To Kill A Mockingbird Book Vs Movie Analysis
The well known novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, portrays many challenging situations through intrepid, yet sparse themes. These themes lure readers into their own world, enabling them to imagine and relate to what’s happening, as if they were there themselves, right next to Scout.
When making the film adaptation, the team’s goals were to successfully give a visual interpretation of the novel, to emphasize its ideas, and to preserve the themes. The team wanted for the audience to see Scout’s world through an independent child's point of view in the film as it’s portrayed in the novel. They were able to achieve in making a classic, heartfelt film adaptation. Vast areas of people were personally affected and inspired by the novel, which was …show more content…
On the contrary, differences between the film and novel allowed viewers to notice the story and its characters in a unique way that wasn’t strongly shown in the novel. By its nature, movies are a visual medium, which typically causes a first-person story to be challenging. To have Scout’s narration constantly throughout the film as she does in the book would be misleading, therefore Scout as narrator is only presented to set the mood of certain scenes in the film. As a result, viewers don't get a bold sense of Scout's first-person narration as they do in the book. Instead, they naturally notice the childlike perspective portrayed through the story. Scout arguably plays the greatest role in To Kill A Mockingbird, thus the impact on the audience was diverse. Another major part of To Kill A Mockingbird is Boo Radley. Many events revolve around the Radley household and Boo himself. On a personal level, Boo Radley didn’t “frighten” the audience as much in the film compared to the novel. Harper Lee embraces the children’s thoughts and interactions with the Radleys whereas in the film, the Radleys simply didn’t meet their full potential. Some say the heartwarming, nostalgic effects came better from the novel when some say it reached them better through the film. Which will you better connect
When making the film adaptation, the team’s goals were to successfully give a visual interpretation of the novel, to emphasize its ideas, and to preserve the themes. The team wanted for the audience to see Scout’s world through an independent child's point of view in the film as it’s portrayed in the novel. They were able to achieve in making a classic, heartfelt film adaptation. Vast areas of people were personally affected and inspired by the novel, which was …show more content…
On the contrary, differences between the film and novel allowed viewers to notice the story and its characters in a unique way that wasn’t strongly shown in the novel. By its nature, movies are a visual medium, which typically causes a first-person story to be challenging. To have Scout’s narration constantly throughout the film as she does in the book would be misleading, therefore Scout as narrator is only presented to set the mood of certain scenes in the film. As a result, viewers don't get a bold sense of Scout's first-person narration as they do in the book. Instead, they naturally notice the childlike perspective portrayed through the story. Scout arguably plays the greatest role in To Kill A Mockingbird, thus the impact on the audience was diverse. Another major part of To Kill A Mockingbird is Boo Radley. Many events revolve around the Radley household and Boo himself. On a personal level, Boo Radley didn’t “frighten” the audience as much in the film compared to the novel. Harper Lee embraces the children’s thoughts and interactions with the Radleys whereas in the film, the Radleys simply didn’t meet their full potential. Some say the heartwarming, nostalgic effects came better from the novel when some say it reached them better through the film. Which will you better connect