TWT+Amanda

That was Then, This is Now
====My favorite part of That was Then, This is Now is the first time Mark and Bryon went to the hospital. I thought it was nice of them to visit their mom. In the book they rode to the hospital with a hippie named Randy and in the movie they took a bus. After they paid their mom a visit, the two boys visited Mike Chambers and listened to his story. Mike was not mentioned in the movie. Then Bryon went to the snack bar. The book said he ordered a cheeseburger. In this part of the movie he did not get food. I also like this part because it was when Bryon and Cathy met. ==== ====My least favorite part of That was Then, This is Now is when Charlie died. I didn't like it because it was very sad. In the book, it happened in an alley. In the movie, he died in a parking lot. After the boys left the bar the two Texans they had been hustling were going to beat them up. Charlie came out with a gun and saved Mark and Bryon. Before the Texans ran away, they shot Charlie. Mark fired a gun at them but missed. The book said the two men climbed over the alley wall and the movie showed them running away. I don't like this part because I don't think Charlie deserved to die trying to help Bryon and Mark. ====