aked horseman, yet that is only the beginning. With a sudden twist, Burton introduced magic and witchcraft into his tale. The truth behind the horseman is an actual demon that was behind the killings, yet is controlled by a witch. The lust and greed of the original plot no longer are on Ichabod’s mind, but now belong to the true witch, Katrina’s stepmother who has her own reasons for seeking revenge on the town of Sleepy Hollow. The movie’s plot took a path of its own and answered the question of whether or not the headless horseman was real or not. In then end, the witch is killed for the purpose of allowing Ichabod to win the girl, as well as make Ichabod the hero of the story. Eventually, Ichabod solves the case, the Headless horseman’s head is returned to him and he returns to hell, taking the witch along with him and good overcomes evil, a true Hollywood twist. Both stories tell the tale of a person whose lust and greed lead to their destruction. In the original story, Ichabod’s desire for the Van Tassel estate led him to chase after a girl, and anger the local bully. His greed drove him to his destruction. Whatever his fate, he no longer returned to Sleepy Hollow and he lost the girl and land he wanted. Ichabod Crane was portrayed as a greedy self-absorbed man who would do anything to get what he wanted. The movie portrayed Ichabod as a decent man whose only goal was to do his job correctly and to stand up for people’s rights. Katrina’s stepmother becomes the symbol of jealousy and its repercussions. Her desire to control land and money leads her on the path of the supernatural in order to capture all that she desires. Although the film keeps you in suspense with gruesome details and heartfelt drama, Burton depicts his version of the story by answering the question of: what happened to Ichabod? Burton expanded on the theory of the possibility of a ghost, a demon of the supe...
