The Book Thief is a magical story, that's beautifully written, and beloved by many readers. However, the movie adaptation of the film falls short in matching up to this wonderful piece of literature. It's not a novel idea to regard a movie as sub-par to the book it was based on, but in this instance the movie the book thief really out does it self. The book differs extremely from the movie by changes in the structure, theme, and tone of the movie. The biggest difference between the book and the
Movie adaptations of a book are made for viewers to find it more interesting than the book, and to make money. In the movie The Book Thief directed by Brian Percival, events from its book by Markus Zusak are changed to make the movie more exciting. The main character in this story is Liesel, who goes through a lot throughout the story. In the beginning she loses her brother and her mother is taken away. She is taken to a family that lives in Munich, Germany during the Nazi Regime. She meets and loses
To me, The Book Thief was a great movie and a very though- provoking read. I had already seen the movie before I read the book, so for this reason, it was not difficult for me to picture the events clearly as they were unfolding in the book. Throughout the book, there were many differences, a few of which were vast dissimilarities, and in my eyes should’ve been played out differently. These differences include; the scene of Jews marching in a parade down Munich Street, the different times Death
characters in the film actually speak English, or whether it's just been translated for us to understand) and Moder Studies. Herr Litsz appears to be quite foreful with his lessons, telling Bruno that this is the way it is, and he suggests that Bruno read a book on Adolf Hitler. Gretel, on the other hand, is extremely interested in these lessons and almost worships Herr Litsz whenever he gives her information about the war. These lessons were all part of the propaganda of brainwashing children into believing