The biggest change between the book and the film "Long Walk" involves the end. In the book, Ray does not understand his motives for participating in a walk. The film, however, gives him a more durable motive: his beloved father (Hamilton) was killed by Major (Mark Hamil), a military dictator who leads both a long walk and a seemingly America. Ray wants to take a long walk because, besides the money, the winner is given a wish, and Ray plans to want a gun - a gun he will use to shoot the Major. He makes Pete aware of this plan, and Pete tells him that if he wins, he just needs to take the money and return to his mother (Yudi Greer) and forget about revenge.

Both in the book and in the film, the long walk eventually descends to three survivors: Ray, Pete and a guy named Stibins (starred by Garrett Vereing in the film). Both in the book and in the film, Stibens reveals that he is the Major's illegitimate son. But here's where things start to vary. Since the version of Stebbins' book looks unstoppable, the film Stebbins descends with some illness. The movie never makes it clear what it is, but it is probably pneumonia, because it happens another Character in the book named Modrom. The film Stibens, worn out, sick and tired, decides to give up and allows it to be filmed. In the book, however, it is actually Pete who gives up and shot, much of Ray's horror. In the end, only Ray and Stibins remain, and Ray is sure Stibins will win. But Stibins' body eventually gives up on him and he dies, leaving Ray as the winner.

The film is very different. After Stibins dies, Pete and Ray continue, side by side. As they enter the rain forward to the waiting crowd, Pete hangs, planning to sacrifice so that Ray can win. But Ray notices this and immediately pulls Pete to his feet and insists they continue together. However, as soon as this happened, Ray Then hang back. Ray already has three warnings at the moment, so he is immediately shot in his stomach and breaks down. Terrible, Pete is in a hurry to him. Dying, Ray says he eventually gave up because Pete had hope that Ray just gone, and that Ray had the strength to continue. He was then shot in the head of the Major. In the book, Ray is the only winner, but he is so deliric and squeezed from the long experience that only continues to go, hallucinating what a dark figure in front of him.

In the film, Pete takes over him to fulfill Ray's desire. He is looking for a gun, is given, and points to the Major. The biggest is trying to talk, but Pete drags his trigger, killing him. Everything is quiet. Pete then sees the way in front of him, and the movie ends. This end is much more satisfactory than King's conclusion. It is fatal to sacrifice Ray after he was the main character for most of the film, especially since he does it to save Pete's life. We learned that Pete had a much more difficult life that Ray and we want him to survive. At the same time, there is an undeniable sense of tragedy. When Ray told Pete about his plan to kill the Major, Pete warned him against him, saying to choose a loveice over hatred, insisting that nothing good came from revenge. But after all, revenge is exactly what Pete ends the choice. These changes made in King's book only reinforce the material, turning already a great book into something even more powerful - and one of the best movies of the year.

The "Long Walk" is now in theaters.