Of Mice And Men Movie Analysis

Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck and directed by Gary Sinese offer different versions of the same story, by altering small elements of the plot that allow for new insight into certain situations and characters.

In the movie, there are scenes that differ from the book to provide more context for the situation. The beginning of the book is especially different from that of the movie. The beginning of the novel gives a long description of the setting. These opening paragraphs do an effective job of introducing a setting, and phrases like “twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight” and “willows fresh and green with every spring” introduce a cheerful atmosphere as well. The movie changes this completely. Instead of a lengthy and descriptive passage, the audience is
In the novel, George's mind seems to be made up when he gets to Lennie. He tells Lennie to take his hat off and begins to tell the familiar story. Although, his hand does shake when he's holding the gun at first the books goes on to say, “his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.” This is not the case in the movie. From the moment that George starts to tell the story with Lennie he is crying. He even has his head leaned up against Lennie's shoulder. No music plays during this scene to build tension, and this works really well. When George finally does kill Lennie he seems disgusted with himself and he's still crying. The director shows that although George was never sure if it was right he killed Lennie to try to save him from a horrible fate. The scene that follows also shows how bad George feels as he's left to only think about the memory of his relationship with Lennie. In the novel, it George's lack of emotion and failure to consider alternatives to murder that could lead o to think that he's guilty, but in the movie the director leaves no room for doubt when it comes to George's