response to The Sky is Gray movie

The movie was basically the story which I liked because I really enjoyed the story. The movie omitted the part on the bus when the boy is looking at a girl and they get into a little fight. I thought that was the most adorable part of the story because even a boy that young still had too much pride to admit he was looking at the girl because he thought she was cute and instead said he was looking past her. I guess the movie wanted to focus on more serious issues. My favorite scene was when the old lady finally gets James and his mother to come in and eat. I thought it was quirky how the husband never comes out but you can hear him talking through the walls. For once the characters actually looked the way I had pictured them in my head, especially the mom. One other thing that was adapted was when the mom gets asked to dance she actually gets up and dances with the man for a while before pulling the switchblade on him. I thought this was better than in the story because I feel like she insulted him more by pretending she wanted to dance with him first and then rejecting him. Other than some minor changes, this movie was the same as the story and I really enjoyed both