What Is The Difference Between Sleepy Hollow Book And Movie

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The sleepy hallow is one of the most thrilling books I have ever read. The book takes us to the town called “Sleepy Hollow” where we follow Ichabod Crane. Sleepy Hollow is a very small town where the residents believe that it is enchanted. Sleepy hollow’s most famous supernatural is the ghost of the Headless Horseman. Speaking about the story of sleepy hollow, I recently watched a movie about the thrilling story. The movie had a lot of differences from the book. Furthermore, this essay will compare and differentiate the book from the movie. The movie was different from the book in a lot of aspects. One of the most noticeable was at the very ending of the movie where Ichabod lives and marries Katrina. Considering that Ichabod lives it doesn’t give as much as a thrilling and spooky ending as it does in the book. The movie did have good points aswell, my favorite part of the movie was the chase scene when Ichabod was running away from the horseman. The movie made the chase scene even more thrilling by making the camera angles weird and crooked as we saw our protagonist running for his life. Let alone, It made scared a little when the horseman was getting close. In the book the chase scene wasn’t as thrilling. In all honesty, I think the chase in the book was great but not as good as the movie. …show more content…

Especially in the main village and setting. The movie and book both make/describe the villages as a small creepy place-you-don’t-want-to-be kind of place. The characters in both the movie and book were very similar, for example Ichabod in the book was a strict teacher and in the movie he was also a strict teacher. The book and movie both had the same plot and time of events occurred. One great thing they did in both stories was that they made you quite scared and thrilled when things happened. Both stories share the same story but in their own different ways, nevertheless they are great

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