Compare And Contrast The Help

The biggest challenge of making a film based on a novel is keeping important content, while appealing to the audience. In 2009, author Kathryn Stockett wrote The Help, a New York Bestseller. Stockett was born in 1969 in Jackson, Mississippi, where the novel takes place. The film was later turned into a film in 2011 by independent movie director, Tate Taylor. Taylor has also directed other small movies, such as Get On Up, Pretty Ugly People & Winter’s Bone. Overall, the movie adaptation of the novel was excellent for the enjoyment of the audience, but it omitted many details that contribute to a more complex story line. Besides some changes in the film, the movie stayed true to the novel in many ways. Both the novel and the movie used the same
Though the themes in this film were not as detailed as the novel, the film clearly showed the theme of segregation between race and classes. In the movie, these themes were shown in a basic, yet more comprehensive manner. Unlike the novel, segregation is only demonstrated through direct actions. Some instances of discrimination of race were when Miss Hilly refused to lend Yule May a loan, and when a black man was murdered by the KKK. Also, an example of discrimination of class in the film is when the Bridge Club rejected Miss Celia because the group thought that she was “White Trash”. Despite the lack of deep meanings, this film illustrated the theme of segregation so that viewers of all age could grasp the discrimination present in the
While this film was audience friendly, many essential details regarding relationship development were cut from the movie. The relationship between Skeeter and Stuart is a good example of this. One part that was omit from the movie was a scene when Skeeter met Stuart’s family. In this scene, Stuart’s dad tells Skeeter about Stuart’s past love life. Stuart was then confronted by Skeeter and he told her that he needs space to “get his head straight” (20.155). This scene was crucial to the development of their relationship because it showed Stuart’s true feeling towards their relationship, and also deepened the meaning of Stuart’s decision to date