Beowolf Book vs Movie Essay Example

of makes you think how it's possible. In the movie when Beowulf is crowned king of the Danes and not of the Geats the old king named Horathgar commits suicide for some strange reason possibly because he was drunk. Horathgar is also The Grendel's father, which is why The Grendel does not touch or kill the king. Beowulf also tells of him fighting sea monsters but earlier in the movie and he uses no sword.

Also in the movie Beowulf has a wife and a bed mistress. Lastly all the characters in the movie are round characters meaning that they are more human and have more human emotions and elements that make them more human. Beowulf also doesn't kill the Angelina Jolie looking Grendel's mom. Lastly in both "Beowulf" the movie and the book they both tell of the dragon scene being 50 years into the future. Beowulf kills The Grendel and rips off his arm for proof of the win. The fight scene between Beowulf and The Grendel both take place in a mead hall. Both have 3 encounters off monsters The Grendel, The Grendel's Mother and the Dragon.

Beowulf is burned when he does and a tower monument is build in remembrance. At the end of both stories Beowulf's cousin Wiglaf receives the throne for his bravery. Beowulf is killed by the dragon in both the book and the movie. Lastly both the book and the movie have the Christian and Pagan religion. So that's the differences and similarities between the book and the movie. In my opinion the movie seemed better to me. But both the book and the movie

were very intriguing. They both had many similarities and differences. But both told the story of the legend known as Beowulf.