There are many similarities between the book “A Christmas Carol” and its movie counterpart. For instance, both sow Scrooge as the misanthrope, the villain who eventually changes into a more generous man. Furthermore, the dialogue is almost identical. Nonetheless, these two works of art are not completely the same. In the book, Scrooge is constantly shouting, however, in the movie, Ebenezer is cold and quiet, but has an aura of menace around him. In the written version, there is an introduction, with Marley talking about Scrooge, showing the audience what Scrooge is like before they learn it themselves. Nevertheless, there is no such scene in the movie. The drama, “A Christmas Carol”, by Israel Horvitz (adapted from Charles Dickens), is similar to the movie of the same name. They both show Ebenezer Scrooge as a greedy miser in the beginning, and then, after a set of intimidating events, he comes as a new person, probably the most person who cherishes Christmas in his heart. Secondly, unlike many other movies, the dialogue is almost completely identical. In most movies, the director changes the dialogue, changes the scenes, stripping the story of its grandeur and beauty, but in this rare occasion, almost none of this happens. …show more content…
In the book, Scrooge is constantly shouting at people, batting at snowflakes, hitting merry children, so much of a misanthrope until he seems comical. However, the Scrooge from the movie is nothing like that. He is cold and quiet, but still a prehensile miser, dispelling any thoughts of giving money “for no reason”. Furthermore, in the beginning of the book version, Marley makes an introduction, showing Scrooge to the audience, telling them what he is like before they discover it
Scrooge was also a rude and mean person, who hated Christmas. He was a bad person but when he changed he did not change as much as the Grinch. Scrooge is a rich mean old man, who was given a chance to change, be his nephew inviting him to a Christmas party, or people going around asking for money to donate, but he never did any of that. While the Grinch didn't have an opportunity to change when everyone hated him, and even when he was invited to something, and started to change, they played sick jokes on him. Scrooge could have changed but he didn't, the Grinch only had one chance to change, and he took it.
Scrooge knew Marley was dead,o f course he did and how could it be otherwise. Scrooge and he were partners for we don’t know how many years. Scrooge was his sole executor, administrator,assign, residuary legatee, friend, and mourner(shmoop.com)The famous story of Charles Dickens is an example of typically change. Greed can lead to a lonely life with no one to share it with throughout time. There are some differences and similarities between the story and the film, like the conflict, climax and resolution.
From the reading I know Scrooge is a miser who everyone laughs at and no one think is going to change. According to paragraph 8 it says “(disgusted) He and I were partners for I don’t know how many years...and undoubted bargain” this leads me to believe that Marley is ashamed or embarrassed of Scrooge. In paragraph 6 the author states,” You're poor enough!” which tells me that Scrooge is a miser and doesn't care about anyone else's well being.
The movie and play of the Christmas story have a lot of differences and similarities in the conflict, climax, and resolution. In the play a lot of thing happen and set the course for the video. In the play Scrooge thinks Christmas is a great big humbug and it is very apparent. Scrooge is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley his dead business
In the movie and play A Christmas Carol Ebeneezer Scrooge discovers how his actions now could affect the afterlife. Both of these formats have many similarities, like how all the ghosts of Christmas are described and seen in the same way. Both have the Ghost of Christmas Past very bright, a woman, and held holly. The Ghost of Christmas Present is wearing a large green robe, very tall and mighty figure, and wears a beard. The Ghost of Christmas Future is black, frightening, and has bony fingers.
Director Robert Zemeckis and Scrooge himself, Jim Carrey, truly hit Dickens’s A Christmas Carol classic out of the ballpark with the newest and most advanced version of the film created. Combining some of the greatest and most detailed 3D graphics of this generation with the genuine, passionate, and accurate acting of all the characters, especially Scrooge, A Christmas Carol really modernizes the classic story told back in 1843 and brings it to life for all the fans of the novel and Christmas fanatics in general. After reading the book and now seeing the movie itself, there are very few things that Zemeckis leaves out of this fantastic film and really hits it home. The detail with which the three Ghosts of Christmas and Marley appear in the film matches, or even surpasses, the detail of Dickens gives the characters in the novel.
One of the big differences in the movie than in the book was when Scrooge was going to die. In the movie the ground opened up and was sucking Scrooge in the ground toward a casket while he was begging for his life but when he fell in the hole
In the movie, A Christmas Story and the Christmas Story the class read aloud were very much the same. of The beginning of the movie starts out just like the skit. There are many similarities of the two but some add ons were made or maybe left out of the skit to make it shorter but usually the movie leaves details out. In the movie the settings are the same as of the skit, like when the ghost Bob Marley visited Mr. Scrooge, he told him of three spirits that will visit him.
Mr. Cratchit was astonished how Mr. Scrooge was acting and was thankful. (Video 1984) In the movie they are just showing you may hit hard bumps in life but you can come back stronger like scrooge did and he kept his promise to the end of his days. In both of these versions from movie to drama there is the same point of the story.
In the beginning of the novel, Scrooge is the exact opposite of everything Christmas exemplifies: “Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grind- stone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner… He carried his own low temperature always about with him; he iced his office in the dogdays; and didn't thaw it one degree at Christmas” (Dickens 6-7). Throughout the journey of the novel, Dickens
Also the most similar thing is that both of the book and the movie had the same lesson learned Scrooge learn how to honor Christmas and he learned the value of Christmas and he learned about the mistake he made. He also learned that money doesn’t get you everything, and money is not everything and that having a family is the best gift you can have. Making the movie and the book similar is a really good idea because if the book and movie had a lot of difference then the reader would be
Compare and contrast Christmas Carol Book VS. Christmas Carol Movie Are you into the Christmas spirit where everyone is enjoying their time with their family, then the Christmas carol is the right book for you. Today I am going to be discussing about the similarities and the differences between the book and the movie in the book and the movie Scrooge was the main character they both had the part where Scrooge had an argument with his nephew. In the movie and the book they had the same types of lessons learned. The difference is that in the movie Scrooge had a dog while in the book, it never mentions that Scrooge had a dog.
both film and play show scenes with people selling, buying, and trading his old possessions. Scrooge realizes that if he doesn’t change his ways, he is going to end up like his selfish, greedy business partner, Jacob Marley, unloved, uncared for, and forgotten. When Scrooge awakes from his night of horrors, he immediately sends someone to buy the largest turkey for the Cratchit household, gives a hearty donation to a charity, and attends his nephew's Christmas party, in an attempt to reconcile with everybody to save his spirit. Both versions show Scrooge as a heartless man who cannot see his wrongdoings, but after a visit from his old business partner and a couple spirits, he finally learns a valuable lesson that teaches us
Payton Albanese Carey, Per 1 English 1H O4 January 2016 Scrooge: The Spoilsport of Christmas Authors are always trying to paint images into the reader’s mind and help understand the story better by using figurative language. In “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, Scrooge is portrayed as greedy, bitter and isolated man.
Christmas Carol Literary Analysis Have you ever wondered if someone can change overnight? In this book Scrooge changed very rapidly with the ghost appearing and changing him completely . In the beginning of the story Scrooge was hateful and in the end he was very loving. But once he started to change he changed very rapidly.