It begins much earlier than the book and deals more on the romantic relation of the characters of Hester Prynne and Reverend Dimmesdale. Their relationship in the book is withheld from the reader for a great time to emphasis Hester's strength of character in not revealing his identity. The film undercuts drastically by showing their romance blossom. Furthermore, the films ends rather differently than the book with Hester, Dimmesdale and their daughter riding off into the sunset so to speak. This in effect completely changes the final chapter of the book where Hester, years after the death of Dimmesdale and her own atonement, begins years later to wear the Scarlett Letter again, not seeing it as a punishment, but rather an acknowledgement of her character.
I'm going to pretend I didn't watch the film.
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