The Hound Of The Baskervilles Movie And Book Comparison Essay

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Every quality classic novel is made into a cheesy rendition that everyone dismisses as horrible. But that might not always no be the truth, especially when comparing the book The Hound of the Baskervilles and the movie version of it. Both the book The Hound of the Baskervilles and the movie adaptation of it are very different yet very similar in more ways than one. They both use the same story and plot line, but they diverge and portray events in easily identifiable ways. The book was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - a brilliant author who wrote all of the other Sherlock Holmes mysteries. David Attwood is the director of the 2002 movie adaption of this classic story. While comparing movie and the book version of The Hound of the Baskervilles, the movie has a lesser level of excitement than the book, it does not let you process facts thoroughly, while giving a much different mood on the moor, making it quite a contrast to the better crafted book version.

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The book and the movie contrast greatly in their methods of presenting these facts. In the book, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle presents each clue slowly but surely and allows time for you to process and connect the clues. This method also gives the reader time to contemplate possible red herrings and identify all of the real evidence. On page 44, it says that the note was created by TIME Magazine clippings, in order to hide the identity of the writer (Doyle, 44). After that, it gives background and Holmes’ thoughts on the matter, which allows time for reflection and digging deeper into the clue. However, the movie has a very different style of doing this. In the movie, they immediately go from one clue to another, and they connect it for you, leaving you with nothing to wonder about or make predictions

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