compare and contrast

Now that I've seen the movie Water for Elephants again and actually remember every part of it not only fragments, I can clearly see the differences between the it and the novel. The movie was put into a completely different order compared to the novel, certain scenes where put before others and some were simply excluded. Not only is the whole plot of story changed, many little details that make the novel what it is and what gives it its special meaning have also changed. The most important information that was exclude from the movie that I felt like was completely necessary to be present was the fact that August was paranoid schizophrenic, because the first time I ever watched the movie I never knew why it was he acted the way he did, I probably thought he just had anger issues. When I finally read the novel, I realized that he was ill from his mind which for me completely explained many things. Some people could have maybe caught on to his problem in the movie but not all. Also many of the differences and discrimination that was involved in the circus and shown in the novel was not quite as vibrant. Those type of actions lead or provided background for many scenes that occurred, for instance the part where Jacob being Polish and August being Jewish could have affected their relationship. Or simply Marlena's story in how she met August, married him, and then was disowned because he was Jewish and she was Christian, little details like those is what changes the affect, impact, and story behind the movie. If I had never read the novel I wouldn't have discovered the new information that completed the story for me and in fact changed it. I would have kept thinking it was such a good movie which it is but in my mind the novel changed some those opinions for me, and once you've read the novel it is sometimes difficult to admire the movie as for the novel can always be more vivid and bring things to life better than a movie.