![]() ![]() In the movies, she's a nasty two-faced egomaniac who goes out of her way to antagonize Greg. In the books we don't learn much about her, but what we did learn never implied she was the snobby stuck-up bitch she is in the movies. In the books, he doesn't receive much characterization, but the film portrays him as an arrogant jerkass. In the books, she an overbearing mother, but it's implied that she cares for her family. In the first three movies, she's much nicer. She may do things that embarrass her boys, but that's because she just wants them to be happy and safe. She even scolds Frank for taking away Greg's video games in the third movie. She even scolds Greg for almost waking up Manny because he nearly got hit by a car, instead of asking Greg if he was okay! However, in the Long Haul movie, she acts like a nagging mother that only cares about getting to Meemaw's house and having control over her family's electronic devices. Adaptational Nationality: Abe Hall, the last kid to get the Cheese Touch in the book, becomes a German exchange student named Dieter Muller.Adaptational Nice Guy: All of the Heffley's in the film series are nicer.In the books, Greg is a huge Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist. The movies defy this, as while in the first film he is almost as much of a jerk as he is in the books, he gradually humbles out and by Rodrick Rules and Dog Days he is ultimately more sympathetic. ![]() It helps that many of his larger Kick the Dog moments are removed and others are made more justified by the circumstances. Adaptational Villainy: In the book version of The Long Haul, Greg worries Mr.Even Manny is noticeably less of an Annoying Younger Sibling and never reaches the Troubling Unchildlike Behavior territory.Susan doesn't force the others to do the things only she wants like she tends to do in the books and she is more understanding of Greg's problems.Frank in the films makes more of an effort to be a good father to his sons, and while still strict on them, he's actually less so than Susan is.Rodrick starts out pretty similar to his book counterpart, but he does go on to be a Cool Big Bro in the second and third movies.Because of this, Greg's rivals Patty and Chirag get the Adaptational Jerkass treatment in order to make Greg's actions more understandable. ![]()
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