Scrooged 2

A: Who's your favorite ghosts, and why? How does Director Donner characterize this ghost, and how does that affect the plot?


Scrooged portrays the three ghosts very differently from the description given by Dickens in A Christmas Carol. My favourite ghost, of the three, would have to be the Ghost of Christmas Present. In A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Present is a large, burly man, while in Scrooged, the ghost is a psychotic fairy. The representation of the ghost in Scrooged is much more appealing to me, because of my abstract sense of humor. Donner characterizes the ghost as pushy and irritating, but such characteristics get Frank’s attention. The ghost’s sheer insanity is used in multiple ways: it adds comedic aspects, varying from those of scenes prior to the entry of the Ghost of Christmas Present, as well as presenting similarities between Dickens’ version of the spirit and Donner’s version. The most interesting and most prominent of the fairy’s features is her wings. Her wings allow her to fly around as she pleases, while, in A Christmas Carol, the spirit is conveyed as a large man, weighed down by balls and chains. The difference in the spectres’ appearances may be irrelevant, but it stands out to me.