Fahrenheit 451 Movie Vs Book Analysis

Imagine...Life without books. Reading books were against the law and even religion. “Kerosene,” he said because the silence had lengthened, “is nothing but perfume to me” (Bradbury 4). There are people known as firefighters who put in fires rather than put them out. Escaping from the world Guy Montag; becoming curious, starts to read some of the books that he had stolen from the HQ. Ironically due to the storyline; the book is better than the movie, because it is shows better description, character analysis, and it gets the point across to the reader to show what leads up to the main idea. While, the movie it is more vague and fast paced so it's hard to comprehend the storyline.
The book is more illustrative than the movie. For example, the …show more content…
Such as one of the larger side characters named Faber. In the book, Faber plays an elderly retired English professor that used to worked for the last college in existence, but it was then closed by the government. Faber helped to teach Montag about the world of literature (Bradbury 81). By leaving out Faber in the movie, the producers cut out a couple important scenes from the book. For example, they left out the scene where Montag was escaping to his house after murdering Captain Beatty. These mishaps effect the plot in lots of ways. Clarisse McClellan, Montag's wife was also misinterpreted within the movie as her death was left out of the movie. She was told to be a young girl in the book, but isn't the movie she was represented to be a teacher. In the book, she was killed by a ongoing car (Bradbury 44). Though Montag will refer back to his short time spent with her throughout the rest of the book. In the movie, she escapes when the rest of her family is arrested by the firemen on the day Montag was home sick. Another character that is invisible within the movie against the book is Captain Beatty. Beatty isn't even mentioned in the movie, while in the book he plays a key role. In the book, Beatty baits Montag due to the suspicion of his knowledge in books (Bradbury 31). Finally, though it is not a character; the war, which is a major plot point in the book. It is barely mentioned in the movie while in the book it was …show more content…
One major difference between the two is that the movie ends and leaves the audience in hope. While on the other hand, the book leaves the reader in great guilt and despair. Though the book sounds better than the movie it does have an edge by being able to show the hardship of discrimination amongst society. It really gives the audience a look on how group conformity is supporting the cause. Although, the book is more straightforward and has a cause and effect action, with the war being in effect. For example, in the book and movie Montag was a mindless servant of the state. He didn't question his role in his marriage or as a fireman and he does not even second guess his own thoughts ()(Truffaut, Fahrenheit 451). Also, in the book it shows how Montag shows an identity change and gains knowledge of the world when he says "Nobody listens any more. I can't talk to the walls because they're yelling at me. I can't talk to my wife; she listens to the walls. I just want someone to hear what I have to say. And maybe if I talk long enough, it'll make sense. And I want you to teach me to understand what I read” (Bradbury 78). The movie only displays him as having a wondering thought about what was happening, but he never confronted it and