When I first read the prompt for this particular topic, I could not think of many children's books that had been made into feature films, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that there are so so many books that fit into this category. The three I chose to read in order to compare them to the film are Stuart Little by E.B. White, James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.
Stuart Little the book and Stuart Little the feature film are much, much different. The main difference that I noticed throughout both the book and the movie was the fact that Stuart has a totally different personality in the book compared to what it is in the movie. In the book, White portrays him as a quiet kind of character who doesn't want to bring attention to himself, but who is very humble and appreciative to his new family who has so graciously welcomed him into their home.
The movie, Stuart Little portrays Stuart's character in almost the exact opposite manner. While Stuart is still very thankful for having been adopted from the orphanage and given a place to live, he is much more outspoken. For example, the battles he has with the cat and the competitive edge he is given in the movie are simply not there in the book. Also, Stuart is cruising around in a vehicle as if he thinks he is "hot stuff," but in the books he was never given such characteristics.
I think both the book and the movie are very entertaining and have a lot to offer to children of all ages, even adults in a lot of cases, but to say that the movie was based on the book would be a lie (except for the fact that the main character is still a mouse of course)!
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