A Christmas Carol Movie Analysis

“Bah Humbug!” was what the grumpy character Ebenezer Scrooge said about Christmas. Guess what that got him: a visit with four ghosts Past, Present, Future, and his dead partner and friend Marley. A Christmas Carol is the tale of a rude, irritable man called Ebenezer Scrooge whom loathes Christmas and anything to do with it. His encounter with the ghosts changed his perspective on how to treat people and the way he lives his life. This is shown in both the drama and the movie, but there were some parts of each that were different. However, the message of the story stayed the same.

The major, important parts of the story are kept the same in both the movie and the drama to keep the theme consistent. After his final meeting with the ghosts, he makes the resolution to be a better person. When he awakes from his dream, he goes outside and happens upon a boy named Adam and tells him to get a turkey and bring it to him. Both the drama and movie showed him yelling happily to this child, which best shows the change in his attitude and personality. The scene was kept the same likely because it was such an important milestone for Scrooge and showed that he has seen the

error of his ways and decided to change. Directly before that scene was Tiny Tim’s funeral, one of the saddest parts in both the film and play. This was the first turning point for Scrooge. Him seeing the funeral showed him the consequences of him continuing to be a bad person with a nasty personality.

Though the movie does keep most of the events in the book the same, there are many differences that can be seen.

For example, the character Marley is not seen in the beginning of the movie, but he is shown talking in the drama. Marley is shown in almost one scene in the movie. The drama shows Marley had a more important role. Also, the role of the Ghost of Christmas present has changed. In the drama, the Ghost of Christmas present only goes to the family feast and Bob Cratchit's house. In the movie, they go around the whole city and explore more. The movie adds to this event to make the Ghost of Christmas present seem more important and have a bigger role. In the movie, Scrooge was able to learn more about his present than in the book. Now, he knows more of his bad personality and is more willing to

change.

The movie and the book have many similarities and differences, but they both tell us about Scrooge’s change. The similarity between the movie and book is that Scrooge started off as a selfish and mean man but he turned into a kind and selfless one. There are many small differences that are missing in the movie that are in the book, but the movie has added different elements to make it more interesting. A Christmas Carol is a classic novel and movie, regardless of the major or small similarities and differences.