What's the Difference between Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close the Book and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Oskar Schell
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Oskar Schell
Portrayed by: Thomas Horn
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Oskar figures out on his own that his mother has been helping in his search by contacting the Blacks on his list. He never finds out for sure. |
She tells him about contacting the Blacks and they talk specifically about some of them. |
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Oskar tells his mother that he wished she had died instead of his father. She walks away silently. |
Oskar is yelling and having a fight with his mother when he tells her this.
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Oskar's grandma gives him the camera. |
Oskar's father gives him the camera. |
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Oskar's mother has a special 'friend' named Ron. He has lost wife and daughter in a car accident and spends a lot of time at the Schell apartment. |
Ron isn't mentioned at all.
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Oskar has a cat called Buckminster. |
No mentioning of a cat. |