Was this in the book?

When novels jump to the screen, they often leave a bit of themselves behind. These 10 adaps are plot twists in themselves. Get ready to flip the script

- Sulogna Mehta

In Alexandre Dumas's 1844 tale of vengeance, sailor Edmond Dantès is framed and thrown into a hellish island prison.

He escapes, reinvents himself as the Count of Monte Cristo, and extracts epic revenge. The 2002 movie has less brooding, more action. The payback comes via sword fights. The movie is also more romantic. Edmond gets his Mercédès. On screen, everything is sweeter, neater. But nowhere near as deep.

The Little Mermaid

Disney's 1989 cartoon is all sunshine and talking sea creatures. Ariel trades her voice for legs to pursue Prince Eric. Sea witch Ursula is the villain only because she wants her deal honoured. But Ariel gets her legs, voice and man. In the OG tale, the mermaid also desires a human soul. Her tongue is chopped off by the Sea Witch. Her prince marries a human. She dissolves into sea-foam.

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