Agatha Christie’s book, And Then There Were None, is a masterpiece, selling over 100 million copies. Her classic has been crafted into 25 TV shows/movies, a play, a videogame, many parodies, and it has been referenced thousands of times. This book is a locked-door mystery where ten criminals are invited to an island by a mysterious U.N. Owen; they are picked off one by one, following a creepy nursery rhyme. The movie of And Then There Were None was a popular film by René Clair, even though it had significant differences from the book. Overall, René Clair’s differences proved effective in the motion picture.
One of the effective changes is that the murderer, Judge Justice Wargrave, had a scheme that didn’t end perfectly. In the book, his plot was flawless. Everyone showed up, no one saw him murder a victim, Vera murdered Phillip Lombard, she hanged herself, and no one’s death went wrong. However, in the movie, Phillip (actually Charles Morley) wasn’t shot by Vera; Vera misses him purposely and Charles faked his death. Then, the Judge drugged himself and set up the rope for Vera to hang herself. She refused to hang herself, and then the Judge soon died. Charles Morley and Vera Claythorne left the island with the boat driver, Fred Narracott. This change proved effective in the movie because the outcome of the judge’s plot was more realistic. Also, this …show more content…
The prince was a much less likeable character, so when he died first, audiences weren’t as sad. Prince Nikita was a Russian prince born into money, like Tony Marston. He was really silly, over the top, and even somewhat weird. Tony Marston was also better introduced than Prince Nikita, so audiences weren’t as depressed when Nikita swallowed the cyanide. Though they’re different, they committed the same crime. They both drove over two little kids, and they had their licences taken away for being reckless
One of the effective changes is that the murderer, Judge Justice Wargrave, had a scheme that didn’t end perfectly. In the book, his plot was flawless. Everyone showed up, no one saw him murder a victim, Vera murdered Phillip Lombard, she hanged herself, and no one’s death went wrong. However, in the movie, Phillip (actually Charles Morley) wasn’t shot by Vera; Vera misses him purposely and Charles faked his death. Then, the Judge drugged himself and set up the rope for Vera to hang herself. She refused to hang herself, and then the Judge soon died. Charles Morley and Vera Claythorne left the island with the boat driver, Fred Narracott. This change proved effective in the movie because the outcome of the judge’s plot was more realistic. Also, this …show more content…
The prince was a much less likeable character, so when he died first, audiences weren’t as sad. Prince Nikita was a Russian prince born into money, like Tony Marston. He was really silly, over the top, and even somewhat weird. Tony Marston was also better introduced than Prince Nikita, so audiences weren’t as depressed when Nikita swallowed the cyanide. Though they’re different, they committed the same crime. They both drove over two little kids, and they had their licences taken away for being reckless