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Tuesdays with Morrie (Movie ((Actors (Morrie: In the movie Morrie was…

- - - - Morrie: In the movie Morrie was almost exactly the same. In the movie he was still a kind frail old man. As for the actor choices, they made the best choice with Morrie's actor.
      - Mitch: In the movie he was not as stuck up as he seemed to be in the book. He seemed to be more focused on Janine then work at times. He also was more business man than nerd. He also really looks forward to seeing Morrie once again. As for looks, the actor does fit the description the book gave Mitch pretty well.
      - Janine: In the book, you don't actually hear much about Janine as a whole. In the movie, though she is a lot more present and has a voice/impact. She also seemed to be more "aggressive" with her feelings towards Mitch, and how she felt ignored. Since there's not a whole of physical description in the book about her, there isn't much to compare the actress to. At least she still clearly sings in the movie, just like the book.
  - - - Tape Recorder: This was used to record Morrie's talks, and to help Mitch write his book. But, it was also used to let Mitch hear his voice. After reality hit Mitch, he knew that eventually he would not hear his voice anymore. So recording him allowed him to always have his voice
      - Piano: In the movie when Mitch was stressed out he would go and play his piano. Mitch always wanted to be a piano player, which Morrie kept pushing him to do through collage. He also was playing his piano when they got the call about Morries' passing.
  - - - In the movie, Mitch is the main person telling Morrie's story. Along with Morrie's huge monologues/speeches he tells Mitch on Tuesdays. Which is how it should be, but in the movie, there also comes a whole new plot with a whole new perspective. This perspective is how Mitch feels about Janine and his take on their love story. In the book, there is no love story, and it focused solely on Morrie.
  - - - The majority of the story took place at Morrie's house. With the set being here it made the fact that Morrie is dying more real because he was basically "bedridden". Unlike the book though there were times where Morrie would leave the house, and focused on times where Mitch was at other places. But these different places don't have a huge impact like Morrie's house, other than showing Mitch and Janine's love story unfold at these different locations
- - - - Mitch Bringing food: Mitch brought food to symbolize the remembrance of their old times. Like when they had lunch together at school. He would bring things that Morrie loved to eat and to make them close again
      - Music: Music was a big symbol for the book because it was what Morrie loved, he would dance himself to sleep basically when he could move. It would make him cry of joy later on in the book and when Jeanine came to sing to him he was as happy as can be making it an amazing symbol of his happiness.
    - - The narrator of the book, just like the movie, is Mitch. He retells all of their Tuesdays, and shares all of Morrie's huge lessons in life. Other than Mitch's narration, Morrie does have huge monologues of dialogue throughout the book. Which helps share Morrie's perspective on life to anyone reading it.
    - - Morrie: Although he is not the narrator of this story, he is the whole focus point of this story. He is shown to be a wise old man, who is also a professor. He is constantly giving others his advice, and still has humor while doing it. He is said to have made an impact on many people, including Mitch.
      - Mitch: In the book, Mitch is shown to be more stuck up and highly focused on work and money. He hardly talks about his wife Janine, but still does say a couple of times that they are happy and that he loves her. He doesn't play the piano anymore and is almost scared to finally see Morrie again after all these years.
      - Janine: Unlike the movie, Janine is very rarely mentioned in the book. This is why we don't learn much about her, or how her life is. All we learn about her is that she is kind, is a singer, and is Mitch's wife. She also sings to Morrie at one point with has a huge impact on him.
    - - The scene of the book was almost always at Morrie's house. This shows (just like in the movie) that Morrie is dying because he is now "bedridden". This is also the same place where Morrie's TV interview happened, where he had his alive funeral, and where he eventually passed away.
    - - The overall message of this book was to teach people about how life should be. Morrie was constantly pointing out how messed society is now of days, and how people can't just sit back and enjoy life. He basically says that people focus on the parts of life that don't help you live (like money, titles, etc.).