There are many stories about a boy named Cyrano. Each story is interesting in its own way. One version of the story is the film Roxanne. The director of Roxanne is Fred Schepsi. The original work was written by Edmond Rostand in 1897. The two stories share similarities, but there are also differences. Each version has its pros and cons. They are both about men who are not very good looking, but are full of "inner beauty". There is a very pretty woman who they fall in love with, but the woman falls in love with a very handsome boy. The woman must choose between "inner beauty" or "external beauty". At the beginning the woman chooses physical attractiveness, but later she chooses “inner beauty”. Charlie “CD” Bales and Cyrano both have jobs where they perform heroic deeds. CD is a firefighter so he saves a lot of people. Cyrano's job is to protect his nation. Both men risk their lives to complete their work. CD and Cyrano are both men with a lot of “inner beauty” but not attractive on the outside. Both are great at writing poetry and...