Count Of Monte Cristo Comparison Essay

In the book and movie, both miscellaneously titled the Count of Monte Cristo, the plot of the story: how revenge can change the thoughts and actions of a person remains quite constant. However, there are many details in the movie that didn’t quite match up to the book. In the following paragraphs I will explain some of these differences between the movie the “Count of Monte Cristo” and the book Count of Monte Cristo. In the film starring Jim Caviezel in the role of protagonist Edmond Dantes, the exposition differs from that of the written interpretation due to the change in setting along with the relationship shared between Fernand and Dantes. However, and idea that remains constant between both portrayals is the death of Captain Leclere. …show more content…
his declaration of being captain, and the relationship shared between Fernand and Mercedes; in the book they are cousins while in the film they are portrayed as being unrelated. (In the book he is well-educated and bilingual while in the film, he is uneducated) Provided that the film had major contrastments when compared to the book, there also some minor changes that influenced the quality of the movie. One important change being the annual whipping given to all prisoners, including Dantes which is seemingly left out of the book. Another minor difference is the cause of Faria’s death. When looking at the film, he gets a punctured lung after rocks cave in on him in his attempt of escape while compared to the cause of death used in the book which is epilepsy and continual strokes. Lastly, all changes, whether minor or major affected the quality and/or plot line of the movie. A minor change like the location of Dantes’s arrest or the way in which Villefort burned the letter all lead up to major differences like the education level of Dantes and the origin of Albert. One thing leads to the next and seemingly the movie and book had over 20 distinct