Differences Between Fahrenheit 451 Book And Movie

When a book is published, if it is good, it is usually made into a film. But the directors of the films like to switch up some of the content in the book to make the film better. That is what I’m trying to find. I am going to compare and contrast the book and film of Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451.” “Fahrenheit 451 was published in 1953 by author Ray Bradbury. Thirteen years later, the movie “Fahrenheit 451” was made in 1966. There are 3 major differences between the book and the film in my opinion. The first difference is the actual settings of the two features. The second difference is the war. It is a major turning point and event that helps the reader stay with the story within the novel, but during the movie it really isn’t very important.

They slightly differ from one another. The novel is set way into the future with many types of new technology and obviously very new laws on censorship. The film is set in a contemporary futuristic setting, but it lacks some major features from the book. Three big ones are the wall-sized televisions, jet-powered cars and most importantly, the mechanical hounds. The main reason I say the most important is the mechanical hound is because it has a large roll in the government trying to capture Montag. In the novel, it chases Montag after he kills Beatty and flees to Faber’s house. Montag luckily lost the hound by jumping into the river, which didn't allow the dog to continue following Montag’s scent. Even though the setting and its surrounding can change a story, the plot can change it much

In the novel, Clarisse is a seventeen year old girl who influenced Montag with her “ideas.” Her role would eventually end in the book when she was killed half way through it. Montag would find out what happened to her when he said, "There was a girl next door," he said, slowly. "She's gone now, I think, dead. I can't even remember her face. But she was different. How? How did she happen?" Beatty smiled. "Here or there, that's bound to occur. Clarisse McClellan? We've a record on her family” (Bradbury 92). Montag was pretty unhappy after this happened. On the other hand, in the film she is a teacher. She says her main purpose is to affect her student’s minds through “different” types of teaching. She also develops a love for Montag throughout the movie. Another change in plot from book to movie was that Clarisse didn't die in the film. She escaped the city with Montag after the city was destroyed. After this they started another life together since Mildred was out of Montag’s life for good. This ending maybe used to go against the novel’s theme of thriving during the nonstop grind of