In Lewis Teague’s film, Cujo, there are many similarities and differences from the original Cujo, written by Stephen King. There were also some inferences I made about what would happen to Donna and her son, Tad, while in the car. Also, there was character changes made throughout developing the book into a movie.
There are some similarities between Lewis Teague and Stephen King’s book and movie, Cujo. One major similarity is that Tad’s seat belt is stuck. When trying to get out of the car, he tells Donna, his mother, ""Mommy?" Tad poked his head out the window as far as the seat belt harness would allow. "I can't get this damn old-"." A second similarity is that the window would not go up very easily when Donna was trying to roll it up. "She jackknifed across Tad's lap, moving with such a hard muscular spasm that she cracked her fingers on the window crank. She turned it as fast as she could, panting, feeling Tad squirming beneath her." When trying to get the window shut, so Cujo would not be able to enter, was a challenge for
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One major difference is that the setting is much different. In the book, they are in a garage, but in the movie, they are stopped at an unknown place. Another difference includes when the dog appears. In the book, Cujo appears right away, and starts growling, and slowly moves toward Donna. But, in the movie, when Donna is trying to unbuckle Tad's seat belt, Cujo appears out of nowhere, least expediently. Another difference is Donna's reaction when first seeing Cujo. In the book, she is clumsy, and described as "paralyzed." But, in the movie, she is mainly focused and worried on getting Tad safe, and Cujo off the car's window. A final difference that is changed between the movie and book, are the names. Donna's name is the same in both the book and movie, but not her son's. In the book, her son's name is Tad. But, in the movie, his name is
"It's a toy truck. He's saying it's a toy truck." Florida police yell to the dispatcher as they try to safely arrest an autistic man, Arnaldo Rios, who has a toy truck pointed to his head. Police assume the truck is a weapon and try to arrest Rios. Arnaldo's therapist , an African-American by the name of Dr. Charles Kinsey, attempts to comfort and protect Rios as the police point guns and scream for him to lay on the ground with his hands up.
In my opinion there are a lot of comparisons between the film and the book, but there are also differences between them too, but also they have impacted the audience in both the film and the
It had more narration so the reader could understand what is happening. Secondly, the movie. The movie was different than the book. It had some parts that were in the book, but it lacked some details.
Another difference is that in the movie they go into town, but in the book it 's never mentioned. Something else that was different was that in the book the mood was happy most of the time, while in the movie the mood was sad. A difference between the book and the movie is that in the book momma was going to burn Byron, but in the movie she does not burn him. A big difference is that in the
The movie has a different story structure. Unlike the book the movie has some flashbacks. Some differences are that she walks in oh the man in the beginning. The tells his wife in the movie that he is having an affair with another woman. The story clerk does not offer the woman cheesecake in the book.
Have you ever read a book and then watched a movie and noticed that some things were missing or gone when you looked back in the book to compare what was there and what was not? There are many differences, like how the movie changed a lot of the theme then, how the book described it, and how the film is more faithful than the book. The book is better because it tells a great story and explains what would happen to dogs if they were sled dogs. There is also a huge difference because they published the book in 1903 and made the movie in 2020. 1 Instincts.
A book and a movie can be both the same and different. In The Outsiders there are many similarities and differences with the book and movie. They were the same because Johnny kills a man, they cut their, there was the movie scene, and Johnny and Ponyboy went to the church. Some of the differences is when Darry slaps Ponyboy but in the movie he pushes him, Johnny doesn't bring a lot of food in the book but does in the movie he does, when Johnny killed the man it was more described but it wasn't in the movie, and Johnny says he wants to kill himself in the movie. In The Outsiders one of the themes is “friendship”
There are many simularities and differences in the book and movie " The
Although there are some minor scene changes, there are still some important scenes left out. In the movie, Jem was looking in the hole and Mr. Radley had filled the hole up in front of Jem. But, in the book Mr. Radley had filled the hole up out of sight. One important scene that was drastically changed was where Tom Robinson had gotten shot. In the book, Tom Robinson was shot 17 times because he was trying to escape from prison.
There are several distinct differences, as well as similarities, between the TWM book and the TWM movie. The main differences between the book and movie are Mitch and Janine’s relationship, the order and the location of the topics discussed, and Mitch’s job did not go on strike in the book. The main similarities are the aphorisms, the tape recorder, and the topics discussed. One main difference is Mitch and Janine’s relationship.
Since Thomas is a lot more passive in the novel his stories are more easily understood. The biggest similarity in the book had to be the plot line where Victor's father dies in Arizona and he needed the help of Thomas to pick up his ashes. The difference is how they traveled to Arizona, in the film it was by bus in the novel it was by plane. Another difference in the amount of money Victor was given in the film he says his mother gave him fourth dollars in the novel he was given one hundred by the tribe. All in all the largest difference would be the origination
One of the difference is that In the movie Scrooge had a dog while In the book It never mentions Scrooge having a dog, the dog appears in the movie allot and play a major role on protecting Scrooge and guarding the house in the movie the dog seems like he just trying to have some fun but when he is with Scrooge he need to be serious. But at the end when Scrooge learns his lesson, the dog was very happy and enjoying his time just like a normal dog. Another difference is that in the movie they sang while in the book the never sang, Well In a book it is very hard to show the reader your singing while in the movie it is easy to show facials expressions and singing. Another difference is that in the book Scrooge said to bob Crachit he will double his salary while in the movie he said that he will raise bob Crachit salary both have totally different meaning.
Another difference would be the way the short stories were ordered. In the book, the stories were told in no perceptible order, making it hard to remember who is whose daughter/mother etc. The movie begins with a party which all the characters attend, and the stories are disclosed as the character is thinking about it. The mother and daughter’s stories are staged after one another. The movie allows for a more natural way of telling the story, and makes it easier to remember the characters and associate mothers with daughters.
Casandra Salazar Ms. Tobias English III GT 12 January 2017 The Great Gatsby After reading and watching The Great Gatsby, I gathered the dissemblance and alikeness in both the book and motion picture. As written in “The Great Gatsby”, the first example of similarity is that the book has the same theme to the “Roaring 20’s”. In the written book, Fitzgerald described the parties as huge and dramatic, where as in the movie, the directors did a fantastic job translating Fitzgerald’s words into a lavish visual spectacle of booze, sequins, and confetti.
The last main difference was, in the book Hazel goes searching everywhere for Gus letter he wrote her, yet in the movie she finds his letter right in her car after Gus funeral. Those couple of differences were pretty noticeable in the movie if you read