![]() In the books, he doesn't receive much characterization, but the film portrays him as an arrogant jerkass. 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 movies, she's a nasty two-faced egomaniac who goes out of her way to antagonize Greg. In the books, Patty is at worst a Teacher's Pet and is only implied to be an Attention Whore - in fact, she's never directly interacted with Greg note Besides denying him access to the bathroom when put in charge of their class. In the movies, he is extremely condescending and arrogant for no real reason. In the books, Greg plays a cruel prank on him for no reason, so Chirag's hostility towards Greg is very understandable. Let's just say, Greg comes off as much, much less of an idiot for falling for the second one rather than the first. Here, Rodrick tells Greg the week before the actual first day that he overslept and needs to rush to make it in time. Adaptational Intelligence: In the book, Rodrick's opening prank is him telling Greg that he slept through the entire summer, and that he needs to get ready for his first day of school. ![]() The movies have him start off as an antagonist like his book counterpart, but the second and third films add more depth to his character by having him bond with Greg, becoming more of a Cool Big Bro. In the books, Manny looks like, in the author's words, a "buck-toothed alligator." In the movies, Manny looks like an adorable toddler to better play up his Deliberately Cute Child shtick.
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