What's the Difference between The War of the Worlds the Book and War of the Worlds the Movie?
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In the Movie |
The Narrator
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Ray Ferrier
Portrayed by: Tom Cruise
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The Curate
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Harlan Ogilvy
Portrayed by: Tim Robbins
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The Artilleryman
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Robbie Ferrier
Portrayed by: Justin Chatwin
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Ogilvy the Astronomer
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This Character does not appear.
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The Narrator's wife
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This Character does not appear.
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the Narrator's Brother
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This Character does not appear.
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Ms Elphinstone
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This Character does not appear.
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Mrs. Elphinstone
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This Character does not appear.
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Henderson
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This Character does not appear.
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Stent
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This Character does not appear.
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the Martians
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the Martians
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War of the Worlds Book vs Movie
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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The Martians are first seen as masses of luminous gas from space, then crash into the Earth in large, cylinder-shaped receptacles which the tripods emerge from. |
The Martians arrive on Earth via small, individual pods during what looks like a lightning storm and occupy their tripod machines which are already buried underground. |
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The Martians are described as large, oblong tentacled creatures. |
The Martians are vaguely humanoid in shape.
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The story takes place in England. |
The film is set in the United States. |
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The Martians eventually start using bombs which release a highly dense black smoke capable of killing everything it touches. |
The Martians are not seen to use this weapon.
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The Martians emerge from their tripods and use their tentacles to puncture dead bodies and drain their blood to try and assimilate it into their own system. |
The Martians use mechanisms on their tripods to extract blood from human bodies. They are only seen using it to spray the red weeds. |