“If a man's spirit does not
walk around the earth in life it is condemned to do so in death" -
Charles Dickens 1843
"A
Christmas Carol In Prose, Being a Ghost Story Of Christmas" is how
Charles DIckens described his "little Christmas Book" and was first
published on 19th December 1843. The story was originally written
to enable Dickets to payoff a debt, and has become one of the most
popular and enduring Christmas stories of all time.
Dickens saw his tale as one to be
heard and shared, as Christmas carols spread joy and bring people
together. He wrote it in staves rather than chapters - a stave being a
section of music where the mood is all the same. Each new stave
brings a different feel and mood. This is the case in A Christmas
Carol, where each stave has a definite message.
"Another Day In Paradise" keeps the
original feeling of the staves by creating a mood for each section of
the opera and retells the classic story using popular music in a 21st
Century setting. This film is not about Christmas; it can be seen
at any time by anyone, and the moral is the same. Scrooge learns
what it means to be a good human being |
