Novel versus film: to kill a mockingbird "It is a sin to kill a mockingbird", explains Atticus Finch to his children (To Kill Dir. Robert Mulligan) . Neither the novel nor the film version of To Kill A Mockingbird are better than the other, just different. "It's no secret that adapting a novel to film can be a perilous affair. A film, even if it's good, often doesn't convey the emotion of the book on which it's based. But in this case, screenwriter Horton Foote treated Harper Lee's novel - about a Depression-era Alabama lawyer and his two children - with love and respect, and the director succeeded in evoking the sense of mystery and childhood tenderness from the novel (Dashiell) The same characters were the same heroes and the same characters were killed, so the film still resembles the book, but the directors choose to change some ideas to create a. different perspective while still maintaining the same moral Some minor differences between the movie and the book include the fact that the book is much more descriptive and easier to understand, while the movie is harder to understand due to the fact that it is. there is no narration. The book also has more suspense while the movie moves too fast and cuts scenes. The film moving too quickly makes it very predictable. Three major differences stand out: missing characters and characters seen differently, essential scenes left out, and the way the book shows individuals while the film shows relationships in action. The book and the film show clear differences but the moral is always the same. ...... middle of paper ...... To say that the book and film To Kill a Mockingbird were closely related would be an understatement. Although neither was better or worse, the movie and the book were completely different. Minor differences between the movie and the book include that one is easy to read due to the narration and the other moves too quickly, making the story rather predictable. The major differences that changed the entire point of view of the story consist of missing characters and characters perceived differently, important scenes left out, and the difference between the book and the movie represents the characters and their relationships. Overall, the book depicts two children trying to enjoy their childhood while becoming good people and the film is based on the wrongful trial of a black man in the South. Both were works of art but neither was the same.