Beowulf Comparison
Deidra Bibbs
11/1/2010
English III, prd. 2
Beowulf Review The movie “Beowulf” (2007) is supposed to depict the Old English poem Beowulf. In the beginning of the movie I could follow the plot precisely. However, once Grendel’s mother came into the picture, and from then on, I was completely lost. The only similarities I could find between the movie and the Old English poem was that there were vauntings, an importance and the powers of God, Unferth: his jealousy and change of heart, and Beowulf’s killing of Grendel and the dragon. Everything else, in my opinion, did not connect with the original Old English poem whatsoever. In the movie adaptation, not only does Hrothgar commit suicide and Grendel’s mother is portrayed
11/1/2010
English III, prd. 2
Beowulf Review The movie “Beowulf” (2007) is supposed to depict the Old English poem Beowulf. In the beginning of the movie I could follow the plot precisely. However, once Grendel’s mother came into the picture, and from then on, I was completely lost. The only similarities I could find between the movie and the Old English poem was that there were vauntings, an importance and the powers of God, Unferth: his jealousy and change of heart, and Beowulf’s killing of Grendel and the dragon. Everything else, in my opinion, did not connect with the original Old English poem whatsoever. In the movie adaptation, not only does Hrothgar commit suicide and Grendel’s mother is portrayed