What Dracula movie is closest to the book by Bram Stocker?

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e.mccormick · Answer

Well, I can tell you it is NOT "Bram Stoker's Dracula" by Coppola.  The characters are VERY different.

littlenugget · Answer

Ohhhh, ok I'll be sure not to watch that one ;) thanks

e.mccormick · Answer

They take the very strong female role and turn her into a bit of an idiot, etc., etc.  

The problem is, there really is no good representation of that book.  The book is, well, a very well disguised romance novel, according to some, or a horror book, or many other things.  Whatever it really was intended to be, the book is complex and has many layers to it.  No film has ever really captured that because they focus on the horror aspects or the fight between good and evil... and little else.

littlenugget · Answer

ohh, cause i started reading the book, and it's kinda confusing, so I thought that maybe there might be a movie out there that could help me, cause i have a week to read it and it's pretty big

e.mccormick · Answer

Find a good summary and get an idea of what is going on: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/d/dracula/book-summary http://www.shmoop.com/dracula/ http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/dracula/

e.mccormick · Answer

Ooh, and you can listen to it: http://librivox.org/dracula-by-bram-stoker/ I also saw some Youtube recordings of it. Less text to read can be a real help, and if you download the audio and use a program like VLC Media Player you can bump up the speed and getthrough it faster.

littlenugget · Answer

:o wow!!!!! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!!! You're a lifesaver!!!! Is there any way i can like giver you 10 medals?????

e.mccormick · Answer

No, one is it.  Hehe.  They have Fan and Testimonial, but those are one time only too!

littlenugget · Answer

ok then i shall do both lol Thanks again!!!!! :DDDD

e.mccormick · Answer

np.  have fun!

e.mccormick · Answer

It has been a long while since I read Dracula, so I have been looking at the story again... and I can understand some of the issues.  There are references to classic Greek plays and Shakespeare! So if you don't know the classics, little comments will go right by.  Also, it is written in British  English with terms that are specific to that country.  Without some familiarity of those, bits may seem odd.