Hound Of The Baskerville Movie Comparison

Books and movies are different, one uses the big screen and the other uses paper, but in movie adaptations, many details are removed, changed, and on occasion, added. The reasons for these iterations are varied and “The Hound of the Baskervilles” novel and the 2002 movie adaptation by David Attwood, are no different to this relation.
Events and settings were changed. The novel begins with the two detectives in their office deducing about Dr. Mortimer and his dog, whereas the movie begins with magistrates and Dr. Mortimer discussing the death of Sir Charles during a storm. The scene shifts to Seldon being chased by police into the mire where he narrowly escapes and the police perish. The scene changes again to show Watson and Sherlock discussing their new case in the shower room. The movie starts with several scenes because the movie is trying to communicate more details faster. The movie was set during the Christmas season, whereas, the novel was not. Perhaps the movie was released to the public around the holiday season and this would increase popularity and in turn, increase profit. The hideout of Stapleton was excluded in the movie, Dr. Mortimer did not have a dog, and the hound did not …show more content…
In the intro the police are suffocated by the mire. Other examples include the abuse between Stapleton and Miss Stapleton, such as the threat when Miss Stapleton tries to warn Sir Henry during the festival. In the book Miss Stapleton was beaten and bruised whereas in the movie she was tied up and hung, thus she actually died in the movie. Another example was when Stapleton shot Watson which did not happen in the book at all. When Sir Henry is attacked by the hound in the movie, his face is torn and bloody. Stapleton’s death is extremely violent when he is shot in the head by Watson. In conclusion, movies tend to use violence to add excitement and thrills to storylines by using the shock value of