“The Mist” by Stephen King
The Mist Film and Novella Comparison
Pre-Viewing Questions (Before the Film)
1. What do you think your favourite part of the film will be and why?
2. What do you think the main characters will look like/act like?
3. What do you think the main setting will look like? Will it be messy, small, bright, noisy, beautiful, spooky, cold, colourful, etc.?
4. What parts of the book do you think will be cut out of the film?
5. What parts should be added to the film to make it better than the book?
6. Which do you think you will enjoy more, the book or the film?
7. What was your favourite scene in the book? Would you be upset if this scene was changed in the film?
8. Which parts of the book will be difficult to portray in the film?
Post-Viewing Questions (After the Film)
9. Which did you enjoy more, the book or the film? Why?
10. Did the main characters look and act like you expected? Why or why not?
11. Did the main setting look like you expected? Why or why not?
12. Think about the scenes that the film changed so that they were different from the book. What scenes do you wish hadn’t been changed? What scenes were better because of the change?
13. What parts of the book did the film leave out? What scenes were added to the film that weren’t in the book? Were these changes good or bad? Why?
14. What were some other differences between the book and the film?
15. What stayed the same in both the book and the film?
16. Whose point of view do you agree with more, the author of the book? Or, the director of the film?
