Beautiful Creatures Movie Comparison

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Once I was six years old and I had watched a movie about witches. I believed in them for a long time after that it just intrigued me a lot to watch how they could do the impossible. When I first watched the movie I was in awe with everything about it. I used to watch it non stop wishing that I could be a witch too. Of course the witches i watched on screen were good witches not evil. I decided to read Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, which I liked very much. Then I watched the movie of the same name, directed by Richard LaGravenese, was decent. I find that the book is in better detail it draws the reader in more than the movie does. It describes the plot better and the characters so that you actually feel and emotional …show more content…

It all begins when Lena comes to town and everything, including the weather, changes. Everyone in Gatlin thinks she is a devil worshipper because she is Macon Ravenwood’s niece. Ethan is driving home and almost hits Lena. Afterwards they start becoming attached to each other. Macon antagonises Ethan and makes sure he is scared away from their home. Ethan finds out about casters after he almost dies to to a spell that Macon casted to make sure Lena was safe when he left town. Ridley comes to town for a family gathering that she wasn’t invited to. She tries to kill Ethan. Lena literally throws Ridley out of the window. Shortly after Lena and Ethan touched the locket and they go back in time and see why the curse is on Lena’s family. Ethan begs Lena to let him in on what she is feeling. Then a short time later Lena does, and they start looking for a way to break the curse. Which Lena finds that the only way to break the curse is someone she loves has to die. Lincoln is being played by Ridley in which he eventually shoots Ethan at a the Battle of Honey Hill reenactment. But in the end it wasn’t really Ethan who got shot it was Macon. When Macon died the curse was lifted from her family. Lena in a previous part of the movie makes Ethan forget everything that they have been through together. Lena becomes the balance between light and dark casters. Ethan becomes aware of everything as soon as he leaves the borders of …show more content…

Ebert states that the movie Beautiful Creatures is a semi-plodding teen romance with supernatural overtones (par.13). Compliments the actors and actresses on a job well done (par.13). The movie itself goes into the lives the casters more than anything and as it is interesting there should have been more detail that lead to the climax (Ebert) (par.13). Ebert states that there were many stipulations and potential s ahead, but they accomplished it well (par.13). The characters in the book according to Kirkus Reviews is a smart textured romance (par.1). The book itself resonates with readers of John Green and other supernatural romance fans Beautiful Creatures is a masterpiece (par.1). As reading the book the book builds suspense and never makes you want to put it down or go to sleep (Kirkus Review) (par.1). From the start of the book was compelling it went into great detail about everything (kirkus)

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