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Often, books are made into movies to allow the reader to connect his reading to a visual image. But there are always many differences in how the reader, the director, and the author of a novel portray different scenes and points. In comparing the novel A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens to the movie I found many differences. Because some important scenes were edited and often left out, the effect of the movie had a lessened impact on the audience. Through the use of Dickens’s descriptive detail, a sense of mystery and suspense is portrayed. In the movie, this detail was often eliminated and the mood consequently made less dramatic. In the novel, two separate trials were used to add drama to the plot. After the first trial, there was reason to believe that Darnay was free and could now plan his escape back to England. When he gets rearrested, the reader thinks of how he could be saved once again and of how unjust the way of life was in this time. Dickens’s did a good job in accurately showing the horrors of the revolution though events in the novel. When the trials were combined in the movie, this effect is reduced and does not have an impact on the audience at all. He is simply found guilty by the e
vidence of the letter and imprisoned. One important symbolic scene was portrayed in a comical sense in the movie when it should not have been. The fight between Ms. Pross and Mme. DeFarge was a silly brawl and did not accurately portray the mood over the “GOOD vs. EVIL.” theme. A major point of the plot is how good must triumph over evil in the end. Mme. DeFarge’s was very devoted to her cause, but it was not worthy or reasonable. Ms. Pross won at the end because of her commitment to her loved ones, representing the good in the society. This is watered down in the movie making it seem almost unimportant and humorous. Next, in the movie, there should have been a flashback relating to the accusation of Darnay when Overall I thought that the movie was reasonably close to the book and tried to include as many important details and points as possible in the time allotted. I thought that many of the characters were portrayed well by their actors, such as Lucie, Darnay, and Carton.. Although some points were shown as too comical and some important differences could have been changed to better fit the story line, the movie was fairly realistic to the actual points in the book. In the novel, there was a sense of suspense
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