In the scene where Ashima received a call from his hometown late at night when his father died of illness, the actions her husband should do were completely out of order. In the novel, before the husband decides to tell Ashima the news of her father's death, he first hugs her, leaned his knees in the arc of her knees, and then tells the news. In the movie, the husband told the news first before he went to hug his wife. ——This is totally different.
"He still shook his head and said nothing. After a while, he touched her side of the bed and held her hand tightly; he held her so tightly, it was a bit painful. He pushed her on the bed and lay on her. Go, his face turned to one side, and his body trembles suddenly. He held her like this for a long time. She thought he was going to turn off the lights and caress her. However, he told her what Rana said a few minutes ago, Rana couldn't bear to personally tell her sister on the phone: Last night, her father died of a heart attack while playing a flop game in bed. "The
movie lacks many details that reflect emotions in the novel.
It is a great risk to read the novel and then watch the adapted movie.
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