I think that the biggest and most important difference between the film and the book was the knothole in the tree in front of the Radley house. The difference between the amount of times that the tree and its gifts were mentioned was pretty large. The book really went into depth on the tree, what it held, how Scout and Jem reacted to it, and its symbolism. Whereas the movie did show it, however not to the extent that the book did. I feel that the tree and its presents symbolized and introduced the fact that Boo Radley was actually a good person. It sort of flowed with the whole idea of Boo being misunderstood, and fit into and backed up the plot. The tree also connected with Jem's growing maturity, and you can see this when the book describes Jem's devastated reaction when Mr. Radley filled up the hole, and this wasn't shown in the film.
There are differences and similarities between the movie and book, and although I feel differently about certain differences and things that are the same, I think that it's important that two versions of the story are created. Every person's imagination is different, and the way they might process, interpret, relate, or connect to a story could be very different than someone else's.
I believe that it's necessary to create both a book and film on a story in order to ensure that every reader receives the points and messages in the story. For example, some people might be able to visualize events or setting in their head in the way they like it and can get the most out of books, but then some people might need to see and hear everything that's happening for them to understand.
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