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Beowulf Movie Vs Movie Analysis

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Beowulf is an epic poem and movie that had many initial differences throughout each. It is a tale about a warrior, Beowulf, who faced many challenges and risks throughout his life as a warrior and king. One way the movie differs from the text is that Beowulf was more humble towards the end of the movie whereas he was still greedy towards the end of the text. In addition, the movie differs from the text because Grendel, the evil beast, attacked the Danes while they were awoke in the movie; he attacked the Danes while they were asleep in the text. In the final analysis, the movie differs from the text because Beowulf and Grendel’s did not fight in the movie whereas in the text, they did battle. In conclusion, Beowulf is an epic poem that had many initial differences throughout each such as Beowulf’s demeanor, Grendel’s actions, and Beowulf’s actions. …show more content…

Towards the end of the movie, Beowulf became a humble spirit whereas in the end of the text, he still had a greedy soul. One way to show that Beowulf was humble towards the end of the movie was he did not ask for treasure. In coherence to the text, Beowulf asked for the treasure to be buried with his ashes, which supports the claim that he was still “greedy.” Another way to show that Beowulf was greedy towards the end of the text was he asked for a tower to be built in his remembrance. Beowulf wanted a tower to be built so he could be looked upon, like a lighthouse, even after his death. In the movie, there was no tower built for Beowulf because he did not ask for one to be built. The great king simply sailed off into the sea with a burning ship full of treasure, all in which he did not ask for. This supports the claim that Beowulf was humble towards the end of the movie. Nevertheless, the movie differs from the text because of Beowulf’s

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