Book Vs. Movie

5/9/2019

Discuss some similarities and differences between the book and movie of To Kill a Mockingbird. Why do you think they made some of the changes? What was similar to or different from how you imagined it?

64 Comments

Preston

5/9/2019 01:16:37 pm

The similarities is the plot is exactly the same. A lot of the same scenes are represented on both. Differences are the movies seems to be going way faster and skipping some parts. What’s surprising to me is that how different the neighbors are portrayed in the book compared to the movie.

Miriam

5/9/2019 01:18:12 pm

I noticed the speed of the story also.

Aidan

5/9/2019 01:18:22 pm

I somewhat agree with this statement.

Taija

5/9/2019 01:18:44 pm

I agree. I didn’t expect the neighborhood to look like it does in the movie

Sammy H.

5/9/2019 01:20:30 pm

I agree, the neighbors are portrayed differently.

Dillon

5/9/2019 01:16:48 pm

The court case started much sooner in the movie. I think this is because it was a highlight of the story so they wanted to make it a bigger deal. I imagined it happening much faster than it actually does.

Aidan

5/9/2019 01:18:59 pm

Yeah the movie is moving exponentially faster than the novel.

Taija

5/9/2019 01:19:12 pm

Yeah it does seem to be movie faster.

Miriam

5/9/2019 01:19:27 pm

I agree that the wanted to court sene to be the rising climax of the story.

Lani Belgarde

5/9/2019 01:20:16 pm

Yeah there was a lot more build up in the book

Alexia

5/9/2019 01:21:51 pm

Yea, it came up quick

Miriam

5/9/2019 01:17:07 pm

During the movie they have Mr. Radley fill in the whole in the tree with cement in front of the children instead of having them find the whole already filled. Also the speed up the story in the movie compared to the book so it isn’t as long.

Dillon

5/9/2019 01:17:46 pm

I agree. The movie happens much faster.

Alexia

5/9/2019 01:21:30 pm

We know because small details were left out

Ariana

5/13/2019 01:40:09 pm

I agree that was different

Taylee Matthews

5/13/2019 01:50:52 pm

Dude yes

Brooke

5/13/2019 01:52:22 pm

I agree it did go by super fast.

Aidan Adams

5/9/2019 01:17:40 pm

They had to make differences because if they didn’t the movie would be exponentially longer. A difference in what I imagined is scouts hair and outfits is much more Tom boy. I thought she would have longer hair and wear dresses.

Dillon

5/9/2019 01:18:29 pm

I also thought she would look more like a girl.

Will

5/13/2019 01:55:52 pm

Nice job, very intellectual

Treygan

5/13/2019 02:00:10 pm

That’s exactly how I imagined her

Lani Belgarde

5/9/2019 01:19:27 pm

I thought Atticus and Calpurnia would look different. And they made changes to the movie to most likely save time and those things probably weren’t that important

Jaicei

5/9/2019 01:21:52 pm

I they would look different too

Tierryn

5/9/2019 01:22:38 pm

I thought Calpurnia would look way different too.

Will

5/13/2019 01:55:23 pm

Nice thinking

Sam

5/9/2019 01:19:28 pm

One thing I noticed about the movie was that it didn’t really show the significance of the children finding gifts in the tree. The book made the event of them finding presents very prominent but the movie only showed them receiving a few things.
The neighborhood in the movie was how I imagined it to be in the book.

Lani Belgarde

5/9/2019 01:20:55 pm

I also noticed that

Sammy H.

5/9/2019 01:22:04 pm

I noticed that the gifts weren’t found as important either, in the movie.

Ariana

5/13/2019 01:39:40 pm

I agree

Sammy H.

5/9/2019 01:19:39 pm

So far some of the similarities are Scout and Jem meet Dill, they try seeing Boo, the kids still go to the trial, Atticus still makes it evident that Bob Ewell is guilty, and many more. A few differences are Dill didn’t make up an excuse where they were after Jems pants stuck to the fence, Atticus had Tom Robinson try to catch something to demonstrate his disability, Jem and Scout are at the tree while Boo’s father filled the tree with cement and more.

Jordan

5/9/2019 01:21:24 pm

I noticed the same things

Jordan

5/9/2019 01:19:51 pm

They left out so many events in the movie and the ones that are in there are out of order from the book. Some similarities are that they still had the trial and most of the speaking parts are the same. I knew the movie was not gonna be anywhere near the same as the book because that’s how it always works

Jaicei

5/9/2019 01:21:17 pm

I noticed that too

Tierryn

5/9/2019 01:20:11 pm

Some of the changes were cutting out the scene with Scout’s encounter with her teacher on the first day of school, when all the white men tried to make Atticus move so they could kill Tom Robbinson. They made some of these changes so the movie wouldn’t be too long and boring. I thought the main characters would look different, especially Atticus and Dill.

