Comparing Characterization
Movies that feature characters adapted from novels often change personality traits in order to suit the film’s plot. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was no exception; Mina Harker and the Invisible Man had drastic changes made to their personality in order to better suit the storyline. Both of these characters were estranged from society. Mina Harker had few friends outside of her close circle and the Invisible Man isolated himself from the people of Iping. The Invisible Man and Mina Harker’s movie portrayals differed from their original personas; however both had little to no friends in the novels which contributed to the way they interacted with society and with others.
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Despite Mina’s lack of friends the death of Lucy was her motivation to defeat Dracula; well as protecting innocent people. These motivations were selfless and show her caring nature. In contrast the Mina portrayed in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was motivated by more selfish incentives. In addition to wanting to protect people, Mina Harker sought revenge on Dorian Gray; she wanted to personally kill him for his betrayal. The Mina shown in the film is a more complex and flawed character compared to the altruistic woman in the …show more content…
Her intelligence was prominent in both book and film. In the book Mina wrote everything down and constantly made observations that aided in the defeat of Dracula. She thought long and hard about problems in order to solve them. Similarly, Mina was smart in the movie. Not only was she a chemist, but she was able to combine physical fitness and mental strength to outsmart her enemies Additionally Mina was always portrayed as very helpful even if it was in different ways. Mina proved to be of use in the League when she utilized her vampire abilities to fight. In Dracula Mina took up journaling in order to be of more help to Jonathan and allowed Van Helsing to hypnotize her so she could provide valuable information on Dracula’s whereabouts; her intelligence and helpfulness were important in the defeat of both Dracula and the Phantom. Despite these few traits remaining the same, many of Mina’s characteristics and motivations were altered to create a more independent, complex
Movies that feature characters adapted from novels often change personality traits in order to suit the film’s plot. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was no exception; Mina Harker and the Invisible Man had drastic changes made to their personality in order to better suit the storyline. Both of these characters were estranged from society. Mina Harker had few friends outside of her close circle and the Invisible Man isolated himself from the people of Iping. The Invisible Man and Mina Harker’s movie portrayals differed from their original personas; however both had little to no friends in the novels which contributed to the way they interacted with society and with others.
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells featured …show more content…
Despite Mina’s lack of friends the death of Lucy was her motivation to defeat Dracula; well as protecting innocent people. These motivations were selfless and show her caring nature. In contrast the Mina portrayed in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was motivated by more selfish incentives. In addition to wanting to protect people, Mina Harker sought revenge on Dorian Gray; she wanted to personally kill him for his betrayal. The Mina shown in the film is a more complex and flawed character compared to the altruistic woman in the …show more content…
Her intelligence was prominent in both book and film. In the book Mina wrote everything down and constantly made observations that aided in the defeat of Dracula. She thought long and hard about problems in order to solve them. Similarly, Mina was smart in the movie. Not only was she a chemist, but she was able to combine physical fitness and mental strength to outsmart her enemies Additionally Mina was always portrayed as very helpful even if it was in different ways. Mina proved to be of use in the League when she utilized her vampire abilities to fight. In Dracula Mina took up journaling in order to be of more help to Jonathan and allowed Van Helsing to hypnotize her so she could provide valuable information on Dracula’s whereabouts; her intelligence and helpfulness were important in the defeat of both Dracula and the Phantom. Despite these few traits remaining the same, many of Mina’s characteristics and motivations were altered to create a more independent, complex