The Compare and Contrast of the two
Movies and the Comments of them.
By Cailyn Eveland and Dylan Shaffer
Introduction
There are many different versions of A Christmas
Carol. They are all different, sound, lighting, like the
book, and so are the comments. The Muppets use a
lighter tone, but keep the overall meaning. The 1984
version is more serious and has a darker tone. The
comments can also have a different mood and tone to
them. When we did our research we found out a lot of
things. Like which movie more people like. How are
they different. How much difference can be in two
movies of the exact same thing.
George C. Scott/ 1984
The 1984 version of A Christmas Carol is a pretty
serious movie that shows how the Industrial
revolution affected the population of
London,England during the time of Christmas.
It also shows how a powerful and feared
businessmen is changed through the short time
period and is changed to a mench and a good
citizen.
Muppets/ 1992
The muppets has a lighter tone to it. Even though
it still bring the meaning across. The charters are
all played by muppets except for Scrooge. That is
kind of funny. It takes place in the Industrial
revolution . His two parters Marly and Marly are
dead. Lastly, he is mean and all he cares is about
money.
Similarities
For one of the similarities of the movies is that they both have have
basically the same plot,and they both show how Scrooge changes over
the period of his life in a short amount of time. It shows how he
changes from a no good ,penny pinching, monster to a mench or good
citizen.
Another similarity, is that both of the movie settings were both in the
same time period and in the same locations, the industrial revolution,
in London,England.
Also for similarity, it's that both of the films were produced in the late
1900's, the one that our teams watched the 1984 version, and the
muppets version that I watched was in 1992.
Differences
One difference is that the tone was totally different, like in the the first Christmas carol
that we watched, the tone was pretty scary for most of the movie and in the muppets
movie the tone was mostly merry and happy unlike the first one that we watched.
Another difference was in the change of characters in the movie. In the muppets
version most of the main characters were muppets and not humans,and in the 1984
version all the characters were humans and there were no muppets insight.
Also for differences was that Charles Dickens wasn’t played by anyone in the 1984
version,but in the muppets version Ganso acted like if he was Charles Dickens.
Last difference, is that the movies have way different genres, like the muppets version is
meant to be a comedy because for me the movie is really funny and not scary at all. It's
kind of like the Jimmy Fallon talk show. The other movie version the one that we
watched at school was a drama. It's kind of like Jaws the movies when it's scary, with all
the scary parts in the movies version that our team watched.
Comments on the Muppets
As I did my research I realized that although this version is off of the story line, many
people still love this version. It helps make kids see what can happen if you are mean
to people and do not show compassion. You can see what other people think of you. I
went onto Amazon and looked up customer comments and I found a lot of different
opinions. Some people loved the version and some people did not, so I copy and
pasted some comments.
“This version is particularly noteworthy because it combines two beloved pop-culture
icons: Dickens' story and the Jim Henson Muppets.”
“In fact, I am not currently aware of any Christmas video that touches me more than
this outing by the Muppets, not even my other two favorites "It's a Wonderful Life"
and "A Charlie Brown Christmas." Yes, it is directed to an extent toward children, but
it is also directed toward the child in each of us, and in this it succeeds 100 percent. In
fact, being an adult is definitely a plus in catching some of the humor.”
Comments on George C. Scott
Many people love the muppets, yet some think that the George C. Scott one is better.
The George C. Scott one is aimed to be direct towards adults to tell a story about a
man that changed. The George C. Scott one is also more like the book then you will
think.
Brilliant from start to finish. The character is named Scrooge, but it's really about you.”
“A good old Christmas story that brings home the true feeling of Christmas and sharing
at this time.”
“Of the movies I have seen done on Scrooge, this is the best! The acting was superb
and it immediately drew you into the story. It holds you in suspense with a sigh of
gratitude and relief at the end of the story...here it holds out hope with a real
perspective on what can happen in life...whether for the better or the worse.”
Similarities and Differences
As I did my research I saw many different ideas that
people had about the movie. I mostly saw good reviews
that were about the story plot line. The Muppets, I saw
most people recommend for families with younger kids.
Most people think that the George C. Scott one would
be better for older kids and adults. Yet some adults think
that the muppets are fun and an enjoying movie to
watch, because it is for younger kids. Some people think
that people should show the George C. Scott version to
kids so they get the full impacted about the story.
Quiz to see if you were paying attention
Which movie is like the Jimmy Fallon show?
Which move is like jaws?
Gorge C. Scott
Which movie is better for little kids?
Which move if for adults?
Muppets
Muppets
Gorge C. Scott
Which year was the muppets movie made?
Which year was the Gorge C. Scott one made?
1992
1984
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