Book Vs. Movie

10/17/2019

Daily Literary Quote
“Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.”
-Stephen King

Journal Prompt
Discuss some of the differences between the text of Beowulf and the 2007 film adaptation. What do you think these changes show about our society?

64 Comments

Tyrell Wortley

10/17/2019 10:36:34 am

One big difference between the film and book of Beowulf is how Grendel’s mother is still alive and Beowulf Father’s the dragon.

Cody

10/17/2019 10:39:34 am

Major plot twist

Kaleb

10/17/2019 10:41:36 am

It weird Beowulf has a dragon as a kid.

Tyrell

10/17/2019 10:43:46 am

Yeah, puts the whole “Dragon Born” in new light.

Tyrell Wortley

10/17/2019 10:42:53 am

What it also says about our society is that there are good people among us, but we have our faults such as some men lusting after women as Beowulf.

Cheyenne Ward

10/17/2019 10:37:03 am

The text of Beowulf versus the film was different in several ways, the way Beowulf got Grendel’s arm, the way he dies, and a few others. What this shows about society are things constantly change books, movies, and life in its self.

Loon

10/17/2019 10:38:40 am

Why do you think society constantly changes

Dylan

10/17/2019 10:39:07 am

I agree and like the way you worded it.

Owen

10/17/2019 10:39:55 am

A very good comparison!

Loon

10/17/2019 10:37:22 am

One major change is that Beowulf does the dirty with Grendel’s mom in the movie. This shows that our society is highly sexualized.

Riley

10/17/2019 10:38:56 am

Good one loon.

Owen

10/17/2019 10:39:12 am

,Very good observation.

Taelyn

10/17/2019 10:39:50 am

I agree that our society is highly sexualized.

Kaleb

10/17/2019 10:40:00 am

I agree our world likes It that way now.

Tamryn

10/17/2019 10:40:06 am

I agree with this loon. In today’s society we are highly sexualized.

Cole

10/17/2019 10:40:40 am

That’s funny😂

Kelton

10/17/2019 10:41:02 am

Excellent point of view.

Troy

10/17/2019 10:41:02 am

Do you think it was the same then as it is now?

Jacob

10/17/2019 10:44:55 am

Good observation made right there.

Owen

10/17/2019 10:38:05 am

That Grendel’s mother is still alive. It shows that things have changed in our day from the old.

Wylie

10/17/2019 10:39:22 am

I agree

Riley

10/17/2019 10:40:35 am

Our ways have definitely changed.

Dylan

10/17/2019 10:38:11 am

The big difference is the temptation beowulf has. It show that in our society that temptation is a powerful thing. It also shows that temptation can sway the heart of a hero.

Cheyenne

10/17/2019 10:39:40 am

I like your way of thinking and how temptation is one of the things that show in society.

Sydnee

10/17/2019 10:40:11 am

I like how you worded this

Tamryn

10/17/2019 10:40:45 am

That is very true that temptation can sway the heart of anyone, even a hero.

Kaleb

10/17/2019 10:38:16 am

The movie and book are very different because In the book Beowulf didn’t have a night with Grendel’s mom. But in the movie they have a kid together. This shows how I’m todays world people like it more “frisky”

Loon

10/17/2019 10:39:28 am

Definitely

Wylie

10/17/2019 10:39:40 am

I like that

Cody

10/17/2019 10:40:17 am

I get that

Riley

10/17/2019 10:38:16 am

The main difference was where Beowulf kills Grendel’s mom in the book but not the movie. Wiglaf also helps him kill he dragon in the book but not the movie. I think the movie was changed to be a more glamorous adaptation so it held attention better.

Destiny

10/17/2019 10:40:29 am

That’s very true. Younger generations have shorter attention spans.

Caleb C

10/17/2019 10:41:57 am

I agree it brought a plot twist that caught everyone off guard and kept the audiences attention.

Brooke

10/17/2019 10:42:43 am

I do agree that is the biggest difference.

Cody

10/17/2019 10:38:27 am

Beowulf didn’t kill Grendel’s mom he did the dirty with her instead. And in the book they make Grendel seem like a big super horrible monster and Grendel’s mom but they don’t seem scary. We also make changes to the movie then the book to “make it better”

Dylan

10/17/2019 10:41:02 am

By “make it better” do you mean more interesting to people in the modern time.

Taelyn

10/17/2019 10:41:08 am

I agree that we make changes in books and movies to make them better.

