The plot of the story is not very different than the play. Characters are either similar or exactly the same. In the film, you are able to have a visual perspective of the story line. Scrooge seems to be more grumpy and in a Christmas-Bah Humbug, than displayed in the written format. (Dickens, 7) The old man is also extremely judgmental and blunt, with no regards for any other person’s feelings. An example of this is, in the beginning of the film, Scrooge’s nephew visits to invite him to dinner. At this moment , Scrooge asks his nephew about his wife and impolitely discussed of how he disapproves of their marriage. The nephew, Fred, is a little taken back by the comment, but then argues that they love each other. The topic is dropped and Scrooge continues his day in his bad-tempered day, while Fred goes along an optimist. Another very small differences that can be spotted is how the film begins. The films opens up with the town in which the story is setted. The camera makes it way through the small terrain and shows of families that are gathering items for the holiday season. A blanket of powdery snow covers the city in layers of very little measures, and finally the workplace of Scrooge
The plot of the story is not very different than the play. Characters are either similar or exactly the same. In the film, you are able to have a visual perspective of the story line. Scrooge seems to be more grumpy and in a Christmas-Bah Humbug, than displayed in the written format. (Dickens, 7) The old man is also extremely judgmental and blunt, with no regards for any other person’s feelings. An example of this is, in the beginning of the film, Scrooge’s nephew visits to invite him to dinner. At this moment , Scrooge asks his nephew about his wife and impolitely discussed of how he disapproves of their marriage. The nephew, Fred, is a little taken back by the comment, but then argues that they love each other. The topic is dropped and Scrooge continues his day in his bad-tempered day, while Fred goes along an optimist. Another very small differences that can be spotted is how the film begins. The films opens up with the town in which the story is setted. The camera makes it way through the small terrain and shows of families that are gathering items for the holiday season. A blanket of powdery snow covers the city in layers of very little measures, and finally the workplace of Scrooge