Compare And Contrast Into The Woods Movie Vs Play

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“I was raised to be charming not sincere.” Into The Woods by Stephen Sondheim is about a witch that gives a childless baker and his wife a list of magical items they have to find from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree, Into The Woods is a play as well as a movie; which are different in ways but they are also similar. In the movie there are things that are more fitting than in the play. However the play is more entertaining to watch then the movie because it's funnier, it does not leave senecs out like the movie, and how the performers acted.
The play is funnier than the movie because the people that are acting have to think on their feet. If something does not go how it should because then they have to improvise and make stuff up along the way which makes it funnier. Many people may think that the play is better or they might think the movie …show more content…

Even though the movie and the play of Into The Woods are similar, doesn't mean that they have the exact same thing in them. Such as during the play production when they are talking to the giant, Rapunzel gets squashed by the giant. In the Movie Rapunzel does not get squashed and lives. They also cut out the prince's cheating in the movie, because during the play both the princes cheated on their princesses. Also the princes cheating is kind of necessary for the film because it shows that they are not happy with their princesses. Rapunzel getting squashed allowed witch to be sad since she died and allowed us to see another side of the witch. The princes not cheating makes it not as dramatic having both of them cheat makes it more dramatic and draws people in because they want to find out what happens next. Although having them cut those scenes allows the movie to feel shorter and not drag on forever. Having those extra scenes may make it feel longer and not necessary for the movie It might make it a little longer but not enough to notice

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