Cause The Book Is Always Better
This is showing the differences between the book The Divine Comedy Part 1: inferno and Dante’s Inferno witch is more based off of the video game but has some of the same aspects. The big thing that is similar between the both of them is they go through the nine circles of hell. How each goes through hell is different. This is going to show how the animated epic portrays this epic story.
One thing that is a big difference is that Dante fights a lot in the animated movie. He basically kills the demons in hell to get to Beatrice. Even though the ideal woman for Dante in both stories is Beatrice only in the animated movie is Dante only goes into hell to save Beatrice. In the animated movies Beatrice is killed and Dante goes into hell to save her. Also Dante is a sinner in the animated movie. Before he enters hell his own sins are sown onto his chest. As he moves through hell there are flashbacks of his own sins that correspond with each circle. Another big thing that is different is people that Dante knows are down in hell. In the book he meets a lot of new people and only recognizes a few people. As Dante goes through the circles he finds out that Lucifer wants Beatrice for a queen and is trapping her in hell. in the book Beatrice is mentioned once or twice. Now to see how each circle is portrayed in the animated epic:
Limbo:
For this the movie took a strange take on this circle. One of the types of people that goes to this circle are ones who are not baptized. Dante sees his unborn child and realizes that children who die young would have not been baptized yet. So basically Dante fights a bunch of demon babies in this circle.
Lust:
In lust Dante comes across a group of naked girls that try to seduce him. Of corse this seems like an appropriate them for the circle of lust. The change is that when Dante refuses they attack him. What can only be described as some sort of tentacle shoots out of the girls stomach and tries to stab Dante. This is what he fights in this circle.
Gluttony:
Dante enters Cerberus to find a soul that he feels sorry for and frees him. Lucifer is angered by this. Dante finds out Beatrice is not there and kills Cerberus.
Greed:
In this circle Dante sees the souls being drown in liquid gold. Dante sees his own father in this circle. His father has made a deal with Lucifer to kill Dante and Dante’s father will be free of toucher and the ruler of this circle for 1,000 years. Dante remembers how greedy his father was and how he abused his mother. Dante’s father in his grotesque form fights and Dante kills his father.
Anger:
Dante sees the river Styx and it reminds him of a time when he killed many people out of anger and rage. They cross on a beast over the river Styx into the City of Dis. He sees Beatrice held by Lucifer and charges head first to get her running into the next circle.
Heresy:
Still charging forward Dante meets a burning soul in this circle. The burning soul tries to keep Dante in this circle and Dante stabs the soul in the eye with Beatrice’s family cross witch she gave to him before he left to do battle.
Violence:
Here Dante fights the minotaur for entrance into this circle. His guide helps him defeat the minotaur and they move on. Further in Dante sees the river of boiling blood and is aided by a centaur to cross the river. Dodging the hands of the blood fiver the centaur carries Dante to were he needs to go. The next section of this circle he find his mother in the forest were souls have killed themselves. He finds out that his mother killed herself from being in her abusive relationship with Dante’s father. Dante frees his mother from hell and moves on. Last section of this circle Dante remembers again a time he has killed out of anger and almost hurts his friend. The ones fallen by Dante’s hand rise and so does his friend. Surprised Dante fights his friend and kills him.
Fraud:
Dante remembers all the sins he has done while running through the pits in this circle. At the last pit he sees Beatrice and Lucifer. Dante finds out that someone he attacked lived and wanted revenge. This person found Beatrice and killed her. To help Dante Beatrice made a bet with Lucifer that Dante would make it and not betray her. Dante realizes that he has cause the death of Beatrice and her being stuck in hell. Knowing this now Lucifer takes Beatrice and makes her his bride. Now Beatrice knows the truth and tries to fight Dante in her new form as queen of hell. Dante apologizes for what he has done and shows Beatrice her cross. She realizes what she is doing and forgives Dante. Beatrice is free from being the queen of hell and Dante moves onto the next circle.
Treachery:
Here Dante is at the frozen lake looking for Lucifer. He talks to one of the souls for information. He is given information but is question by the soul as to if Dante can even trust the souls that have committed treason. Dante goes to the center of this circle and finds Lucifer. The three headed version of Lucifer is there and Dante fights him finishing him off with a slice to the center head. Lucifer shows his true form the version that has goat legs and a demons body. Lucifer explains to Dante that Beatrice was bate to get Dante to this circle of hell. He wanted to be released from the former body so he can travel to mount purgatory. Dante fights him and goes out of hell to be reunited with Beatrice. To show he is cleansed he tears off his cross that had his sins on it and walks towards Beatrice.
