Ordinary People

Many movies are made to mimic popular books. Many times, the movie does not do the book any justice. This is the case with the movie of Ordinary People. Judith Guest’s praised book, Ordinary People, uses complex characters and their thoughts to tell the story of three people dealing with a tragedy; on the contrary, the movie focuses mainly on the tragedy. The book is far more effective than the movie because of the …

…be confused even thought there were added scenes. The book is far more effective than the movie because of the pivotal scenes and characterization portrayed in the book. It may be faster as easier to watch the movie of any book, but the book is almost always better. So many differences are present in the movie that it almost never does the book justice. Behind every good movie is an even better book. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**