“I presume nothing.” These are the words that Mr. Sherlock Holmes spoke when solving the puzzling case of the Hound of Baskervilles. However, I presume that the movie is much better than the book in this case because when acted out, the movie is easier to understand and is more realistic. (Quote found on page 195 of The Hound of Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.)
First, I mentioned that the movie was easier than the book to understand. In a movie, there are actors who show the plot and meaning of a story through dialog, where in a book, most things are narrated. The dialog in The Hounds of Baskerville created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, is very simple compared that of which is in the book due to a more modern setting. For example, on page 159 of the book it says, “Snap goes our third thread, and we end where we began....I tell you, Watson, this time we have got a foeman who is worthy of our steel.” A sentence such as this from the book could be simplified down to something like, “Get out, I need to go to my mind palace.” which is actually what Sherlock says in the movie when referring to a method of concentration used to solve a case. The straightforwardness of the dialog in the movie makes it much easier to comprehend and enjoy. …show more content…
In the book, the mystery is solved when a gigantic hound (who was thought to be mythical) is found and killed after it had harmed many victims. In the movie, the victim was drugged, therefore hallucinating and causing him to see this hound. In reality, there would be no such thing as this giant beast so the possibility of being drugged gives a rather more probable explanation to what occurred also making the movie more relatable to the
First, I mentioned that the movie was easier than the book to understand. In a movie, there are actors who show the plot and meaning of a story through dialog, where in a book, most things are narrated. The dialog in The Hounds of Baskerville created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, is very simple compared that of which is in the book due to a more modern setting. For example, on page 159 of the book it says, “Snap goes our third thread, and we end where we began....I tell you, Watson, this time we have got a foeman who is worthy of our steel.” A sentence such as this from the book could be simplified down to something like, “Get out, I need to go to my mind palace.” which is actually what Sherlock says in the movie when referring to a method of concentration used to solve a case. The straightforwardness of the dialog in the movie makes it much easier to comprehend and enjoy. …show more content…
In the book, the mystery is solved when a gigantic hound (who was thought to be mythical) is found and killed after it had harmed many victims. In the movie, the victim was drugged, therefore hallucinating and causing him to see this hound. In reality, there would be no such thing as this giant beast so the possibility of being drugged gives a rather more probable explanation to what occurred also making the movie more relatable to the