What's the Difference between Drive the Book and Drive the Movie?
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In the Movie |
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A brief history of Driver's childhood is discussed. His father was a criminal who was killed by his unstable mother. |
We know nothing about his past. |
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This doesn't happen. |
Bernie and Nino want to help Driver become a stock car driver.
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Irene and Standard are divorced. He is sleeping on her couch. |
They are still married. |
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Driver agrees to help Standard with a job because it is a job and Standard does it because he is a criminal. |
Standard is forced to do the job because of money he owes and he convices Driver to help him so he can get out of the crime world.
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Driver is involved in two separate heists. The first is with Standard, and the second involves Bernie and Nino. |
There is only one heist that is a combination of the two in the novel. |
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After Standard is killed, Driver doesn't go looking for those who killed him. |
He does.
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Irene is of Mexican heritage. |
She is white. |
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Shannon rolls his car and is killed. |
He is killed by Bernie.
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Irena is killed halfway through the story. |
Irene survives. |