The Most Dangerous Game Compare And Contrast

Being hunted on an island is an experience like no other, whether it is a film or a short story. “The Most Dangerous Game” started off as a short-story, but was later turned into a film. Like many other films, the director has done some adjustments that differ from the short-story. The plot, setting, and characters were revised from the original form in the short-story. However, the difference in the characters was the most influential part that changed throughout the film.

The short-story never explained how Rainsford escaped the island, but in the movie, Rainsford stole Zaroff’s boat and escaped with the fair lady named Eve. The author wanted to give the film a more exotic ending rather than not knowing the outcome. Another difference in the plot is that Rainsford swam back to the place where he originally was, in order to murder Zaroff. But in the movie Eve and Rainsford decided to murder Zaroff and escape together. Overall, the plot remained the same from the short-story.

During the film, Rainsford snuck into the trophy room where he discovered the human parts, there were both human heads and bodies surrounding the room.

On the other hand, in the short-story Rainsford never had the chance to see the trophy room. It allowed Rainsford to have an image on what General Zaroff’s new hunting animal is. Also, in the film, Rainsford went to discover the jungle with Eve for one whole night, but in the short-story, Rainsford was left alone in the jungle for three whole nights away from General Zaroff. Another difference in the setting was that Rainsford was almost killed by hiding near a waterfall, but in the story, there was never a waterfall, to begin

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In the novel, Rainsford accidentally fell off of his yacht when he was trying to search for the sound that he had heard from miles away. When Rainsford fell off the boat, he swam towards the sound, but the only thing he found was an island. On the contrary, Rainsford was the only person who fully survived the shipwreck. In addition, when Rainsford arrived at general Zaroff’s place, Rainsford met two survivors a girl named Eve and her drunken brother who eventually got killed. During the hunting, Zaroff took Eve with him while Rainsford was being hunted. Since the film is extended, including more characters would be beneficial. There was also more than one henchmen in the movie other than Ivan. Some similarities were that Rainsford outsmarted Zaroff, ended up winning the “game”, and being shipwrecked.
Although there were differences and similarities contributing to the film and short-story, it made the plot complex. The plot, setting, and characters were the main focus that wasn't alike. Having to change the actions of the characters and the amount gave it a dose of captivating moments.