Talk:The Power of One

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Contents 1 Novel & Film 2 Name 3 Book Vs. Film 4 Film

[edit] Novel & Film

Maybe the plot of the book should be discussed separately from that of the film, since the two are so different. Marcelle 08:19, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Where did the trivia of Peekay's real name come from? It is never mentioned in any book. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.13.144.96 (talk • contribs) 15:37, 10 October 2006.

maybe the film? i dont know though. Thedreamdied 10:14, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Peekay's full name was created for the film version. In the book, the reader is never told Peekay's original name.

Also, why is Peekay referred to as P.K. in this article? Peekay was never meant to be an initial, it's his name... Well it's important in the book.

I agree, his name was only mentioned in the movie, in the book, his original name was never important. Sharwood 14 Feb 2007

[edit] Book Vs. Film

I think this article would greatly benefit from a division into two articles: one for the book, one for the film. Trying to constantly refer one to the other, especially when it is stated early on that the film doesn't follow the book very closely, only makes matters confusing. What do others think? Keldan 09:40, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Maybe you could start the film article. 210.55.126.213 21:41, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

I agree entirely. Sadly, i have neither watched the film nor read the book so i won't be much help. Thedreamdied 16:47, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, this needs to be made into separate articles. The film version is very different. While the film roughly follows the book, it eliminates many parts, and adds a love interest. In the book, there is no love interest. Also, his best friend has a different name from the book to the movie. Doc, in the movie, moves back to Germany after the War. In the book, he dies in the crystal cave of Africa. In the movie, Peekay's mother dies, while in the book, she becomes a born-agaion Christian and ignores Peekay, letting his grandfather arrange a tutor for him (Doc). Also, the book ends with Peekay going to Rhodesia to mine diamonds, and confronting the judge there (and soundly beating him, and then carves a Union Jack over his Swastika tatoo), as compared to the movie, where Peekay meets the judge in a riot in the township, and only beating him up, only to let someone else shoot him (The judge - for those of you who dont know, was his childhood tormentor and SEVERLY bullied him). In the book, Peekay goes to Oxford, while in the movie, he decides to stay in South Africa. Sharwood Feb 14 2007

[edit] Film

I thought I should start a topic on the film only. In the film, towards the end, Peekay is shown with a background of cooling towers for a nucleur power plant. Since this move takes place in South Africa during the late 1940's, early 1950's (at this point in the movie), this is impossible and is a goof by the movie. Sharwood 15 Feb 2007