“Beheld a man’s head in a tall nightcap, and the bell mouth of a blunderbuss. It’s loaded, said a voice.” This old man is Davie’s uncle. He’s a drunk man who tried to lead Davie to his death even though he was crying for help. At least in the movie he cried for help. The novel Kidnapped was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886 and 120 years later the movie came out. The novel was an action packed adventure where you could vividly picture exactly what was going on. In my opinion the movie changed most of that. In the movie the plot, characters and setting changed minorly in several scenes. One will agree with me after reading this. The novel Kidnapped is better than the movie.
First of all, I was taken by surprise when in the movie Clooney’s Cage was a cave. This may seem normal because he was a Jacobite trying to stay away from the Redcoats. Although, in the novel it clearly mentioned he lived in some type of house or shack. This may not be a significant change, however if it said that he lived in a cave in the novel it would have made me realize just how broke they are and how desperate they are to
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In one scene the setting may have changed though the event stayed the same. Alan stayed up all night gambling with Davie’s money and eventually he lost it. This scene tells anyone that Alan is not the most trustworthy man, I am glad they kept this part the same. Also, in the novel Alan and Davie worked together to hike up a mountain and find Clooney. This scene was definitely more entertaining in the movie yet, in the novel the scene was easy to visualize and capture exactly what was going on. In addition, before Alan and Davie went hiking to see Clooney they stayed with James for one night. This scene stays the same in both the novel and the film. This scene shows that even though James could get into a lot of trouble he is still willing to help Alan and