Book Vs Movie Essay

“...a certain morning early in the month of June, the year of grace 1751, when I took the key for the last time out of the door of my father's house.” This quote is from the book Kidnapped. It takes place in the beginning of the book when David Balfour leaves his father's home to start his journey to his uncle Ebenezers house. This part of the story is an example of one of the many differences and similarities between the book and the movie. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the movie Kidnapped and the book, also called Kidnapped. After thoroughly reading and annotating the novel and watching and taking notes on the film, it is clear to see that the book is much more detailed.

One difference between the movie and the novel is that in the book Ebenezer was extremely frightened and refused to use light. In the film on the other hand, Ebenezer lit a fire and also claimed he was going to get oil. This shows that one of Ebenezer’s main, and one of his most suspicious characteristics changed majorly, in the book he being afraid of light and fire as opposed to the movie where he didn’t seem to have a problem or fear of fire and light.

Another difference between the film and the book is that in the movie, when Davie was in the brig of the boat,

This is an important aspect of the movie and the book because when Davie receives one of Alan’s bottens, he is able to use it to his advantage by showing it to other people that way they know that he is connected to Alan in some way. Also, since Alan’s red coat is very distinguishable, the red coats are able to identify him much easier. This affects both Alan and Davie because if the Red Coats see Alan they will easily be able to immediately declare that he is Alan Breck the man that killed the Red Fox, along with Davie. This puts both Alan and Davie in danger in the film and