Blues Berry
Why did they do away with Blues Berry from the book? He was the one that got killed by Fatso, so brutally too, and Prewitt was avenging him. Why did they get rid of Blues and replace him with Maggio in the movie? Anyone know?
shareJust one general fact about the screenplay: the book was huge, rambling, going off on long tangents. One of the most praised aspects of the movie was the condensing and crystallizing of the story and eliminating the distractions. Choosing the plot lines and narrowing the focus, as much as the brilliant performances, brought it the Academy Award.
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It was a great movie and one of my favorites. They did a great job. But why did they cut out Blues Berry? They could've kept him in. Instead they changed it to Maggio.
shareI love them both, the film and book, though they seem like separate things to me. So much of the heart of the book was gone from the film simply because of it's adult nature, that it seems like a movie inspired by the book rather than a film adaptation.
The film had it's own voice, and it sort of cobbled up a plot whereas the book was a fairly plotless ode to longing and fraternity.
But they were both very good.