An adaptation of a story usually accurately portrays the original work but may have its inconsistencies. The short film adaptation of The Lady, or the Tiger? portrays the original story 's characters, setting, conflicts, and plot transitions precisely like how Stockton intended it to be but with its own twist, making the film subconsciously different. The most important and influential adjustment in the movie is the plot transitions, which changes the perspective on how the film and story are viewed. The film has to create their own transitions in because a movie is visual, whereas a reader interprets a story their own way.