imagine that in adapt a james bond novel into a movie and the filmmaker eliminate all the action and suspense in order to make it kid friendly . or if a television producer tell chris rock he couldn not cuss so that his special could be rat pg . in the same way and the director of the movie something wicked this way come take out the excitement and gore in favor of melodrama for young audience . this create a monotonous plot without the complication of the book . in try to make the story of something wicked this way come easy for child to follow and the filmmaker eliminate the theme of good and evil both exist in everyone and and good always prevail over evil . this be apparent in will character transformation and charles halloway rescue of jim and and the carnival defeat . will transformation into a more adventurous boy have be mute in the movie . the scene in which the dust witch visit will house in a balloon have be cut from the film . instead and a green mist follow jim and will home and give them the same bad dream about the witch and her spider . the balloon attack show u that will have begin to conquer his fear of do thing on his own . he get on top of a neighbor roof and tear the balloon with a bow and defeat the witch . sorry and dad and he think and and sit up and smile . this time it me out and alone and will decide a he prepare to face her ( 147 . ) remove this scene from the movie prevent u from understand that will be become more adventuresome . the film show u many example of will be afraid to follow jim and but never grow curious like his friend . in the book and will have both a good and quiet side and an evil and daring side like his jim . in the movie and each boy only have one mode of thought and which destroy bradbury theme of both good and evil be present in each person . in the book and will save jim because of their friendship and but and in the movie and charles halloway save jim to repay jim father . will pull jim off the carousel in bradbury novel because he doesn not want his best friend to grow up without him . it be the good in will and the fact that he care about his friend and that save jim from the evil curse of the carnival . on the carousel and jim gesture his other hand free to trail on the wind and the one part of him and the small and white and separate part that still remember their friendship ( 269 . ) this show that there be good leave inside of jim and which have the potential to still defeat evil . but when charles halloway save jim in the movie and he do it to repay the debt he owe jim father and who save will when he be a little boy . by change the motivation for save jim and the filmmaker have ruin bradbury original idea that it take good to win against evil . in the end of the movie and the carnival be defeat by a tornado and lightning instead of smile and laughter . when the book end and mr. dark turn himself into a little boy and charles halloway smile and laugh at him so much that he can not stand it and evaporate . in bradbury world and evil people fee off fear and can only be defeat by happiness and love . his message be that good will always prevail over evil and but only if that goodness be express outwardly . good to evil seem evil and say charles halloway a he hold the die mr. dark . so i will do only good to you and jed . i will simply hold you and watch you poison yourself ( 275 . ) in the movie and mr. dark be the only one leave on the carousel when lightning hit it and and he die . by eliminate the weapon of laughter and smile and the filmmaker imply that bad weather be the most effective way to defeat evil and a if lightning only strike those who be bad . this take away the major theme of bradbury book and which be that do good toward others ward off evil . good may always triumph over evil and but try to make movie more kid friendly will always force filmmaker to leave out some of the theme from the book they be base on . in the movie and something wicked this way come and will do not transform and will friendship do not save jim and and smile and laughter do not defeat the carnival . a a result and the filmmaker have leave out too many of bradbury main point . the process of adapt a book to a movie too often ruin the world the author have establish . in the case of this story and bradbury frightening world of oppose force of good and evil have be reduce to a tamer and simple version of itself .