between the ancient 5th century mindset and that of the 21st century is within the works of Beowulf ,an epic poem translated, by Seamus Heaney and Beowulf and Grendel ,a motion picture directed, by S. Gunnarsson. The tale of Beowulf is one that has been passed down from many a generation. A legend that has survived the passing of time, from its birth in the Anglo-Saxon era to today’s modern world. In Beowulf, the personality and behaviors of the characters reflect the mentality of the people of
Kiara: Beowulf went from a hero to an anti-hero. In the first movie he was more like a hero, in the second movie he was more like a villain. In the first movie Beowulf is honest, and really brave. In the second movie at first he was really brave and honest and he was nice. Then he got a pretty girl and temptations got him since he seen a pretty girl. In both the movies he was a total different person, but still had the same job. In the 2005 film Beowulf was more like a hero. He was a really brave
different you may ask. Well in the book Beowulf and in the movie Beowulf and Grendel you see many differences, however the main topic I’ve chosen to write about is the addition of certain characters that did not make it to the pages of Beowulf and why they may have been put into the movie. Like in the book as you read you notice that there is no Witch and in the movie as you watch you see that there is, same for the monk and Grendel’s son. In the book Beowulf speaks of God has high and power and frequently
Everyone loves an antagonist they are able to dislike, but a character who can obtain the feeling of dislike and still gain pity and sympathy provide for great entertainment. In the epic Beowulf (Heaney), the writer portrays Grendel very different from his portrayal in the modern movie Beowulf and Grendel (Gunnarsson), which could be solely due to the large time difference and what the intended audiences would find entertaining. The cultural differences between these two time periods appear as a
Everyone loves an antagonist they are able to dislike, but a character who can obtain the feeling of dislike and still gain pity and sympathy provide for greater entertainment. In the epic Beowulf (Heaney), the writer portrays Grendel very differently from his portrayal in the modern movie Beowulf and Grendel (Gunnarsson), which could be solely due to the large time difference and what the intended audiences would find entertaining. The cultural differences between these two time periods appears
Grendel In English-12 we have been studying the epic poem about Beowulf. As a part of the study we watched two movie, Beowulf 2007 and Beowulf and Grendel 2005: Beowulf 2007 is an animated film and Beowulf and Grendel 2005 is a live action movie. The character I’m comparing between both movies is Grendel. In Beowulf and Grendel 2005, Grendel appears as a human. Grendel had long hair and also acted like a child in the film. He had muscular features, he didn't use any weapons besides his bare