The Hound Of The Baskervilles Movie And Book Comparison Essay

he director, David Attwood, adapted the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles to fit the needs of his film and audience. As a result, there are three major differences. First, the clues in the book and movie are very different. Secondly, the movie has much more action, making the plot diagram quite different. Third, the characters are altered to fit either the book or movies needs or effects. Overall, the clues, plot diagram, and characters in the original The Hound of the Baskervilles can be contrasted in many ways with the movie.

First off, the clues in these two works of art are very different. In the novel, the letter addressed to Sir Henry was created out of newspaper clippings; however, the “moor” was inscribed in black ink because the author of the letter was not able to acquire this less common word. At Baskerville Hall, Sir Henry and Watson heard both footsteps and a woman crying. After a couple nights, they followed the footsteps, where they confronted the Barrymores and found out right away what had materialized. Holmes also finds the brown boot

David Attwood continuously throws in more action than anticipated, constructing a thrilling movie. The exposition found in the novel portrays Watson and Holmes in their home office, examining a cane left by an anonymous individual. Also, the hound never hurt Sir Henry, and Mrs. Stapleton was fine. In the movie, the exposition shows Stapleton being chased by the police, completely changing the beginning’s perspective. The film shows Holmes finding the boot in a drawer, before Stapleton died. In the movie the hound hurt Sir Henry fatally. Mrs. Stapleton also is hung, unlike the book where she is fine. In the movie, Stapleton and a few others are found talking to spirits, which never happened in the book. Also, Holmes gets stuck in the mud chasing Stapleton, but before long he is