Similarities Between The Nostalgist

Two similarities from The Nostalgist film and short story are, they both make it apparent that the old man is in need of his eyes and ears. Immediately in the story it mentions how the have begun to fail. In the film they also display the device malfunctioning as he is talking to the boy. Secondly the love and care the man has over the boy. In the story it also begins with how the old man is focused on teaching the boy how to live with him, while on the film he is showing him to play chess with him, and as he hears noises outside he tells the boy to stay inside for his safety.
Contrast
Two differences between the film and story mainly focused on lack of details. In the story great description is provided about the old man. Illustration him older of age and having a difficult life stating “ he had been a father, an engineer, and a warfighter”(Wilson) On the film he is shown to be in a graceful place, after the reality is shown of the life the old man and the boy robot really live without the Eyes and Ears. Another difference is when he old man stumbles across the man that takes his Eyes and Ears away. In the story it states that the businessman in the neatly pressed suit blocked his path, unlike the film the old man stumbles onto the businessman due to the fact that his Eyes and Ears are malfunctioning causing him to not see clearly to his walk way.
Differences Damage the Film
It enhances the film because you can visually see the man, his persona and appearance, which looks like a homeless man up to no good. The lack on information of the old mans past history damages the film because one is left with the question as to what happen in his past. As to where in the story you have some basic information that the man has struggled in the past years with the amount of detail, like his scar in his