The most immediate difference between the novel and the film is the time period. With the release of the new movie adaptation of stephen kings it, unsurprisingly this months whats the difference. Stephen kings it book vs the movie, it chapter two read. Instead, we only see an excited annie asking paul questions. The shawshank redemption is one of the greatest films ever. Based on stephen kings book of the same name, the series has mostly kept the story and characters on a similar track as the book, but there are always going to. How the doctor sleep movie is different from stephen kings book. In stephen king s it, the narrative is split between two time periods.
The book has such vivid descriptions that i know a lot of differences by heart. Its october and the margos are so excited to revisit a classic stephen king tale carrie which we originally covered in 2014 using the old, old way we recorded back in the early days. Stephen king is well aware of horror tropes and popular monsters that have terrified audiences across the years, and since the book is set in the 1950s, the references are from that era. It has been a long time since ive read the book, but id say the differences are really quite enormous. As mentioned above, i was bored by point 5 in this list, so i think the movie draws strength from us not having to read about miserys adventures.
Stephen king calls out oscars 2020, says they are rigged in favour of white folks view this post on instagram. As good as these actors were, id still choose to read about them rather than watch, only because in a book i just get more. He has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and six nonfiction books. It was king s 18th novel, and many consider it to be one.
As far as film adaptations go, the it movie is pretty faithful to stephen king s 1986 novel. Im not saying that is a bad thing, but it might not appeal to some people. The book, miniseries and feature film each have their own unique style, tone and draw. In the movie annie cuts off one of pauls feet with an axe, and later a thumb. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. Stephen kings 1977 novel the shining, stanley kubrick. It tells the story of jack torrance, an alcoholic caretaker who descends into madness one winter and attempts to kill his wife, wendy, and son, dannya child who has psychic abilities and can see the disturbing, violent past of the overlook hotel. Stephen king calls donald trump presidency scarier than.
The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. Director andy muschietti decided to focus the movie just on the story of the losers. An obese attorney is cursed by a gypsy to rapidly and uncontrollably lose weight. Near the end of his life, and long after his greatest novels were written, james m. Stephen king s 1977 novel the shining, stanley kubrick. In king s book, the action is set between 19841985, when the losers club are adults. Like with the source material, the movie begins with a hate crime, the character adrian mellon being beaten up and then murdered by. Its been years since we got a stephen king cameo in a movie. Contains spoilers for stephen king s novel, and potential spoilers for it. The stand is stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil.
Had there not been such content, the book may well have been less than half its len. Too often, in both book and film, beverlys source of power is defined. Theres a huge difference between stephen kings scariest book in my opinion and stanley kubricks muddled movie. Seven ways the new it movie differs from stephen kings novel nme. It is the sheriff and annie shoots him with a shotgun. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel in a few significant ways, which puts the new movie in a.
Heres a comparison of the 1986 book and 2017 movie. Stephen kings it has the distinction of being a careerdefining book. It feeds on the individual fear of each person, and changes form for each member of the losers club. Comparing the book and movie of the shawshank redemption is like comparing a warm chocolate chip cookie and a brownie right out of the oven. Both versions are truly scary, but they do have some key differences. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. This is not only kings first movie adaptation but it is also based on his first. Stephen kings it best book scenes not in the movie duration. Chances are youve seen, read, or heard something based on one of stephen kings novels at some point in your life. From the monsters to the losers club, here are the 10 major differences between the it movie and its source material. Needless to say, warners adaptation plans for the project evolved.
Although i thought it was one of the better movie versions of one of his books, the book is a lot better than the movie. The it miniseries come out on video yes vhs, yes i am old when i was just at the start of my teenage years. Not by the clear miles and miles that this is usually the case of. I share a bit of hatelove with his novel as they may not be too well written i guess some people would consider them trashy but are nevertheless thrilling, breathtaking and get under your skin. By adapting stephen kings ponderous tome about the childhood. In a new series, we discuss over texts the merits and flaws of famous books. On the day that the movie premiered, king had an open letter of apology printed in newspapers all over the world, saying that he had been naive when he sold the rights to kubrick, who was free to change the story from one about an evil entity living in a snowbound hotel. While i was disappointed with how they changed some scenes, the overall product i saw was something new and i enjoyed that. How the outsider hbo show compares to the stephen king book. This is a case where i find both the book and the movie to be equally but slightly differently appealing. In stephen kings it, the narrative is split between two time periods. After henry bowers is killed by eddie in the book in the film, it winds up.
