GRENDEL

     Not much changes are done between the film and novel when it comes to Grendel. We understand from the novel that Grendel does not have a father anymore and his family was banished from the Kingdom after the killing of his father. This is the reason for Grendel's chaos he brings within the novel supposedly to avenge his father.
     Within both stories almost nothing changes though when it comes to his attitude and being the son of his mother which we do not the name of. In the film we also learn that the story of Grendel's father portrayed in the book is replaced with Hrothgar being Grendel's father. Besides Hrothgar being his father the only other  real marked difference of Grendel that the producers did was changed his emotions and how he reacted to the destruction he brought upon the Kingdom.In the novel Grendel is portrayed  as a demonic, monstrous, blood thirsty thief who not only murders the soldiers but slaughters them with easy without a single thought in doing so to avenge his father. 

    

     When it came to the time for the film producer to give Grendel's traits they seemed to have lacked a little on his carefree slaughter. In the film you see a more sensitive Grendel although he is still killing all the soldiers. It is better depicted that the image we see is that he is a half crazy, half sensitive creature when killing the soldiers. He hates to hear the enjoyment of the soldiers as they party in the Hall. After his fight with Beowulf which is also different because Beowulf is completely nude in the film  he is brought to his death in the same manner in the end with Beowulf tearing off his arm.

    


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