Sunday, January 8, 2012

Compare and Contrast Between Two versions

Cartoon Version
-Bob Crachit is portraited as small and weak
- Bob Crachit: only watches the coal box with yearn.
- Scrooge is counting money (seems more luxurious/carefree)
-Scrooge's dialogue with Fred : Not a penny richer, fellow passengers to the graveyard,open shut up hearts
-Scrooge stops infront of a choir raising a fund, until they stop.
- The Spirit spinkles magic dust and flies to the past.
-Ebenezer met his lover in the ball
- Ebenezer puts the hat on the ghost and flies and falls, wakes up on the floor.
-Christmas Present: Fred's party: Uncle Scrooge guessing game: no drinking to him
- Mysterious (mystical figures, carriages and horses chase him)
-Bob's family cries about Tim
-Says merry christmas to the maid
- Tags along behind carriage
- -Scrooge sings with the Choir
-Bob narrates at the end.
-Story ends where Scrooge carries Tim down the street

Patrick Stewart version
-Bob Crachit seems tall and powerless. (Bold but fears Scrooge)
- Bob Crachit asks Scrooge if he would removed Marley's name: No.
-Attempts to put more coal
- Scrooge is writing (seems more serious)
-Scrooge's dialogue with Fred: Not an hour richer, a time for good, not for profit, time of kind, of forgiveness, when men and women can think of others.
- (A little boy) Caloring (from door to door): Sings at Scrooge and Marley's: Scrooge comes out with a stick and attempts to swing it.
-Bob accidently slips the word "Merry"
-Fund raisers askes Fred for directions to Scrooge.
-Painting on the wall moves (Jacob's face)
-Thinks is seeing Jacob because not digested food.
- The spirit simply transforms the past.
-Explains why he didnt go home as a school boy
-Young Ebenezer shows Small Fezziwig a trick.
-"When happiness shows up, always give it a comfortable seat"
-The ghost actually brings him home, and scrooge puts hat on him, wakes up.
-Chirstmas Present Ghost Gives blessings to people (poor) (like in the book)
-The pudding is small, and children would blush to mention the small size.
-After visiting Crachit a storm comes and sweeps them away past a lighthouse, to a ship, then to a coal mine (factory) at last, to Fred's house.
-First they plan to go, but stays outside for a while to watch Fred's party plays games
-Ghost told him that he should have accepted the invitation just for Fran's sake
-Visists Prisons, sprinkle dust, show people sing and play chirstmas carols.
- Meets Ghost of Christmas Yet to come (simply appears on street): goes to Stock Exchange
-Two old women and One man come visit Joe to sell Scrooges' things for money. (broch, blankets, boots, curtain) (took of his clothes made of silk, to sell to Joe)
-Bob's family stays calm and happy and thinks of Tim, and now Fred was nice
- In the coffin, was really Scrooge inside.
-Throws snowballs at kids
-Goes to Church and sings
-When visit Fred's house, it was ironic how the song Fred's friends were singing repeated the word "Shy" while Scrooge was "shy" and tried to sum up the courage and go in.
-Bob holds up stick for defense when Scrooge offered raise in salary
-Fred narrates at the end.
-Story ends when Bob's family visits Scrooges' house

Similarities:
- Both starts with the funeral of Jacob Marely
-Scrooge is portraited as a mean and cold hearted man
- Both Bob Crachit tries to warm up (by candles)
- Nephew Fred comes in after Scrooge shoots a glare toward Bob who was trying to get warmer.
-Both Scrooge says "Humbug"
-Crachit applauded when Fred finishes his speech
- The fund raisers comes in after Fred
-An image of Jacob Marley on door
-Bells ring
- Double locks the doors
-Sees many spirits (Jacob Marley goes)
-Christmas past, appears at his house
-The man didnt come and fetch him like in the book
-Christmas Present ghost mentions his brother (appears just in scrooges house)
-Christmas ghost of yet to come doesnt talk only points (shows the people who were in debt under Scrooge).
-Wakes up from falling into his coffin, he changed totally.
-Sends turkey to Bob

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