Differences Between Freak The Mighty

Also, the novel and movie have other differences that were all very appealing. In the novel when Killer Kane kidnapped Max he brought him underneath the streetlight, while in the movie he didn’t. Also, in the novel Freak didn’t drive any vehicle, but in the movie he drove the van to rescue Max from Killer Kane. The best part of the story, though, is when they meet. In the novel they meet by living near each other since they were neighbors. In the movie they meet since Freak was Max’s tutor. Finally, the novel tells us that Freak had a seizure on his birthday, but in the movie he has it on Christmas.

Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick.There are many differences between the book and the movie like when the retrieved the purse.Also, Kevin tutors Max in the movie, also the kidnapping scene in the movie and the book.There are many differences between the book and the movie.

Some similarities are, one, the characters are the same. Winnie foster,in the movie and the book still kept her same name, her feelings about wanting to leave. In the book on page 13 it says , “Winnie Foster sat on the bristly grass just outside the fence” showing that her name is the same. Another similarity is, Mae Tuck hits the man in the yellow over the head with the rifle. In the movie it shows Mae Tuck hitting the man in the yellow suit

Normally, when a movie is made about a story in a book the two stories are not exactly the same. The movie is adjusted by adding small details or leaving out some parts in order to make the story more

Max struggles with a lot such as his height and his trouble with learning. One main thing he struggles with is problems with his father. Max has never really known his father. When news about his father’s past start coming back up it is hard for Max to deal with them. Max has always been bullied because of his father and his struggles with learning. Bullies from Max’s school say, “‘Maxi Pad! Maxi Pad! Ask him quick about his dad! Killer Kane! Killer Kane! Had a kid who got no brain!’” (Philbrick 76). Freak was always accepted Max. That helped Max cope when he got called to the principal's office, where he received news that was not easy for him to handle. The principal uttered to Max, ‘“A request from your father. Maxwell, your father wants to know if-”’ (Philbrick 84). Max goes on to reply, “‘ I don’t want to hear it!

There are many of the same people like Turtle, Angela, Grace, Hoo, Otis Amber, and Berthe Erica Crow. Also the money is both in the 2’s of millions like 20 and 200. Mr. Hoo still owns a Chinese restaurant that does very poorly. Also Berthe Erica Crow is still partnered with Otis Amber, and they still own the Good Salvation Soup Kitchen. As always Turtle still wins the Westing Game. That’s just a small list of what the similarities are between the book and movie.

At first, Max didn’t have any friends; he was just felt alone and had nothing to do. But then, Kevin comes along and everything changes. Max and Kevin start talking and soon they become “Freak the mighty.” Kevin is Max’s brain and Max is Kevin’s legs. As the story continues, Max and Kevin became closer and closer. The two also start going on “quests” to help others while pretending they are knights. Near the end of the story,

Freak the Mighty the book and The Mighty the movie have an abounding amount of similarities. They both involve Max, Kevin, Gwen, Grim, and Gram as the main characters. Kevin and Max are two boys who were both bullied and found a friendship in each other. The two boys were also very fond of Kevin’s ornithopter, which was a bird Kevin had made. Whenever the boys had spare time, they gladly decided to go on quests. Kevin and Max imagined themselves slaying dragons and saving princesses. There are more similarities

This essay is about the differences in the book and movie. I will also be telling you about the similarities. There are so many differences and similarities. Some people may say that the book is better, but others like the movie better. I hope after reading my essay, you will be educated about Freak the Mighty.

The character maxwell kane is first described as “Im not big,”i say.”thin way your like two feet taller than me.” In fact,when we first see him, “I invented games like kick-boxing and kick-face and kick-teachers and kick-the-other-little-day-care-critters” (page 22). “Called kicker for a time-this was day care,the year gram and grim took me over-and i had a thing about booting anyone who dares to touch me” (page 1).Then when max meets kevin (freak) and max is caring about kevin.max states “and so i just sort of reach down without thinking and i pick up freak and set him on my shoulders.” this shows

The biggest similarity between the book, and the movie is the theme. The theme in both the book, and the

Though Max is thoroughly judged by many people, one group comes as a sort of surprise to the reader, this group is Max’s broken family. The Kane family is shown to have many problems within it and is hardly what some people define as “family”. The full Kane family mentioned in Freak the Mighty is Maxwell, Grim, Gram,(Max’s grandparents) and Kenny Kane. First of all anyone can tell a little about Max’s relationship with his grandparents just by hearing their nicknames which is Grim, meaning serious or gloomy, and Gram, short for grandma, but Max does not even want to call them his grandparents. They also judge Max on

The novel and the movie share many similarities.The book and the novel share the same problems. A example johnny and pony run away since johnny killed bob.In both johnny gets injured badly and dies.

Freak the Mighty the book, and The Mighty the movie has many affinities. An affinity is how Freak and Max met. In the book and the movie Freak talked about what was in the squirt gun, which is, soap, curry powder, and vinegar. Also, they both get bullied, lastly, they both go on extreme adventures.

There are other significant similarities between the movie and the book, so if I overlooked or forgot any extremely crucial points, forgive me.