And Then There Were None Movie Comparison

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In the movie productions of And Then There Were None and A Wrinkle in Time, the directors ventured away from the original story line. Sometimes, directors add events or take away original events to create more suspense or to build on the story line. Nevertheless, this is shown in both productions as they differ from their corresponding book. Foremostly, the director of the movie production of And Then There Were None ventured away from the original story line. This can be distinguished in the scene where Judge Wargrave (Judge Francis in the movie) and Dr. Armstrong form an alliance to discover who the killer actually was. This differs from the book, where it is more “every man for himself”. This has a suspenseful effect because you …show more content…

An example of this is when Meg met Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. In the book, Meg met Mrs. Whatsit first, and then met Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which at the same time. However, in the movie, they are all introduced to Meg at different times. This makes the movie have a more sort of exciting feel to it because you keep getting introduced to new characters, which each add their own elements to the story. Another example of difference between the book and the movie production is the appearance of the characters. In the book, Meg wore glasses and had braces, portraying her as an outcast. In the book, Calvin had orange hair and freckles, and was very tall, making him stand out as an athlete. These traits are all nonexistent or not as prominent in the movie production. This adds less characterization to the movie production, making this aspect of the book stand out more. What you look like stereotypically builds from and adds on to what your character is about, so seeing them in the movie as very average teenagers and not necessarily looking like the ideal Meg and Calvin is pretty off putting. All in all, there were changes made in the movie production of A Wrinkle in Time to add more excitement, as well as changes creating less vitality to who Meg and Calvin’s character are all

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