Its been years since we got a stephen king cameo in a movie adaptation of one of his novels, which makes his appearance in it chapter two a pleasant surprise. Stephen king was very longwinded with the characterizations and sidestories in it. Chances are youve seen, read, or heard something based on one of stephen king s novels at some point in your life. Chapter 2 ending explained and how it differs from. Its another special stephen king bonus ep and margo d. Its october and the margos are so excited to revisit a classic stephen king talecarrie which we originally covered in 2014 using the old, old way we recorded back in the early days.
Play in new window book vs movie carrie the margos take on the stephen king classic in this redo ep. The main reason i think is that stephen king novels rely on the little details to make them scary and when it is being adapted for screen, there just isnt enough time in a movie to fit in all the really great little details. Ive read several of kings books by now and it is definitely one of the most fucked up ones. Stephen kings it is a legendary story, thats both shocking in its horrors, as well as. When it comes down to it, they both hit that sweet spot and are better than the other during the moment you are eating them. The book came out in may 2018 and is hitting our tvs barely a week into 2020thats how hot king properties are right now. They are both universal stories of friendships and the movie does a great job adapting the story to screen, but there are several passages like the one i quoted above that are just so moving that no matter how much i loved the ending scene of stand by me, i cant rate it higher than the. Stephen kings the dead zone, book vs movie vs tv series.
The latest stephen king adaptation comes pretty close to. Stephen kings it book and movie differences popsugar. The losers club in stephen kings novel first face their fears between 1957 and 1958, where they spend their time going to movie matinees and reading lil lulu funnybooks, or building a. Stephen kings it, for example, is about 1,400 pages long, and that book needed two cinematic chapters both in the 1990 miniseries and andy muschiettis horror blockbusters to really do the literary story justice. How doctor sleep is different from stephen kings book. Can you name all 42 movie adaptations of stephen king books. Book vs movie carrie stephen kings debut novel vs the. Hbos tenpart miniseries version of stephen kings 2018 novel the outsider, headed up by author richard price, doesnt make huge changes to the plot of the book, but there are some. It may be that the written word is simply a better way to tell tales of terror.
Among his best novels and movie adaptations, which do you prefer. Stephen king calls the trump presidency scarier than any of his novels watch his 1978 novel the dead zone, also a film by david cronenberg, features a politician who encourages. Related story the 20 best stephen king adaptations, ranked. It is probably the most detailed book ive ever read and the movie did a good job interpreting it and as good as the. The few survivors, united in groups, establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. Weve already seen a live action adaptation of stephen kings novel thanks to 1990s television miniseries with tim curry bringing the novels villain to life. The six most important differences between the film and stephen kings book. I love this book, and is one of my favorites, but johnny was a fresh out of college teacher. For those of you out there in constant reader land who are feeling miffed because the tv version of under the dome varies considerably from the book version, heres a little story. Annie stabs him with a sharpened cross and runs over him with the lawnmower. With robert john burke, joe mantegna, lucinda jenney, bethany joy lenz. Obviously the book is able to dive deeper into each character, and the history of derry. Second, there is no way a movie could match the time stephen king put in character development and setting in the book. What are the differences between stephen kings novel it.
This is not only kings first movie adaptation but it is also based on his first published novel. Doctor sleep, the new stephen king movie from writer and director mike flanagan, tries to reconcile three essentially incompatible texts. The book had the advantage of not having a time restraint like the movie and because it was a book it allowed for so much more detail. Cain agreed to be interviewed by a student reporter who covered culture and the arts for his college. It was kings 18th novel, and many consider it to be. Well, i havent seen the tv series, but i was so horribly disappointed with the movie. Book vs movie carrie the margos take on the stephen king classic in this redo ep.
Since its publication in 1986 stephen kings it has been jangling the nerves and disturbing the sleep of. Hbos the outsider biggest differences from stephen king. Losers club may be the most faithful king adaptation yet, but did you spot these seven differences between book and film. We explain the ending and other alterations from stephen kings novel. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. Chapter 2 shares many similarities with stephen kings book. Likewise, almost everyone has seen, read, or at least heard of the story of it and the antagonist pennywise the dancing clown, known for dragging small children into sewers and devouring them while making bad clown jokes. Comparing the movie to stephen king s novel, id say both of them were strong in different ways.