Secret Life Of Bees Book Vs Movie Essay

Why is the movie never the same as the book? This is a question many people tend to ask themselves after reading a book and then viewing the film. Obviously, filmmakers try to make the movie more dramatic and that’s why changes from the book are present. Although the changes usually don’t change the story drastically, it still tends to hit a nerve in people when they see the differences. In the book and the movie, The Secret Life of Bees, the changes are not dramatic and are sometimes hard to pick out. People who often criticize filmmakers for changing too much of the book have nothing to criticize in this film. The filmmakers did a wonderful job translating the text into a movie. The movie is faithful to the book because the relationships stay the same, the plot doesn’t change, and Lily’s demeanor changes throughout.
First, the movie is faithful to the book because the relationships stay alike in both the book and movie. There are many different relationships in this book that could potentially have been changed in the book. The relationships all centered around
Most of the major parts did not change at all. T-Ray’s abuse on Lily by making her kneel on grits was the same. Also, the part where Rosaleen gets arrested for pouring tobacco juice on the three men doesn’t change. The most important part, about the connection between black Mary and Deborah, did not change one bit. The three sisters roles and meaningfulness of the roles did not change at all. Also, May dying stayed true to what the book presented it as. Zach getting arrested didn’t change, but the way in which it happened changed a bit. It was really cool to see how similar each significant part was in the story. Although every part wasn't exactly the same it didn’t change the overall view and what actually happened in the book. The plot of the story in the movie was spot on with the book and it helped that the characters stayed the same