In the movie a few things changed such as in the movie there was a lepord instead of cheetah. The sisters were also not twins like they were in the book they were five years apart. Also, Dr.Roylott was not as big as he sounded in the book. Some simliarites was the mood for the story was mostly suspense and mysterious with hints of spine tingling thrills. lastly, the movie and story were similar becasue he same purpose of both were to entertain.