Why Are There So Many Adaptations of A Christmas Carol?
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- čas přidán 23. 12. 2023
- With close to 400 filmed adaptations and countless stage performances, A Christmas Carol is one of the most adapted works of all time. And so it should be no surprise that many of these versions draw harsh criticism from viewers and prospective viewers.
But many of these adaptations miss key elements from the original novella. By examining the life and influence of Charles Dickens, we'll explore why this particular Christmas story is so frequently adapted, and why people clamoring against changes to the traditional approach are missing the point.
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Charles Dickinson ( 1812-1870) he was English novelist, social critic who created some of world best known fictional characters and is regarded by many as greatest novelist of victorian era . His works
Popularity during lifetime and by 20 th century, critics and scholars had recongished him as literary genius . His novels and short stories are widely read today . His notable works such as Oliver Twist
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Spot on as always :)
Merry Christmas to you as well!
How are you doing sir thank you for your wonderful cultural channel. As I told you before iam Arabic lady subscriber to several British and American CZcams channels.I gathered main theme of book you mentioned and author biography briefly here it’s Christmas carol plot summary recounts story of Ebenzer Scrooge , elderly miser who is visited by ghost of his former business partner Jacob marles and spirits of Christmas past present and yet to come after their visits, Scrooge is transformed into kinder , gentler man . Moral massage of novella is that all human begins have opportunity to behave in kinder way toward each other. There are more than 100 versions of Christmas carol including video games, episodes of more than 70 tv shows have been inspired by Novella and four opera , two ballet versions of story exist . New adaptation of Christmas carol ( 2022) . Animated musical version and remake Scrooge (1970 ) .
You never told us what the casting changed were that made everyone mad
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that I didn't make that clear. They once had a woman play Scrooge, and this year, they had neurodivergent actors in some of the roles.
@@OxfordCommaEducation I wonder if it makes a difference if it's not casting changes to Dickens' Christmas Carol but a retelling ala Bill Murray's Scrooged. I could swear there was a movie/TV special about a rich businesswoman who undergoes a similar experience; it didn't get a whole lot of attention either positive or negative, but this was back before social media. But I don't recall George Will or Cal Thomas or other conservative pundits hollering in the newspapers about how showing a miserly person becoming more charitable is an attack on fundamental Western values because it was a woman rather than a man. As long as the depiction keeps it individualistic and doesn't try to point out systemic flaws, at least.
And WTF was the objection to neurodivergent actors? Do the objectors think that ND folks shouldn't be allowed certain professions? Let them boycott David Byrne if they want but let the rest of us enjoy the fruits of each other's different perceptions.
I'm on the spectrum and based in Rhode Island. I should have tried auditioning!
I am actually quite frustrated knowing there exist people who don't know A Christmas Carol isn't based on a book. You'd think it'd be one of those stories where most people are AWARE it was a novella first!
I don't judge anyone for what they haven't read... unless they start yelling their opinions on what the story should be.