Beowolf Book vs Movie Essay Example
Beowolf Book vs Movie Essay Example

Beowolf Book vs Movie Essay Example

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A long time ago a legendary story called "Beowulf" was told. It spoke of a man being stronger then any other man and killing horrible monsters for the Danes. Then in 2007 a 3D movie was released it also told of Beowulf and him fighting monsters for the Danes but the story and the movie was told a bit differently. First off in the book when Beowulf encounters Grendel's mother he kills her by cutting her head off with a magical sword. In the story Beowulf has a cousin named Wiglaf we don't get to know about him until later in the story. Wiglaf also kills the dragon when Beowulf is too weak to fight.

We also don't get to know that much of what Wiglaf looks like. In the story Beowulf does become

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king but it's of his homeland called Geet Land and not of the Danes. In the story The Grendel is a decedent of the Cain’s, which means hell in Old English. In "Beowulf" the story Beowulf also fights sea monsters with a giant sword when he goes to fight The Grendel's Mother. Lastly all the characters in "Beowulf" the story are flat characters meaning that they are not so much human and don't change feelings a lot. In 2007 "Beowulf" the 3D experience was released. It was told the same way as the story but had a few noticeable differences.

First off Wiglaf is in the entire movie and we know what he looks like. Somehow Beowulf and Grendel's mom who in the movie looks like Angelina Jolie had a child that was a dragon. It kind

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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.

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