The Count of Monte Cristo is a novel written by Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of a man who had everything taken away from him, and he comes back for revenge. There are many differences between the book and the movie. There are almost very little similarities between the novel and the movie. In comparison, the movie and the novel follow the same concept; Edmund Dantes a young man who has everything is taken away from his life and stuck in Chateau d’If for several years. Dantes is able to escape Chateau d’If after several miserable years, and seek revenge on all of the people who were associated with sending him to prison for the rest of his life. Those people include: Villefort, Danglars, and Fernand. Even though the concept of the movie is the same, there are major differences on how Dantes seeks revenge and the relations between some of the characters. At the beginning of the novel, Dantes is on the Phareaon with Danglars and the other crew members, when his captain dies, and Dantes is then made Captain of the Pharaon. However, the movie is quite different to the novel, at the beginning of the movie, Dantes is on a boat with Fernand. Fernand and Dantes claim to be friends at the beginning of the movie. Although, the movie and the book are similar when it goes to the relationship of Fernand and …show more content…
In the novel, Dantes targets what makes them the happiest. He believes that taking away what makes them happy, will allow them to feel the pain he had felt for the last fourteen years. He seeks his revenge very slowly by using his intelligence and patience. Although, in the movie, Dantes does not target a certain thing and he does not take his time on getting his revenge. He receives his revenge by having sword fights and violence. However, he does seek revenge on the same people in both the movie and the