The key differences I noticed were:
- The video left out the entire second chapter about the backstory of the main character. Instead, we get a flashback/visual image of Peyton’s wife and kids and judging by their clothing and home we can visually see that he is a wealthy man.
- Another key difference is that the gunfire/cannon fire is more impactful in the video version since we actually hear them, instead of just reading “aim, fire”.
- Also, in the story, we get details about the “life” that Peyton sees when he’s free from the water, whereas in the video there’s a song that plays that expresses this.
- In the story, Peyton travels for an entire day after getting out of the river but the video doesn’t clearly show how much time passes.
The film’s pacing successfully shows readers all of the events that happen when Peyton seemingly escapes his fate; with the exception of the scene where he is running through the forest since that scene doesn’t show exactly how much time passes before he reaches home. I think that the shot of the officer’s eye as well as Peyton’s eye was a great way to show the fear Peyton was feeling as well as the lack of emotion and even possibly anger that the officer was feeling. I also liked the scene where he dropped into the water. I feel like it was easier to grasp what happened in the video than it was in the story.