#scrooge 1970

[princesssarisa]

I still think it's hilarious that by sheer coincidence, in Scrooge (1970), both Scrooge and Marley are played by actors who later played older versions of Ewan McGregor. Albert Finney played the older Edward Bloom in Big Fish, and of course Alec Guinness was the original Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Now that he's within the right age range, Ewan McGregor should play either Scrooge or Marley one of these days to bring it full circle.

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

[adaptations-polls]

Which version of this do you prefer?

[asexual-squidward]

Just watched the Albert Finney version of Scrooge (1970) and my love of secondary characters with top hats strikes again

This guy Tom Jenkins runs a soup stall and is in debt to Scrooge, and begs him an extension so he doesn’t have his entire livelihood repossessed. In the Bad Future he is also the leader of the celebrations at Scrooge’s death, ripping up the debt book and literally dancing on his coffin.

All the stall vendors know about Bob Cratchit earning very little, as some give him extras because they like him. In this version Scrooge really is highlighted as the arbiter of who lives and dies in that area of town. Scrooge repossessing people’s stalls could easily leave them homeless in the dead of winter.

I’ve decided to headcanon that Tom Jenkins is particularly spiteful and happy about Scrooge’s death out of a sense of revenge - because he knows Tiny Tim has died and the Cratchet’s are heartbroken because of Scrooge.

He’s not just happy because he and the other vendors no longer has to pay their debt, he’s also getting revenge for the Crachits mourning the loss of their youngest child.

So yeah in the bad future (that thankfully never comes to pass) he is entirely justified in dancing on Scrooge’s coffin

[daincrediblegg]

Same man

[best-movie-ever-tournament]

Willy Wonka:

A nostalgic classic ❤️

Sure, this film filled me with a sense of wonder as a child—but rewatching as an adult it Still fills me with a sense of wonder. The sets are amazing and Gene Wilder absolutely ate that role! Pure Imagination is a lovely song but the other songs are also very memorable.

Scrooge:

This is the best Christmas Carol adaptation, let alone musical movie. It's got: absolutely delightful tunes; a Ghost of Christmas Past who is absolutely serving Victorian realness; Jacob Marley's delightful little wave; Albert Finney singing curmudgeonly patter songs; some of the best crowd scenes I've seen in a movie musical; Window Symbolism; and a random scene with a bunch of topless, glistening men carrying Scrooge's chain of sins in the most BDSM way possible. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066344/mediaviewer/rm4154746880/ for the Ghost, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066344/mediaviewer/rm2629265408/ for the BDSM demons

[hekate1308]

25 Days Of A Christmas Carol December 14: Scrooge (1970)

directed by Ronald Neame, written by Leslie Bricusse, starring Albert Finney

Ask anyone called Robinson or Brown or Jones or Smith  Their favourite day And they will say December the 25th.

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

Anything Goes December

Scrooge / Kenneth More as the Ghost of Christmas Present

More's costume very closely resembles the description of the spirit's garb in the original text, except that the fur should be white and he should have an empty scabbard at his belt. But they got the part where he's holding a torch whose shape suggests a horn of plenty.

This is my other favorite filmed version of A Christmas Carol apart from the Muppet one, and I think it's highly underrated. It probably suffered from coming out at the tail end of the big budget musical era of the 1960s and got lost in the shuffle; but Albert Finney is truly amazing as Scrooge--plus there's Alec Guinness as Marley's ghost and Edith Evans as the Ghost of Christmas Past! The production design is lavish, as you can see from the screencaps here, and the songs range from pleasantly inoffensive to memorable. If you're looking for some Christmas Day entertainment, you could certainly do worse than this film! I believe it's available free online if you poke around a little.

[nkatr84]

Scrooge: Old Vs New

There’s a few posts I wanted to make. The new Guardians Of the Galaxy Holiday Special. Disenchanted. Slumberland. Wednesday. That one Moon Knight fan fic sitting in my drafts. But I’ve got to talk about this.

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol on Netflix came out this year in 2022. While Critics haven’t been too kind to it (I’ll get to my theory why in a second) y’all on Tik Tok and Tumblr have been losing your minds. You’re falling in love with the music (particularly Later Never Comes). But mostly…many of you have this reaction.

The surprising hottie in question being this rendition of Ebenezer Scrooge.

And I get it. As is tradition in animated takes of Dickens immortal classic, the animators clearly took inspiration from their voice actor Mr. Luke Evans. And Mr. Evans is a very handsome man. So I’m right there with you guys simping over an old man with a sexy voice.

But! I would be remiss if I failed to educate my fellow fangirls, fanboys and all between that this movie…is technically a remake.

Directed in 1970 by Ronald Neame, Scrooge was nominated for Four Academy Awards and won a Golden Globe. Quite an achievement in a time when movie musicals were fading in popularity. And it’s composer Leslie Bricusse (who also helped bring Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory to life) was an executive producer and helped write the screenplay for this new version. And since he passed away last year, the animated film is dedicated to him.

Of the original eleven songs, five were carried over to the new movie. Happiness. I Like Life (with updated lyrics). Beautiful Day, Thank you Very Much and I Will Begin Again. Yet while the original movie received generally positive reviews from critics, the new movie only holds a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. What’s the difference? I mean the animation is very nice. Sometimes downright gorgeous. Obviously the music works. I’ve heard people praising both the new songs as well as the older ones. And they actually add depth to the original story.

