Compare And Contrast Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Book Vs Movie

As humans, we make up stories to entertain ourselves. For hundreds of years these stories were written down in books, but with the advent of new technologies, these stories can now be expressed with film. Books and films both tell a story, but a movie can express the story in a very different way. With camera movements, lighting, and score, filmmakers have a wider range of tools to use than authors. When a book is made into a film, it keeps some elements from the original and undergoes changes, in addition to being expressed further with film techniques. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (the book) and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (the movie), since one is based on the other, The movie is bound to keep some elements from the original. For example, there are excerpts from

In the movie, the second act was completely different than the book’s. In the book, the main characters arrive directly at the planet of Magrathea. In the movie, however, they accidentally arrive on the planet Viltvodle VI, and come to face Zaphod’s defeated adversary in the Galactic Election. Trillian is mistaken for having kidnapped the president, is captured, and is taken to Vogshpere, where she is then rescued by the rest of the main characters. Another difference is that in the movie, the romantic relationship between Arthur and Trillian is much more explored than in the book. In the book, Arthur and Trillian meet at a party but Zaphod takes her away, causing Arthur to have some slightly harsh feelings towards Zaphod at the beginning but doesn’t show an interest in Trillian anymore after that. In the movie, Arthur and Trillian have the same backstory, but their feelings towards each other grow over the course of the film and climax at the end when they admit their love for each other and kiss. While a film based off a book usually maintains most of the key components, other details can vary