Count Of Monte Cristo Research Paper

Have you ever wondered if a movie is better than the book it was based off of . The Count of Monte Cristo is a book created by Alexandre Dumas, that was published in 1845. It is considered a literary classical and is an extremely popular book, so it was later made into a movie produced by Literary Masterpieces in 1975. The book and movie version of The Count of Monte Cristo has several similarities and differences, but one had a far more superior story.

The Count of Monte Cristo tells the story of sailor Edmond Dantes after he returns home from being at sea. The story begins in 1815. Edmond Dantes is about twenty years old, and has a wonderful life. He has a kind father, a beautiful fiancee, and is about to be the captain of the Pharaon. However

A large part of the movie and book are taken in the prison. When Dantes is taken to the Chateau d’If he tries to starve himself. He eventually gives in and continues to eat. One day Dantes hears a man digging in the wall next to him. Dantes starts digging to him. It ends up being a priest named Faria. Faria teaches Dantes everything he knows about science, math, literature, languages, philosophy, and politics. Faria also solves Dantes imprisonment, Dantes then becomes fills with hatred and vows to take revenge on Villefort, Caderousse, Danglars, and Fernand. Faria regrets telling Danes and now sees only the need for vengeance in him. One day Faria dies from sickness and tells Dantes about a treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo. In the prison they put the dead bodies in sack and carry them out of the prison to be buried. Dantes switches his and Faria’s body and Dantes is carried out of the prison. However the prison’s version of “burying” a body is throwing out into the sea. Dantes is thrown into the water but escapes. Dantes is rescued by a passing ship. Dantes finds out his father died of starvation, and blames his enemies. Dantes then goes to find the buried treasure on the Isle of Monte Cristo. Dantes

The first difference starts within five minutes of the movie. Caderousse, instead of being a tailor and neighbor of Dantes’s father is a petty theft sailor who Dantes fires. The second differences is that when Dantes comes back to shore Mercedes is there waiting for him, where as in the book Dantes is insistent to see his father first..The third difference is that Caderousse isn’t of drunk when he, Danglars, and Fernand write the letter framing Dantes as a Bonapartist. Another difference is that Dantes is arrested the day before his wedding instead of the day of his wedding. There are some differences when Dantes in in prison with Faria. Faria knew both Nortier and Villefort when he was in prison. Another difference was that Faria had a map instead of a letter. A difference when Dantes escapes from prison is that he doesn’t scream when he is thrown into the water. When Dantes is stranded into the ocean he is rescued by Bertuccio, who in the books is his servant. Another difference in his capture is that the boat he is rescued by a small two person boat. The two men are both smugglers. Another difference is that Dantes finds out that his father died from starvation from Jacopo instead of from Caderousse. A very big difference happens when Dantes comes back as the Count he never goes to visit the Morrel family, in fact the Morrel family isn’t ever seen or heard from again in the movie. One character who is nothing