Comparing Themes in Bram Stoker's Dracula

Perhaps the most entertaining thing about entertainment is deconstruction. To uncover a unifying theme or premise in a story is to understand, to realize the author's vision. In the case of such a classic as Bram Stoker's Dracula, it seems strange to find such difference between text and film. This paper will analyze the unifying theme of both the book and the movie and try to understand, from the creator's viewpoint, the factors that lead …

…being based on his own personal convictions, and Coppola's theme based on fomulaic capitilism. Eventually someone will come along who feels the need to make yet another 'stab' at Dracula on the big screen, and when that time comes, perhaps these persons will be able to convey Stoker's original, intended theme. It is a theme that might have been tired and cliche in the 19th century, but it would be one-of-a-kind in 20th century Hollywood.