These 2 things struck me about the film:
1) The addition that Hopkins thought that Tom looked like his son. I don't think this was in the book, and I thought that it was an interesting addition. It was probably a way to forge a connection between Tom and Hopkins, and to make Hopkins seem like a better family man -- although to what end I'm not sure. Maybe the writers made him want to seem more sympathetic to the audience, based on the time period.
As far as forging a connection between Tom and Hopkins, I don't know if it was necessary, because it didn't seem like their storyline was fully realized. We talked during the movie how things were moved around and cut out. The thing with Maria came late, for example. We were surprised it came so late.
2) We talked during the movie about Gregory Peck playing the main character. I think choosing him definitely had an effect on the character. For example, we talked about how he wasn't as sarcastic, and I don't know whether this specifically was a positive or a negative change.
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