Movie v. Book

The movie, “The Brothers Grimm,” and the real life of the of the Brothers Grimm took different approaches on showing the lives and the journey of the brothers. Some similarities that coexist in both the movie and the book are: they are brothers, they still have the last name Grimm, they still traveled to hear the different fairytales that people had to share., they worked together, and Jacob still wrote a book. With little comparisons, there were many differences that went along with it. The comparisons gave you the gist that they were following the same people, but the actions of the brothers in the movie did not correlate with the actions the brothers did in their real life. Which made you consider if the producers actually used this movie, to show the lives of the Brothers Grimm or just plainly for entertainment? 

The stories vary in telling of the relationship between Jacob and Wilhelm and how it the fairytale unfolds. The brothers seemed to argue at every turn in the movie, while in the book they agreed with each other and seemed very close knitted. In the book, they both seemed very knowledgeable about fairytales and intelligent people. In the movie, they were con men and made up witches and pretended to catch them, and they also seemed less intelligent and Jacob seemed to be tolerated or dealt with. In the movie, they were also included in the fairytales rather them just “contaminating” the stories and publishing them.  

In the movie, there were different fairytales shown throughout such as: Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, and the Gingerbread Man. A lot of fiction was shown throughout the movie, such as aspects of the brothers lives and the fairytales in general. In their real lives, they did not sell a cow for beans, or go into the woods and save 12 girls from the evil queen trying to young again by drinking the blood of youthful girls. They also balanced each other out, rather in the movie where Wilhelm seemed to be in control and bossing Jacob around and seemed to be the most intelligent out of the both of them.  

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