Mr. Tumnus Book Vs Movie

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The children thought it was just a friendly game of hide-and-seek, or maybe they were just exploring. But they could not have known what would happen next. Although both the book and movie are excellent, I would suggest seeing the movie over the book, because I feel that the movie has more descriptive scenes, and it really helps your comprehension to be able to see what’s going on. This story begins with four courageous children: Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter. When they are sent away to live in a mysterious professor’s mansion, they discover an old wardrobe. But little do they know that through this wardrobe is a magical land, Narnia, that is frozen in an eternal winter by the cold-hearted White Witch. However, the return of the powerful …show more content…

Tumnus. He invites Lucy over to his cave for a cup of tea, but little does she know that in reality, the seemingly nice Mr. Tumnus is actually a kidnapper for the White Witch. This scene has multiple similarities. In both the movie and the book, Mr. Tumnus screams and drops the packages he was holding when he sees Lucy. Mr. Tumnus also plays the same instrument in the movie that he does in the book. But like always, there are some differences. In the movie, you can see Mr. Tumnus was acting very suspicious around Lucy, giving you a hint that something is going on, unlike the book, which is much less descriptive and doesn’t really give you a good idea of what’s happening. When Lucy is falling asleep, the book just tells you that Lucy starts to feel sleepy, whereas, in the movie, you can tell that Lucy is getting tired without the movie clearly stating it, because some things start to get blurry, and Lucy begins to see pictures in the …show more content…

This could affect your comprehension of the story because when the people in the book first meet another character, they might judge them by their appearance. Since you would not know what this character looks like, you would not be able to understand this character’s emotions at that time. That is a reason why it could be helpful for your understanding of the character’s feelings to be able to clearly see what the characters look like. For example, when Father Christmas arrives, you can tell that he has been retired for a very long time because his suit has started to lose its colour. I like that in spite of the fact that Father Christmas’s suit has started to turn grey, you can tell that he still has his all of his Christmas spirit, because you can still hear his festive bells on the sleigh, and he still has his big bag of