In my opinion, the movie version of A Christmas Carol is better. In the movie you get to understand more because facial expressions appear, background music plays, and you can see the events unfold. That is why I like the movie better is because I’m more of a visual person. Some of the similarities I noticed was that the office that Mr. Scrooge worked in was always cold. Another was that Mr. Scrooge was old, mean and selfish. Also, Mr. Scrooge very much dislikes Christmas. Most of the characters in the movie were the same as the ones in the book. For example, Mr. Scrooge was in both, his nephew was in both and also all the of the Christmas spirits were in both as well. There were many more similarities in the movie such as how Mr. Scrooge’s sister dies at a young age, and that Marley works with Mr. Scrooge. Of course if there are similarities there are …show more content…
Being able to see things helps me because I get a better understanding of what is going on in the movie. I can also hear the plot unfolding throughout the movie. The background music also adds more onto the mood of what is happening. In my opinion, the movie version of A Christmas Carol is better. In the movie you get to understand more because facial expressions appear, background music plays, and you can see the events unfold. That is why I like the movie better is because I’m more of a visual person. Some of the similarities I noticed was that the office that Mr. Scrooge worked in was always cold. Another was that Mr. Scrooge was old, mean and selfish. Also, Mr. Scrooge very much dislikes Christmas. Most of the characters in the movie were the same as the ones in the book. For example, Mr. Scrooge was in both, his nephew was in both and also all the of the Christmas spirits were in both as well. There were many more similarities in the movie such as how Mr. Scrooge’s sister dies at a young age, and that Marley works with Mr.
Another similarity in the book and movie is that the characters have to go against their morals in order to decide what to do in certain situations. An example of this in the book is when Skip realises he would have to trespass and steal in order for him to keep himself and his friends alive. Or in...
in a number of ways. At the start of the novel, Scrooge is a penny –
In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Scrooge's selfish, cold, melancholy nature is contrasted with Fred, Scrooge's light-hearted nephew. At the beginning of the novel, Fred and Scrooge are complete opposites, but, as the novel progresses, they become more and more alike. Throughout the novel, Dickens uses Fred to show Scrooge's transformation from a cold, unfeeling man to a man of warmth and compassion.
Another similarity is that Johnny had killed a Soc because they were drowning Pony so he did it so that Pony would not die. This led into them going to the church and one day it was on fire and Pony and Johnny had went in there to save the kids which led to Johnny dieing and everything just went downhill from that point. Even though there is many differences between the book and the movie there is also many
A Christmas Carol. Classics of Children's Literature. Ed. John W. Griffith and Charles H. Frey. 3rd ed.
In the play, A Christmas Carol, it started out with Marley speaking out to the audience, unlike the movie, where it just started out with Mr. Scrooge trudging through the snow. (Dickens 1) Another minor difference was in the play, the spirit of Christmas Past was a man, yet in the movie being a woman. (Dickens 11) During the visit of Christmas Past, Mr. Scrooge traveled through the past as another’s perspective, instead of his own. (Video
The Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens.The industrial revolution was the time period and the characters were the Scrooge and Bob Cratchit.While the stage production and the movie version of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol effectively explore the class system and Christmas ideals of Victorian England, the movie has a more accurate portrayal of living conditions in this era. My first example is comparing the class system in both the movie and the play.One example is how scroge treated crachet porly.When Bob wanted to heat the fire up Scrooge said no in both the movie and the play.My secont example is the christmas goose it was small in both the movie and the play.The class system was portrayed the same but so was the victorian
The similarities are quite apparent, the movie plot mainly follows the basic plot that the book took, leaving the viewer’s with a sense of accomplishment, as this is sometimes not achieved in the highest degree. Scout still has a brother, Jem. They both still meet Dill and have a few adventures with him throughout the film. Jem and Scout still have a single father, Atticus, having lost their mother many years ago. Calpunia is still their cook. And the whole story still has an overpowering sense of focusing on two main stories, Boo Radley (Arthur Radley) and Tom Robinson’s trial.
The drama of A Christmas Carol is a very popular selection as it brings out the Christmas spirit of even the stone-hearted. It starts with a grumpy old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. He dislikes Christmas and wants nothing to do with it. In order for him to gain his Christmas spirit back he is taken to his past, present, and future by three different ghosts. Doing this helps him to realize what Christmas is about. The turning point of the play is when Scrooge sees his own grave. This made him fully understand what he has done and what needs to be fixed. Ebenezer makes many
A big similarity from both stories are that they are visited beings from the other side, an angel for George Bailey and three spirits for Scrooge. It is also at that point which they are visited they characters undergo a major change in there lives and experience sorrow. After this visit, both change their views on their lives before much worse could happen. Scrooge had a wife that he loved dearly, but she left Scrooge because of his lust for wealth and power. Similar to Scrooge, George has a wife that he loves dearly, but George is in a similar path like Scrooge because George’s job is causing issues with spending time with his family, hurting his relationship with his wife. At the end of the stories, George and Scrooge managed to see how they have changed peoples’ lives since they changed their views on life. Those were just three of the major similarities that make the characters very similar and relatable to each
Everyone has their favorite Christmas movie and no holiday season is truly complete until you 've sat down with your family to watch it. In our family it is Charlie Brown Christmas, It 's A Wonderful Life, and How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Occasionally we 'll also included The Polar Express, Frosty, Rudolph, The Little Drummer Boy, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, and Miracle On 34th Street. But ALWAYS those first three movies!
A Christmas Carol is jubilant spiritual hymns to celebrate the birth of Christ which is sang by a group of people friends, family and anybody who wants to.
The book and movie of “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” were quite similar. The main storyline of the book was mostly shown in the movie, with a few differences. For example, Bruno comes home from playing with his friends to find his house being packed up, ready to move. Also, Bruno meets Shmuel and talks with him through the work camp fence. The characters in the book were all shown in the movie, which isn’t always the case with some books.
One minor difference in the movie was that the Ghost of Christmas yet to come has a hand of skin. Not a hand without skin that was wrote in the book. I think that this makes a difference though because it doesn't show a big impact on the story. I think Charles Dickens put the skinless hand in his story to give his story a "chill-factor". I don't think that the director of the TNT version of A Christmas Carol thought that it was a big deal or a big impact to the rest of the story. Another difference between book and movie is that Scrooge doesn't go to church at the end of the story. I think it makes a big difference though, because it shows how much Scrooge has changed since the three spirits came to visit him. It shows a "before-and-after" effect which I think made a big impact on the story. The last significant change between the book and the movie is that when Scrooge follows the Ghost of Christmas yet to come, he ends up falling into his grave. This is significant because Scrooge gets to meet the old Scrooge and gives him a slap in the face of reality of what's going to happen if things don't change. Its ironic too because it's the new Scrooge that wakes up on the bed in the morning.
A few genres of movies that I am drawn to are fantasy, adventure, musical, animated, and family films. Two movies that fall up under at least two of the genres are Alice in Wonderland, made in 1951, and Alice in Wonderland, made in 2010. I chose the two movies of Alice in Wonderland because not only do they both bring to life the story of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, but they each also have contributed to my childhood. Growing up, I remember watching the original movie with classmates and wanting it to be a real-life movie. In 2010, my wish was answered and a live action Alice in Wonderland was updated and released. The original movie has a great plot, okay characters and animations, and great flow of music and sounds while