Movie vs Book template

About this template

Compare and contrast movie and book template (Point-to-Point)

Use this 'compare and contrast - movie and book' template to figure out what are the similarities and differences between a book and a movie you are analyzing.

Comparing the book with the movie version will help you understand the differences between settings, main characters, thesis, etc.

Point-to-point compare and contrast analysis can be used for comparing and contrasting other subjects too.

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Type in the name of the novel and movie you are going to compare and contrast.

Example: Great Expectations.

Conclusion

Restate your thesis while avoiding repetition.

Restate the differences between the book and the movie.

Restate the similarities between the novel and the movie, but try to avoid repetition (this will help if you write an essay afterward).

Body

Use point-by-point organization in the body section to present the characteristics briefly stated in the thesis.

This means that if you use this draft to write a compare and contrast paper, each characteristic will be introduced in a separate paragraph.

Movie

How is the movie different from the novel?

Type in a short explanation. Use 'like', 'same as' or 'similar' for comparison, and 'unlike', 'differ from' and 'although' for contrasting.

Book

How is the novel different from the movie?

Type in the answer. Use 'like', 'same as' or 'similar' for comparison, and 'unlike', 'differ from' and 'although' for contrasting.

Introduction

The introduction provides background information for both the book and the movie.

Thesis

Create a thesis statement in which you briefly compare and contrast the book and the movie.

Characteristics

Characteristic

Which are the differences between the book and the movie?

Think of at least 3 differences. Type them in.

Examples regarding Great Expectations

• the movie plot leaves aside certain characters;
• the book is mostly narrated, while the movie story is told through dialogue;
• the movie has a different ending.

Similarity

Which are the similarities between the book and the movie?

Type them in. Example: Great Expectations the book and the movie have very similar plots.

Main character

Type in the name of the main character.

This has to be the same for both the book and the movie.

Setting

Movie setting

Is the action in the movie set in the same place?


Where is it set? Example: The action in Great Expectations (1946) by David Lean has the same setting as in the book.

Book setting

In the book, where does the action take place?


Example: The action in Great Expectations the book takes place in 19th century England, London and Kent.