Of Mice and Men - Comparison The name of this book/movie is 'Of Mice and Men'. The book was written by John Steinbeck, and the movie was directed by Gary Sinise (also stars as George). I will be comparing the movie and book, to see the differences and how effective they are. George and Lennie are men who travel around working at ranches. George is the small, quick-witted one, and Lennie is the big, …showed first 75 words of 697 total…

…showed last 75 words of 697 total…medium shots can be used when there is a group of people talking, and close ups are probably the most effecting show of emotion, because you can see the actor's face expression clearly. Close ups can be effective when the actor is silently thinking. I think both the book and the movie had their flaws. The book took a while to get into the story, but the movie lacked certain times of suspense or emotion.