Comparing Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos and Cruel Intention

Comparing sober Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos and Cruel Intentions the Movie It is my intention to compare the book, Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos, to its modern movie version, Cruel Intentions starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. I intend to discover how the original French text was modified in reference to plot, character, moral philosophy/values, and themes. I also plan to discuss how these transformations change the meaning of the base and reflect antithetical cultural/historical contexts. There are several(prenominal) major differences amidst these two works, if only because of when they were written. First, the plots of both works requisite to be discussed and apologiseed how they are different. The stories of both works have basically the corresponding structure, until it gets toward the endings. In Dangerous Liaisons, the Vicomte de Valmont dies in a sword battle surrounded by him and Danceny. Right before he dies, though, he gives Danceny all of his l etters between him and the Marquise de Merteuil and tells him to circulate them in order to ruin Merteuils reputation. Danceny does this and so moves away for a while. Merteuil ends up becoming disfigured from small lues and her reputation crumbles. She moves to Holland because of this. Cecile moves back into the convent and Madame de Tourvel dies of misery because of the suffering that Valmont put her through. Because Cruel Intentions is such(prenominal) a overhaul version of this story, the ending is a lot different. Sebastian (Valmont) dies by being hit by a car because he pushed Annette (Tourvel) divulge of the way in order to save her life. Obviously, this is a much more than modern way of dying(p) in a movie than dying in a sword fight. Also, it shows the Valmont character as being more heroic, which in Dangerous Liaisons, he was not quite so heroic. In the movie, it does not really say what happens to Ronald (Danceny). He fights with Sebastian, and that is the last we see of him. Catherine (Merteuil), comparable in the book, also has her reputation ruined, but she gets humiliated in a more dramatic way (in front of the student body and faculty). Also, in that location is the make out of drugs. Her addiction to cocaine is revealed. The use of drugs is a common issue in todays modern movies, and that is one of the reasons Cruel Intentions is different in terms of its cultural context. Cecile and Annette (Tourvel) worked together to produce copies of Sebast... ...haracters clothing is not discussed in the book, so I cannot really apply this theme to it. Lastly, I would like to discuss the issue of Libertinism. Libertinism was a movement that started in the eighteenth century about the time Dangerous Liaisons was written. It was a movement of inquisitive religion and God and of scandalous affairs. The people of this movement no eight-day thought the world is controlled by God, but by your own actions. The characters of Valmont and Merte uil were freehanded Libertines. The book is definitely an example of this movement. It completely represents the values that come from Libertinism. In conclusion, both of these sections of work were written in their cultural and historical context. I attempted to compare the two in reference to plot, character, morals/values, and themes and explain them in their cultural and historical context. Dangerous Liaisons was considered to be a condemned piece of literature and Cruel Intentions emphasized this immorality as a modernized version of the story.Works CitedCruel Intentions. Kumble, Roger. Columbia Pictures, 1998.Laclos, Choderlos de. Dangerous Liaisons. London Penguin Classics, 1961.