“It is not what you have, it’s what you don’t have that counts.” (Raskin, p.175) A key quote from The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. If the reader of The Westing Game chooses to watch the movie as well, they will notice major differences throughout the movie including the characters, plot, and setting. However, in all it’s many differences, similarities are found. When 216 pages of a great mystery novel are transferred to a movie some things are bound to be left out however this movie at times can feel completely different than the book in some important aspects. The Westing Game book and movie contain many similarities and differences that are worth analyzing closely.
“My life was taken from me-by one of you !” ( Raskin, pg. 34). In the book The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin a series of roller coasters comes up in this murder mystery. This story has an up and down of emotional events. The Westing Game book and movie contains many similarities and differences that are worth exploring.
As you can all see the movie for once is actually better than the book in showing the
In conclusion, details involving the characters and symbolic meanings to objects are the factors that make the novel better than the movie. Leaving out aspects of the novel limits the viewer’s appreciation for the story. One may favor the film over the novel or vice versa, but that person will not overlook the intense work that went into the making of both. The film and novel have their similarities and differences, but both effectively communicate their meaning to the public.
There were many differences in the characters' relationships with each other. For instance, Heather and Melinda’s connection were very different from book to film.
The book and movie were quite similar but there were also many differences. Some of the differences are that at the beginning of the book when George finds the mouse there already in the water and where they're going to stay the night so when he throws the mouse it lands in the water and when Lennie goes to get fire wood he goes into the water to get the mouse and then they have a talk about not keeping a dead mouse. Another difference that stood out to me was that when Carlson went to kill Candy’s dog and the day that Candy, George, and Lennie talk about living on their own ranch and being together was only one day not to like it was in the book.
Personally I like the movie more than the book. It just gives more of the feeling that you are actually there in the story in the movie. The movie shows the faces they make how they react to something.It just planly better than the book verzion because the book verzion may say the facecial expresions, but you can’t see them like you can in the movie. There is some many reasons why the movies better I just can’t list them all.
Although the book ha more detail, the movie stayed true to the most important parts in the book. The movie was compacted
Some of the characters in the novel, like Lennie, are portrayed differently in the movie. In the novel, Lennie is said to be “a huge man” (2), but in the movie he isn’t very big, although he is bigger than George and some of the other characters. In the movie he is stronger and bigger than the others, but not to the extreme amount that the book portrays him to be. Also, Lennie is depicted as very mentally challenged, which is shown by the way he speaks. Whereas in the book, Lennie is said to have a mind of a young child instead of being disabled. As well as Lennie, Curley’s wife is represented a little bit differently. In the movie,...
Even though they are alike, there are some differences like, in the movie they were neighbors and in the book they lived across the street. Also in the movie they played basketball at school and in the book they didn't.
I believe the movie is better than the book because you hear sound effect,you also see visual detail,and there's props.
I prefer to read the book because it gave me more imaginations to construct. On the other hand the movie gave us lively and specific scenes. Therefore, both of them have their own advantages.
I have only included what I have to believe are largely important plot gaps and differences in the movie version in comparison to the book one, and so I apologize again if I have missed any other major ones. Forgive me, please.
The book and the movie were both very good. The book took time to explain things like setting, people’s emotions, people’s traits, and important background information. There was no time for these explanations the movie. The book, however, had parts in the beginning where some readers could become flustered.
From reading the book and watching the movie, I think the book was more insightful, but the movie was more entertaining. The only problem with the movie is that you don't know what is going through Chance's mind and his background information. The movie does help make some things clearer by seeing it, instead of just picturing it in your mind. The added scenes in the movie helps to put some humor into the story and make it more entertaining. By just watching the movie, some people could be confused if they don't know some background on Chance. I think that by reading the book, you can understand the story better and by watching the movie you can enjoy the story better.