This is showing the differences between the book The Divine Comedy Part 1: inferno and Dante’s Inferno witch is more based off of the video game but has some of the same aspects. The big thing that is similar between the both of them is they go through the nine circles of hell. How each goes through hell is different. This is going to show how the animated epic portrays this epic story.
One thing that is a big difference is that Dante fights a lot in the animated movie. He basically kills the demons in hell to get to Beatrice. Even though the ideal woman for Dante in both stories is Beatrice only in the animated movie is Dante only goes into hell to save Beatrice. In the animated movies Beatrice is killed and Dante goes into hell to save her. Also Dante is a sinner in the animated movie. Before he enters hell his own sins are sown onto his chest. As he moves through hell there are flashbacks of his own sins that correspond with each circle. Another big thing that is different is people that Dante knows are down in hell. In the book he meets a lot of new people and only recognizes a few people. As Dante goes through the circles he finds out that Lucifer wants Beatrice for a queen and is trapping her in hell. in the book Beatrice is mentioned once or twice. Now to see how each circle is portrayed in the animated epic:
Limbo:
For this the movie took a strange take on this circle. One of the types of people that goes to this circle are ones who are not baptized. Dante sees his unborn child and realizes that children who die young would have not been baptized yet. So basically Dante fights a bunch of demon babies in this circle.
Lust:
In lust Dante comes across a group of naked girls that try to seduce him. Of corse this seems like an appropriate them for the circle of lust. The change is that when Dante refuses they attack him. What can only be described as some sort of tentacle shoots out of the girls stomach and tries to stab Dante. This is what he fights in this circle.
Gluttony:
Dante enters Cerberus to find a soul that he feels sorry for and frees him. Lucifer is angered by this. Dante finds out Beatrice is not there and kills Cerberus.
Greed:
In this circle Dante sees the souls being drown in liquid gold. Dante sees his own father in this circle. His father has made a deal with Lucifer to kill Dante and Dante’s father will be free of toucher and the ruler of this circle for 1,000 years. Dante remembers how greedy his father was and how he abused his mother. Dante’s father in his grotesque form fights and Dante kills his father.
Anger:
Dante sees the river Styx and it reminds him of a time when he killed many people out of anger and rage. They cross on a beast over the river Styx into the City of Dis. He sees Beatrice held by Lucifer and charges head first to get her running into the next circle.
Heresy:
Still charging forward Dante meets a burning soul in this circle. The burning soul tries to keep Dante in this circle and Dante stabs the soul in the eye with Beatrice’s family cross witch she gave to him before he left to do battle.
Violence:
Here Dante fights the minotaur for entrance into this circle. His guide helps him defeat the minotaur and they move on. Further in Dante sees the river of boiling blood and is aided by a centaur to cross the river. Dodging the hands of the blood fiver the centaur carries Dante to were he needs to go. The next section of this circle he find his mother in the forest were souls have killed themselves. He finds out that his mother killed herself from being in her abusive relationship with Dante’s father. Dante frees his mother from hell and moves on. Last section of this circle Dante remembers again a time he has killed out of anger and almost hurts his friend. The ones fallen by Dante’s hand rise and so does his friend. Surprised Dante fights his friend and kills him.
Fraud:
Dante remembers all the sins he has done while running through the pits in this circle. At the last pit he sees Beatrice and Lucifer. Dante finds out that someone he attacked lived and wanted revenge. This person found Beatrice and killed her. To help Dante Beatrice made a bet with Lucifer that Dante would make it and not betray her. Dante realizes that he has cause the death of Beatrice and her being stuck in hell. Knowing this now Lucifer takes Beatrice and makes her his bride. Now Beatrice knows the truth and tries to fight Dante in her new form as queen of hell. Dante apologizes for what he has done and shows Beatrice her cross. She realizes what she is doing and forgives Dante. Beatrice is free from being the queen of hell and Dante moves onto the next circle.
Treachery:
Here Dante is at the frozen lake looking for Lucifer. He talks to one of the souls for information. He is given information but is question by the soul as to if Dante can even trust the souls that have committed treason. Dante goes to the center of this circle and finds Lucifer. The three headed version of Lucifer is there and Dante fights him finishing him off with a slice to the center head. Lucifer shows his true form the version that has goat legs and a demons body. Lucifer explains to Dante that Beatrice was bate to get Dante to this circle of hell. He wanted to be released from the former body so he can travel to mount purgatory. Dante fights him and goes out of hell to be reunited with Beatrice. To show he is cleansed he tears off his cross that had his sins on it and walks towards Beatrice.