Why did they change it from shot putting to hammer throwing??
Are you for real?
I am indeed. It's a trivial thing I grant you, and it doesn't ruin the film for me or anything like that. I just wonder why - since it IS a trivial difference - they didn't keep his sport as shot putting (as it is in the book).
I suppose it looks more impressive on film.
Does hammer throwing somehow seem more Scottish? I think it does to me.