The Secret Garden: Book vs. MovieThe Secret Garden is a film based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic children's book of the same title. This film tells the story of a young girl who is literally sent to her uncle's English castle after her parents die in an earthquake. The main character, Mary, is played by Kate Maberly. She is thrown into a world where sunlight and cheerful speeches seem as rare as the attention she receives from the sour housekeeper Medlock, played by Maggie Smith. She helps her crippled cousin see beyond his hypochondria and discover the wonders of a long-forgotten garden hidden beyond the confines of Misselthwaite Manor. While one reviewer dislikes the slight deviations from the book, another is content to savor the images and landscapes of The Secret Garden. Megan Rosenfeld, a Washington Post editor, is visibly distressed by director Agnieszka Holland's changes to the original story. . Ms. Rosenfeld says, “If it ain't broke, don't rewrite it. » It refers to certain specific changes, notably the use of land...