Jaicei

5/9/2019 01:20:19 pm

I noticed that in they movie hem and scout only found one thing in the tree together before Radley filled it with cement.

Chayla

5/13/2019 01:50:58 pm

That’s true

Taija

5/9/2019 01:20:22 pm

One of the biggest differences is how fast it’s moving. They’re also skipping a few things and showing the highlights. One big difference is the neighborhood I expected it to look different.

Alexia

5/9/2019 01:20:37 pm

The book and movie were similar plot wise and following with similar events but, there are few small tweaks and events changed in the movie campared to the book. Characters were also given a different look in the movie than the book had described.

Chayla

5/13/2019 01:48:56 pm

Thats true, some events were changed

Ariana

5/13/2019 01:39:32 pm

The book and the movie had a pretty same plot but a few different parts. Some the characters were given different looks and some events may have been left out.

Taylee Matthews

5/13/2019 01:52:23 pm

I saw that too

Faith

5/13/2019 01:56:32 pm

I saw that also

Mackay

5/20/2019 01:17:25 pm

I noticed that as well.

Caden Caywood

5/13/2019 01:41:48 pm

The main plot and order of events in the story and movie are the same, but during the movie they add a few extra details and take some away. For example, Tom Robinson’s arm isn’t short in the movie but Atticus also throws a jar for him to catch with his useable arm.

Blazen

5/13/2019 01:54:24 pm

Sounds about right.

Faith

5/13/2019 01:57:05 pm

I noticed those too

Treygan

5/13/2019 02:01:04 pm

I didn’t even think about that difference. Good job!

Chayla

5/13/2019 01:42:10 pm

One difference I noticed is that the kids didn’t find as much in the tree trunk. Another difference was, like most books made into movies, parts of the story were missing. The movie also briefly touches on certain things that were more in-depth in the book.

Brooke

5/13/2019 01:51:31 pm

Yeah I noticed that also.

Brooke

5/13/2019 01:50:52 pm

Some differences that I noticed was how they didn’t find much in the tree. Mr. Radley also filled it up in front of them. Probably did this scene so fast so they can have more time for the trail.

Will

5/13/2019 01:53:01 pm

In the in the film, Mr. Radley fills the tree with concrete in front of the children, while in the novel he fills in when they are gone. They did this to show the audience that Mr. Radley is mad at the children and Arthur. This was different to my own imagination, because in my mind I visualized this scene in an isolated place not in a busy neighborhood.

Blazen

5/13/2019 01:54:43 pm

I agree.

Blazen Burgess

5/13/2019 01:53:35 pm

The one big difference is the things the kids find in the tree trunk. Another difference is that’s e hardly see or hear Scout and Jen during the trial in the movie. It was basically how I imagined it to be.

Taylee Matthews

5/13/2019 01:54:15 pm

Some differences I noticed was Tom Robinson arm. It wasn’t the same how it was in the book. Also noticed that they didn’t find much in the tree like they did in the book.

Mackay

5/20/2019 01:16:58 pm

Very good comment.

Faith

5/13/2019 01:55:22 pm

There was a couple differences that I noticed. For one was the she were a dress more in the movie than she did in the book. Also Aunt Alexander wasn’t in the movie.

Johnathon

5/13/2019 02:07:05 pm

Those are some great observations! Good job.

Eli

5/13/2019 02:07:22 pm

That was weird that aunt Alexander wasn’t in the movie

Treygan

5/13/2019 01:58:27 pm

One different I noticed is that Jem found all the stuff in the tree then told Scout later what he found later after Mr. Radley filled in the hole. Another thing I noticed is that the trial was way early in the book.

Johnathon

5/13/2019 02:05:58 pm

I noticed those too. Good job.

Eli

5/13/2019 02:06:33 pm

I forgot about that part.

Johnathon

5/13/2019 02:05:11 pm

Some similarities were that boo left them the soap carvings in the tree and it ended up getting filled. I’m the book it doesn’t happen the first time they find something. I think they made changes like this in the movie because the book was very detailed and they needed ways to save time.

Eli

5/13/2019 02:05:32 pm

In th movie their was no ms dubose like in the book. In the movie dill is younger. Last in the court room Atticus never throw a glass at Tom Robinson like he did in the movie.

Mackay

5/20/2019 01:16:34 pm

The plot and order of events were the same in the book in the movie. The trial came a lot sooner in the movie than in the book. This was probably because the producers wanted to get to the main part of the story faster.

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