Beowulf Book Vs Movie Analysis

Reading Beowulf before watching the movie allowed for an open, personal interpretation of what the author wanted us to create in our minds. We created our own thoughts about the setting, characters, and imagery that the author had envisioned and put into the book. There were multiple differences between what was read and what was watched. Multiple changes and additions were made to the storyline in the movie. The creators of the movie made the changes with the idea that the story line would be similar to the text that was created in the 8th century. While the actual story itself was similar to the book, many additions were made in the movie. Also, characters were given a different approach in the movie. When reading, it’s common to create
However, it presented us with information that wasn’t given in the book. The movie creators might’ve added these details in the movie to give us their perspective of what they believe would’ve happened in the book. Also, this could’ve been done to give us an idea of other things that might’ve been happening in the time period that story takes place in. For example, Hrothgar had never mentioned having a wife while he was king. The book had barely mentioned any women besides Grendel’s mother. I feel like women were not mentioned as much in the book because women weren’t considered as important as they are now. When Beowulf was written, the only thing a woman was good for was bearing children. Also, The book never mentioned Hrothgar killing himself. He left Beowulf with the crown and his wife. In the book, Beowulf was only given the title of the King. Secondly, the author’s tone in the book creates Beowulf’s character to seem brave and strong. He can be considered these things because of his stories of success. Herot prides him of these successes, but they have only heard stories of his success. They have no true evidence that he is who he believes himself to be. This brings up the fact that in the movie, Beowulf’s sea monster battle is brought up. As he tells his story, it seemed that how he told the story caused me to believe that all of his past accomplishments could’ve been lies. His stories were made to seem
I believe that these changes allotted for a more interesting story than a man killing a bunch of monsters. While the book allowed us to create our own thoughts and ideas, I feel that watching a movie based on a book will always give better clarification of another person’s perspective. The changes that were made gave a better understanding of the book. In my opinion, the movie was more of an explanation of the book. The changes were made to give the audience a faster and more enjoyable way of understanding the story of