Today’s world is full of cultural differences that were brought on by people migrating. New ideas will be spread; thus, cultures can be changed based on differing areas of influence. We see those changes today in different literary works across the world. Many films that have been based on certain literary works such as Beowulf (Heaney) showed noticeable differences between the characters in the epic and the same characters in the movie. In the movie Beowulf and Grendel (Gunnarsson) and the epic Beowulf, cultural differences can be seen in how the same characters are displayed in various representations. The motion picture, Beowulf and Grendel represents the characters Beowulf, Grendel, and Hrothgar differently from the poem Beowulf because
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Both Beowulfs have different views of the world because of major cultural differences which is due to the fact that there is a major time difference in the making of both works. Also Hollywood’s version changed some of the characteristics the characters to fit some our understandings of culture in modern times. Beowulf is more human like and more likely to be real than godly. At the beginning of the movie, Beowulf goes to deal with Grendel just as the epic’s version of Beowulf does. Later on Beowulf begins to feel sympathy for Grendel when he learns more and more about the so called beast; something that epic Beowulf does not feel. Beowulf feels this first when Hrothgar finally tells him that he and his men killed Grendel’s father when Grendel was a kid. Beowulf seems agitated to hear that they killed the father for stealing food. How do we even know Beowulf sympathizes with Grendel? Well, at the end of the movie Grendel dies from bleeding out and Beowulf honors him by building a rock Memoriam and kneeling down beside it. Although Beowulf is religious in the epic; this is not the case with the movie. Beowulf is skeptical when it comes to religion. He hardly mentions the Lord and when he does, he says, “If there were any gods out there, they were sleeping...well that 's all we need; a god gone mad from lack of sleep.” This exposes Beowulf’s true feeling on religion in the …show more content…
These characters were modified to fit our current cultural understanding of the world today. The Anglo-Saxons had a totally different view on values than the current world has today. We are not as prejudiced as the Saxons were back then. Also religious views have changed very much. These changes were brought on by people that migrate and spread new ideas. People begin to take on theses ideas and eventually create their own ideas over time Today there are over four thousand religions in the world. Some people do not have religious views and many are skeptical on whether there is a god. This is due to the fact that people begin to have different interpretations on how religion works. These two works reflect how over time cultures will change to fit in our current culture. We do not see the world as a mere duality. Not everything is good or evil because we have the ability to change and make things right. The Saxons had beliefs that if your kin was good for nothings, then you will in turn be good for nothing. The audiences today love to see motives for villains that justify the need to turn to evil ways. In conclusion, Beowulf and Beowulf and Grendel reflect how our cultures are very different and will continue to
Both Beowulfs have different views of the world because of major cultural differences which is due to the fact that there is a major time difference in the making of both works. Also Hollywood’s version changed some of the characteristics the characters to fit some our understandings of culture in modern times. Beowulf is more human like and more likely to be real than godly. At the beginning of the movie, Beowulf goes to deal with Grendel just as the epic’s version of Beowulf does. Later on Beowulf begins to feel sympathy for Grendel when he learns more and more about the so called beast; something that epic Beowulf does not feel. Beowulf feels this first when Hrothgar finally tells him that he and his men killed Grendel’s father when Grendel was a kid. Beowulf seems agitated to hear that they killed the father for stealing food. How do we even know Beowulf sympathizes with Grendel? Well, at the end of the movie Grendel dies from bleeding out and Beowulf honors him by building a rock Memoriam and kneeling down beside it. Although Beowulf is religious in the epic; this is not the case with the movie. Beowulf is skeptical when it comes to religion. He hardly mentions the Lord and when he does, he says, “If there were any gods out there, they were sleeping...well that 's all we need; a god gone mad from lack of sleep.” This exposes Beowulf’s true feeling on religion in the …show more content…
These characters were modified to fit our current cultural understanding of the world today. The Anglo-Saxons had a totally different view on values than the current world has today. We are not as prejudiced as the Saxons were back then. Also religious views have changed very much. These changes were brought on by people that migrate and spread new ideas. People begin to take on theses ideas and eventually create their own ideas over time Today there are over four thousand religions in the world. Some people do not have religious views and many are skeptical on whether there is a god. This is due to the fact that people begin to have different interpretations on how religion works. These two works reflect how over time cultures will change to fit in our current culture. We do not see the world as a mere duality. Not everything is good or evil because we have the ability to change and make things right. The Saxons had beliefs that if your kin was good for nothings, then you will in turn be good for nothing. The audiences today love to see motives for villains that justify the need to turn to evil ways. In conclusion, Beowulf and Beowulf and Grendel reflect how our cultures are very different and will continue to