Based on
Charles Dicken’s classic, ‘A Christmas Carol’, Scrooged is a 1988
interpretation starring Bill Murray as the scrooge Frank Cross. Frank is a
big-shot TV executive who is about to learn the meaning of Christmas from three ghosts.
The film has
been criticised for not having enough ‘Christmas spirit’, however, this may be
done on purpose to contextualise the story for a contemporary audience.
‘Scrooged’
succeeds in pulling off a humorous and current adaptation of the classic Christmas story, however, it cannot
be compared to the traditional ‘A Christmas Carol’.
The Movie Club
will be screening ‘Scrooged’ on Wednesday 13 December, 6pm sharp at Narellan
Library. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided, BYO snacks are more than welcome.
Stay after the screening for a short discussion about the film. See the
discussion questions to get some ideas.
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