Except for the end of the movie. The book and movie is completely different. In the book Bianca lives with her dad but in the movie she lives with her mom and her dad doesn’t live with them at all you never see him in the movie. In the book you barley hear her about her mom. The movie is all about social media but in the book it isn’t. Bianca is more a negative character in the book and in the movie she’s funny and happy. The book is more for older people it has too much “mature content” but the movie

The composition of the book is not similar to that of the movie. Some of the actions and events in the book are not present in the movie. In addition, some events were changed slightly, while others were dropped entirely. For example, characters name were changed. The name of Eldon Rosen is changed to Eldon Tyrell in the movie.

When it comes to books and movies they both tell a story in their own way whether it’s being written or shown. But when a book turns into a movie now the story takes a new form. The audience now knows the book and what’s going to happen and what they want to see. When the book is made into a movie it doesn’t always meet the audiences’ expectations because of all the differences. For example, a well-known novel to teens “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” was created into a movie. Throughout the movie I was able to pin point the changes that were made such as the emotions from the characters, the amount of time the family was involved and how it affected the main character and also the religious involvement throughout the friends and family. Although

For example, in the beginning of the book, in the part where Adam eavesdrops on the conversation between Adam’s mother, and some mysterious other character, which ends up being his aunt, does not even occur in the movie. This is significant, because just like leaving some character background information, removes some of the reason for Adams curiousness. One other essential difference between the two, is found in the portrayal of Adam’s thoughts. In the book, the reader can get an insight into Adam’s thoughts through his flashbacks, and during the bike ride, when he is talking in his head. The movie however, is not able to portray this aspect of Adam very clearly if at all, and therefore, some of Adam’s thoughts and feelings are unknown to the audience.

There were not so many differences, but the differences were quite noticed. The differences were that you got to visualize the characters, setting, and the theme. This helps when doing essays and answering questions, and makes the story easier to understand. Another difference is when putting the brick on the wall, in which the author barely explained it in the story, in the movie, it shows more in-depth details on building up the wall. The last difference is characters perception. I perceived them to look very different than what they looked like in the

People that read a book and then see a movie version are usually disappointed in it because they cannot feel the characters emotions like they can in a book. A book allows he/she to translate feelings while a film is limited to portraying some emotions to the audience which simply one cannot show. An author has no limit to what they’re able to show compared to the film where it has a limit and a story to act out with a limited time frame ;therefore, some important parts of the film could be cut out and some things could be lost in translation for the viewer.

The book and the movie have several similarities as well as many differences, this is apparent in the final moments of the book and the movie, there are not overwhelming amount of differences as the adaptations are very similar, but some of those differences are the loss of significance of the ending of the scene from the book to the movie, the lack of explanation of character relations in the movie and the lack of significant flashbacks that are present in the book unlike in the movie.