Well if I had to guess, the new version is very much catering to kids versus families. The Ghost of Christmas Present has cute little Minion like critters. They cut the line of Scrooge saying, “If They (the poor) would rather die then they better do it. And decrease the surplus population!” I guess because it’s too mean? Speaking of, they give Scrooge a dog named Prudence. I guess to show the kids that he’s not all bad. He has a cute doggy! He’s kinda indifferent to the dog but hey! Don’t look at the scary imagery of Scrooge watching his own ghost rise from his grave! Look at the puppy! Look at the puppy! I mean Mr. Magoo kept the mean lines in as did the Muppet’s. Plus they trusted kids with the scary stuff.

Yeah as cute as those reindeer antlers on her looked at the end, Prudence was definitely a studio note and serves no purpose. She could be cut and you wouldn’t miss anything. Plus I’m not a fan of the opening number. Too peppy and modern. I wished they had done an update of the song that opens the 1970 movie, “A Christmas Carol “

Plus I love this song from Cratchit. It’s so Christmas… I wish this one made the cut.

But I do like the new version. Later Never Comes goes way harder than “You” and Luke Evans really balances out Scrooge being an old curmudgeon and a man who knows and regrets his choices. Plus the whole thing is animated like a dream. I love Luke Evans singing “I will Begin Again.” It’s a song of hope, passion and joy. And when Albert Finney’s Scrooge sings it …well… he tried…I can’t post it here but trust me. Luke Evans is a major upgrade. They make up for it with the finale in the 1970’s version where they almost reprise every song in the movie. Plus my parents always like how they made Albert Finney up to really look like a miser than doesn’t cut his hair or even clean his nails or his house. And technically Albert Finney was a sex symbol back in the day. Where he played both the old and young versions of Scrooge. So having a sexy Scrooge is technically precedent…

So give the original movie a watch if you like this one. It can be it’s own kind of goofy at times, but it’s definitely worth a yearly viewing. As is the new version on Netflix.

[nitrateglow]

1951 jacob marley: i regret all my life decisions; omg scrooge don't be like me; i despair incessantly and weep for mankind

1970 jacob marley: *goes to hell and just decides to eternally troll everyone and shitpost*

[terrymelody]

Hmmm yeah it’s alright. I like your hat bro.

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Marry me

[princesssarisa]

As I've been rewatching the different film versions of A Christmas Carol this year, I've been noticing something that I didn't even notice last year as I reviewed them for A Christmas Carol Holiday Season. Without changing the fundamentals of the story, different versions bring out different aspects of Scrooge's character arc.

It's similar to the phenomenon I've noticed in different screen and stage adaptations of fairy tales. For example, the way some versions of Cinderella are about the value of kindness, others are about never losing hope in the face of adversity, others about an outcast finding acceptance and love, others about an abuse victim discovering her own self-worth and inner strength, etc.

I suppose A Christmas Carol is a modern literary fairy tale, so it's no surprise that different adaptations find very different meanings in it.

For example:

Alastair Sim's 1951 Scrooge was once a good-hearted young idealist, but due to various external factors – his lonely childhood, his beloved sister Fan's death, the corrupt Mr. Jorkin replacing Fezziwig as his employer and mentor, and finally the loss of his fiancée Alice – he gradually came to view the world as a "hard and cruel place." So he steeled himself against it by turning cold and ruthless. The ghosts' job is to show him that the world isn't as cruel as he thinks it is; to remind him of all the kind, caring people both from his past and in his present, and to show him that kindness is the real solution to human suffering, while hardening himself has only caused and will cause more suffering, both for others and for himself.

Albert Finney's 1970 musical Scrooge is less icy than Sim's and more of a bitter, misanthropic workaholic who's forgotten how to appreciate the joys of living. Due to his lonely, awkward youth and the shattering loss of his fiancée Isabel, he declares "I hate life because life hates me!" and regards other people as leeches and fools, while seeing himself as a fine, upstanding gentleman forced to put up with them. The ghosts' job is to snap him out of his self-delusion and self-pity, and to teach him to joyfully live life to the fullest – which includes spreading kindness and cheer to others as well as enjoying himself – while he still can. A sharp reminder of his own mortality ensures that he learns the lesson.

For Michael Caine's Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol, the emphasis is more on the lack of love in his life. Because he was neglected as a child and taught only to value business by Sam the Eagle his stern schoolmaster, he's never quite understood human bonds, and when he had one bright, shining chance for a different life through his love for Belle, he let it slip away. As a result, years of loneliness have turned him harsh and cold. The ghosts' job is to teach him the importance of love – both personal love of family and friends and more general love for his fellow Muppets and man – and to force him to admit how unhappy he is being alone with no one to love or to love him, breaking his heart until he changes.

I haven't managed to rewatch George C. Scott, Patrick Stewart, et al this year. But since the Christmas season technically lasts until January 6th, I plan to rewatch them, and I'm sure I'll find similarly unique spins on Scrooge's character arc.

All of these approaches are valid. They all draw on aspects of Scrooge's journey in the book. But each approach adds to the unique identity of each adaptation.

@ariel-seagull-wings, @cliozaur, @warrioreowynofrohan, @bliss-bliss-bliss-bliss

[jedi-valjean]

I can’t believe y’all actually like Scrooge 2022 all they did was yassify a perfectly good musical adaptation that already existed

[serious-goose]

Scrooge (1970)

[javaberrychip1998]

The soup guy from Scrooge (1970) is like a brother to me…

[daincrediblegg]

Thomas Jopson’s speech post- successful Hickey hanging 1848 (colorized)