ASSIGNMENT

HBES4603
COMPARING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FICTIONS AND FILMS

NAME: NGUYEN NGOC HAI DANG

ID: 201401074

CLASS: 20BOESO1

EMAIL: nguyenngochaidang754@gmail.com

LECTOR: DIEP VU DANG QUANG

TASK 1:

Film and novels are the two most popular media versions, widely spread in each country around
the world. Today, there are many adaptions from novels to movies. The audience's experience
when reading and analyzing novels and watching movies is extremely interesting because their
nature, context, etc. to the audience are different. In this article, I will analyze and compare the
difference between the novel and the film adaptation of the same novel through the film The Three
Musketeers directed by Paul W. S. Anderson(2011), and the novel Three The Musketeers by
Alexandre Dumas.

Film and novels, grounded on their different nature, have numerous differences in the way they
tell stories, similar to ways of history, time and space, and so on and so forth. Then, I would like
to bandy some of the main differences in terms of images. word, sounds. silence, point of view,
time, etc (Hu, Caixia, 2013).

1. Images and Word.

The two primary forms of communication that clearly distinguish between novels and movies are
writing and pictures. The famous phrase "One for all, all for one" appears frequently throughout
Alexandre Dumas' book. It leaves the reader with a lasting impression. In the setting of the plots,
traps, and conflicts that characterized France at the time, it was D'Artagnan and the three
musketeers' quotation that inspired a sense of camaraderie in many readers, including me. Since
the camera can only show the surface, the film has to use some other methods to express people’s
thought. In these statements, other readers infer and examine Milady's intrigue and cunning as
well as the main character's resolve and bravery, as well as that of the three musketeers. Paul W.
S. Anderson, not Alexandre Dumas, imagined the conflict between the three Musketeers,
D'Artagnan, and Burkingham's army as a novel war fought in a hot air balloon. The characters
Athos, Aramis, Porthos, etc., are extremely comparable to those in the novel, but Milady's
attractiveness in the film is too contemporary for what a girl of that era could offer. The king is
portrayed as weak and inept in the novel, but in the movie, the acting and costuming are a little too
excessively feminine. The movie employs a wide variety of sequences from various perspectives.
The scene from above showcasing the palace's complete beauty as it was being welcomed at the
time by Burkingham and France is the most unique. The use of 3D cinematic effects heightens the
dramatic and realistic elements of the movie and keeps viewers glued to the screen.

2. Sound and Silence.

Sound is crucial because it engages viewers, aids in information delivery, boosts production value,
elicits an emotional reaction, highlights on-screen content, and can be utilized to convey mood.
Language, sound effects, music, and even silence when used well can significantly improve your
video (Definition Group, 2020). There are 3 types of sounds: speech, music, and noise. In Dumas'
novels, only words are used to describe general feelings and sounds such as frowning, anger,
reverence, and shyness,... so that readers can visualize the general image at that time. there. In the
movie, the special sound effects are shown through many scenes such as when entering the
underground tunnel, the sound of the flame rising from the torch to create a sense of suspense, and
when Milady dashes through the traps in the sound tunnel. The weapons that fly back and forth
are really realistic. Everyone was worried whether she would make it through all the traps. The
words carried the extravagance and jokes of a teenager like D'Artagnan. The sound when Porthos
jerked his chains showed extraordinary strength. The Three Musketeers movie adaption, which
Paul W. Anderson directed, has When We Were Young as its theme song as well. After taking in
a private viewing of the film, Take That began writing the song. "The film is visually so rich and
beautiful that our main challenge was then to match it musically," said Gary Barlow. To do this,
we've switched back to genuine pianos, guitars, and traditional song structures. We also felt that
we could identify with the Musketeers (Wiser, C, et al, 2011).

3. Point of view.

The protagonist D'Artagnan is a young man who has aspirations of becoming a musketeer that is
very high. The man from the underdeveloped countryside eagerly traveled to opulent Paris. His
portrayal in the movie as impulsive, unyielding, and not inferior to anyone is quite obvious from
the moment he confronted the three musketeers and engaged Rochefort in a sword duel after
taunting him. But at the end of the movie, I just saw D'Artagnan and Constance kissing and 4 guy
musketeers said:" All for one, one for all". D'Artagnan was nevertheless still concerned about he
will make mistakes. Being a simple rural boy from a lowly family, he naturally felt socially beneath
the grandeur he was surrounded by in the modern world. D'Artagnan is a naturally bold guy if
occasionally rash, yet there is a sense that he is continually attempting to prove himself to convince
the world that, despite his upbringing, he has a noble soul (Morrison, D, 2017). In the novel, at the
end of the novel, the fact that D'Artagnan tried to give Athos the title of First Lieutenant of the
Musketeers but failed shows that he has become more humble and mature than ever. Our young
Gascon, like Monsieur de Treville, has developed into a powerful force in the King's Musketeers
after only a short time in Paris. He now protects the queen and is a buddy of the cardinal. The
remaining Musketeers are content and go about their daily lives with money like gifts (Roberts,
James, 2023).

4. Time.

The novel is the basis for numerous films. However, they all tell the same stories in distinctive
ways. The contrasts between various features in terms of nature, storytelling, and the impact they
have on abstraction are discussed in the essay. The director of The Three Musketeers (2011) sped
up time by about a year between the scene where Milady betrays the three musketeers and the
scene where D'Artagnan trains with his father, a former musketeer. or cut the time it takes to go
from one land location to another, as the 3-day trip the main character makes from the countryside
to Paris. Unquestionably, the director has the right to decide on his own whether to adapt a book
into a film with full reality or not. In the context of time, vehicles like hot air balloons shouldn't
have been accessible at that period. A book or novel is similar to a detailed text that chronicles the
entire process without interruptions or even if the author provides a brief summary of what
transpired during that time.

In conclusion, both novels and movies are effective tools for communicating stories. Although
they use distinct technologies, the two share some similarities in how they reach their audiences.
These include the telling of tales and the dependence on characters. However, there are significant
distinctions between the two in terms of the audience's level of imagination and the usage of
specifics. In general, books and movies are significant communication tools that are very vital to
modern society.
Reference:

- Wiser, C, et al. 2011. When We Where Young by Take That. Post at:
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/take-that/when-we-were-young

- IvyPanda. 2023. Books Vs. Movies: Similarities and Differences Essay. Post at:
https://ivypanda.com/essays/books-vs-movies-similarities-and-differences/

- Roberts, James L. 2023. CliffsNotes on The Three Musketeers. Post at:

https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/t/the-three-musketeers/book-summary.

- Shmoop University. n.d. The Three Musketeers Summary. Study Guide. Post at:
https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/literature/three-musketeers/summary

- Hu, Caixia. 2013. “Film and Novel: Different Media in Literature and Implications for Language
Teaching.” Cross-Cultural Communication 9(5), pp. 87-91. Post at:
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/236297753.pdf

- The movie watched at: https://khophimvn.com/xem-phim/OPID-ba-chang-linh-ngu-

lam?sv=vietsub-number-1-full

- The novel watched at: https://truyenfull.com/ba-nguoi-linh-ngu-lam.4651/ and

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/3musk/full-text/