Have you ever read a book and then watched a movie and noticed that some things were missing or gone when you looked back in the book to compare what was there and what was not? There are many differences, like how the movie changed a lot of the theme then, how the book described it, and how the film is more faithful than the book. The book is better because it tells a great story and explains what would happen to dogs if they were sled dogs. There is also a huge difference because they published the book in 1903 and made the movie in 2020.
1 Instincts. The novel and the movie both have a primary focus, which is Buck, the main central character of the film and story. Although they each have their way of expressing themselves, Buck shows his instincts. In the novel, Buck has those instincts and fights with them to guide him to survive the wilderness. In the movie, Buck has a Black Wolf that directs him. For example, when fighting Spitz in the novel on page 34, he gets thrown on the ground until his instincts kick in. He then sprang into Spitz, ripping and tearing the flesh until he cracked the bone and left Spitz on the floor to die. In the movie, he was on the ground until
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During the movie, there was a scene where Hal shot John Thorton, but there was no blood around the area of the wound or on the floor. There was a little blood around his hand, but not much blood. Also, in the book section where Buck fights Spitz, it is stated that he ripped and tore Spitz's flesh and broke his bone. The story says, " His teeth closed in on spitz fore leg. There was a crunch of breaking a bone. Then tried to get up but broke the right foreleg". On page 35, chapter 3, Spitz is alive while the dogs feast on him while Buck leaves the scene leaving Spitz and the other dogs in the distance. The movie shows him throwing Spitz over, standing on him, and letting him go. So after that, Spitz runs away. The story shows more bloody and violent scenes than the movie