Destiny

10/17/2019 10:41:46 am

That’s true people want new and approved things

Sydnee

10/17/2019 10:38:34 am

There was a time when Beowulf had gotten with Grendel’s mom and she ended up having a kid dragon who dies with Beowulf

Destiny

10/17/2019 10:38:34 am

The text version was more in-depth about the story itself. The movie didn’t follow the real story perfectly. I think the younger generations will still have to read th text version but hopefully they don’t just watch the movie they don’t get the real experience of the story.

Brooke

10/17/2019 10:41:57 am

Story’s do tend to have more depth then a movie.

Wylie

10/17/2019 10:38:45 am

Beowulf tries to make babies with Grendel’s mom. That we like stuff that’s going to get people’s attention

Taelyn

10/17/2019 10:38:51 am

In the ending of the movie Beowulf stabs the dragon and kills it by ripping the heart out but in the book the dragon kills Beowulf before Beowulf can kill the dragon.

Taelyn

10/17/2019 10:40:23 am

It shows that in society we sometimes alter things to make them better.

Paul

10/17/2019 10:39:00 am

They changed a lot of the story line. It was most likely changed to fit what everyone liked at the time the movie was made. They wanted to attract viewers so they changed the story a bit.

Tamryn

10/17/2019 10:39:02 am

The biggest change from the book to the movie is that Beowulf didn’t kill Grendel’s mom, they did the dirty instead. That shows that today’s society values sex more than battle and heroes.

Caleb C

10/17/2019 10:44:37 am

I agree this society values sex more than things we used to value.

Troy

10/17/2019 10:39:17 am

Beowulf have sexual actions with Grendel’s mom and treadle cut his arm off in the movie where in the book it was ripped off

Brayden

10/17/2019 10:41:29 am

Good point

Brayden

10/17/2019 10:39:22 am

The biggest difference was Grendel’s mother still being alive and hoe Beowulf dies. Are society is always changing and that’s why the book has changed.

Troy

10/17/2019 10:42:21 am

I agree society always changes

Cheyenne

10/17/2019 10:42:48 am

I agree society constantly changes and that’s why books and movies don’t always follow the exact storyline.

Kelton

10/17/2019 10:39:29 am

Beowulf’s father is the dragon and he also puts a baby in Grendel’s mother. This shows that we tend to change the meaning of things to mirror what we like.

Cole

10/17/2019 10:41:22 am

Good comparison

Jacob

10/17/2019 10:43:03 am

That is a good way to put it.

Caleb C

10/17/2019 10:40:06 am

The major twist and difference between the film and the writing was Grental’s mom tempting Beowulf into fatherhood. He humped and dumped her and later came back to bite him literally when the dragon came to kill him in the end. This shows that men can be distracted by women which can be relevant today.

Cole

10/17/2019 10:40:11 am

Beowulf pumps Grendel’s mother full. I think because it gives more drama to the movie they did this

Kelton

10/17/2019 10:41:52 am

I agree with this.

Brooke

10/17/2019 10:40:52 am

The biggest difference in the film and the story is that Beowulf doesn’t actually kill Grendel’s mother. Beowulf has a son with Grendel mother. Another difference is that Wiglof didn’t help Beowulf kill the dragon but Wiglof did stay by him and tried to keep up.

Dakota

10/17/2019 10:43:21 am

I like the facts you stated

Jacob

10/17/2019 10:40:57 am

I think one of the major changes that was shown was that that Beowulf did not kill Grendel’s mother in the movie. He never had evidence in the text either that he killed her. These changes show that when people do not hear the full story they can fill in the rest of the story with whatever they would like.

Dakota

10/17/2019 10:43:52 am

I agree with this

Dakota

10/17/2019 10:42:13 am

Beowulf never did kill Grendel’s mother in the movie instead he went to town with her. Another main one was Wiglaf never killed the dragon Beowulf did it all on his own. In the movie the dragon never bit Beowulf he burnt his hand and then fell with the dragon to their death. They didn’t make a memorial where Beowulf is buried instead the burn him with his riches on a boat. This shows that society is kinda messed up and unpredictable.

Charlie

10/17/2019 10:42:37 am

The largest divergence from the text is that Beowulf doesn’t kill Grendel’s mother and becomes the sire to a dragon. Another difference is that Beowulf doesn’t fight Grendel nude. I think as a society we want a hero that isn’t without his mistakes.

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