A River Runs Through It Book Vs Movie

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“A River Runs Through It” Runs Through My Brain A River Runs Through It is a short narrative told about the relationship between the Montana wilderness and two brothers. It is told in first person by the narrator/main character, Norman Maclean. Norman and his brother Paul live with their parents and are brought up with reverence towards nature and god. They are taught to fly fish by their father who is a reverend for the local church. Fly fishing is how the men of the family relate and connect to each other. Fly fishing also provided a kind of spiritual education for the young brothers. While I read, I had a breathtaking image in my head of the vast Montana landscape and how living so close to the world’s natural environment would be. I was …show more content…

The book contained a first person source of emotion and attitude that cannot be duplicated. I also found it helpful that I could almost get the story from multiple points of view, as I was watching the events occur and not just hearing Normans account of the events. The reason the movie was a bit more interesting is because they director put more exciting scenes in and filled the film with great images. I really enjoyed the images; it made me want to go explore Montana and pick up fly fishing. A good example of added scenes in the movie is when the boy’s forest service crew takes a canoe down a treacherous river. This is what I would expect from Norman and his brother, since they were raised in the outdoors, but it is nowhere to be found in the book! The film had more than extra scenes, though. After watching the film I realized that it was evident that the family was prone to problems, you could see it from the start. He would bet on anything, even as a young boy. Despite the foreshadowing, I was surprised but in hindsight it should have been expected: Paul’s death was ironic; his hands were what made him an outstanding fisherman and they are also what got him killed in a drunken brawl. The ending was a bit extreme, but it was not too farfetched. It made me think about every possible outcome of a person’s life. The final minutes of the film reflect on some of the iconic scenes of the movie and were pretty sad. There’s good outcomes, and there’s bad ones. It also provoked thoughts about my own family and our relationships with each other as I found Norman’s situation somewhat

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