Have you ever watched the movie “The Little Mermaid”? Well if not you should as it’s a Disney classic that every child enjoyed. Many people don’t know however that it was based on a different story with the same concept. There are a ton of similarities and differences between these two though that I’ll cover in this paper. So now lets get on to some of the similarities. Between the 1837 Story and the 1989 Movie there are a lot of similarities and differences, here are a few of the most noticeable similarities throughout both of them. The first similarity was the mermaid’s “Beautiful” voice. Although she never actually sang in the book, it was implied that she had a just as wonderful voice as the film adaption. Another similarity was the “Sea Witch”. Often referred to as Ursula in the movie she is a fat squid like woman who has been banished and cast out but now takes advantage of hopeless people who are in need of her magic. The third similarity is the prince. In both the book and the film this handsome looking teenage boy is ready to marry as his birthday passes. The fourth and final similarity I will be presenting is the general plot of both tales. Although there are numerous differences which I will explain in depth later, much of the plot is the same. Starting with the mermaid falling in love with the prince, wanting legs and feet, and making the mistake of dealing with the sea witch. Comparing the two tales to each other I’ve also notice an abundance of differences that the director of the film adaption added for reasons I’ll will share soon. Here are a few of the differences The first difference I noticed while reading that the mermaid has no name in the book. In the movie she had a nice princess name “Ariel” while in th... ... middle of paper ... ...nto a more kid friendly and less influential story where she simply falls in love and is journeying for him and not a ticket to heaven. The biggest difference that Disney had to make was the ending. In the story the mermaid fails to get the prince to love her and instead dies to become a daughter of the air. However this is still a sort of happy ending as she can still get an immortal soul. In the Disney version though this story is not only too deep and overcomplicated for little kids, it is also very sad. So Disney remade the ending too the sea witch dieing and the little mermaid getting happily married. Well those are the similarities and differences of our favorite Disney classic, “The Little Mermaid”. Now you can definitely tell there is a big comparison between the story and the well known film adaption. Also, I definitely recommend reading it for yourself.
While watching the movie, I could see that the main characters in the book, both their names and traits, were the same in both the movie and book. However, aside from that there were many different as...
In both the book and movie chess was the theme. In the book and movie, Sam Westing used the queen's sacrifice. He (disguised as Sandy McSouthers) played against the heir. That was a clue for Turtles (T.R.) soon victory. Another similarity is that Turtle goes into the Westing House on Halloween and found Sam Westing in there. When it gets to smaller details another similarity is noticed. Turtle Wexler was dressed like a witch. Something else is that Barney Northrup, being a key character, got kicked in the shin by Turtle, he was also a salesman for Sunset Towers. There are lots more but here is a very important one,
Overall, the movie and book have many differences and similarities, some more important than others. The story still is clear without many scenes from the book, but the movie would have more thought in it.
There are few similarities between the book and the movie. Usually most movies are similar to
Things that are similar about the two novels and how both of their dreams were crushed are both are groups of people who have these dreams and each finds or meets something that can help their dreams come true, the pearl and Candy. Furthermore, the realization of their dreams coming to an end is, in both books, caused by the death of someone who is a part of the dream, Coyotito and Lennie.
Both stories deal with a young girl who, with the help of a little magic, is able to find her prince and live happily ever after. Needless to say on of these versions is much darker than the other, but the story sends an overall good message.
The movie and the story had some of the same characters but some weren't exactly the same. The movie introduced many different characters and changed some of the others. For example, the movie had the plant lady and had the mentor of Anderton as the founders of Precrime while in the book, Anderton was the only founder of Precrime. Also, Witwer wasn't blond he had black hair and Kapler wasn't named Kapler he was named Crow. In the story they had the red head Fleming who did not exist
As stated before, there are more differences than similarities between the short story and the film. One of the main differences
The similarities of the plot are that LeAlan and Lloyd (the names of the two reporters) received an award for doing their first report about how they live. Also, they are similar because the two boys that dropped the 5 year old out of the window were sentenced to jail until they turn 21. The plot in the movie and the book are also different because LeAlan and Lloyd were in a drive-by shooting in the movie but not in the book. Another difference is when David Isay (the man that was helping the two boys with the recordings) tried to transfer Lloyd to a new school because he was not doing well in the old one. The plot is just one thing that had similarities and differences.
Trites, Roberta. "Disney's Sub / Version of Andersen's The Little Mermaid." Journal of Popular Film and Television 18.4 (1991): 145-52. Print.
The symbols, themes, and overall mood from each of these stories were great influences on the overall similarities between each story. The meanings of all of the items they held, their transition into adult hood, and the analyzing of their pasts in hindsight makes each story very similar to one another and thus gives reason for comparison. This journey that each of these children went on was a last taste of innocence before hitting the harsh true world of adulthood and the journeys that they went on will also be attributed with the great memories they provided for each of these characters, much like in real life.
...erican classic. Most children know the story of “The Wizard of Oz”. Dorothy is a positive influence. She shows kindness, respect, and heroines. This story has been told in many different ways. The movie and the book versions are somewhat similar, but the Michael Jackson version is very different. The witches have different names except Glinda but she is known as the good Witch of the South instead of the good Witch of the North. It also takes place in Harlem, New York and has an all-African American cast. Overall the basic plots of the different versions are the same, but the way they are told are somewhat different.
In both versions, the mermaid meets the prince and he falls for her beauty, but he’s already betrothed to another. However, Anderson’s mermaid has to endure not only physical, but also mental and emotional hardships. She is unable to communicate with the prince to reveal she was his true savior, and with every step the mermaid experiences agonizing pain. Andersen’s mermaid has to stand by and watch her love marry another and her chance of an immortal soul slips out of her grasp. Soon after the wedding, the mermaid is approached by her sisters with an opportunity to return to the sea, but she would have to commit a terrible, and selfish act. The story goes like this, “Before the sun rises, you must plunge it [a knife] into the heart of the prince; when his blood sprays on your feet, they will turn into a fishtail and you will be a mermaid again” (Andersen). The mermaid faced a difficult dilemma, one that all individuals face—self betterment or selfless sacrifice. Andersen’s mermaid chooses selfless sacrifice, tosses the knife overboard and cast herself into the ocean. This ending is not what most would call happy, but it reveals some remarkable life lessons and an incredible depiction of selflessness. Not all stories have to have happy endings to satisfy a reader (Whitty); this story for example holds so much more depth, substance, and emotion because it does not have one. Disney chose a happier, predictable ending where Ariel marries the prince in the end; this ending makes it easy to smile, but lacks in allowing the reader to develop much more emotion than
...the two versions have significant differences and very few similarities, but this is understandable due to the two versions being tailored for very contrasting audiences. The Greek gods valued physical strength over love whereas modern society today values love over physical strength which has become an essential element of pop culture. Thus, this evolution serves as the foundation of why Disney had to make alterations to their plot, characters, peripheral details, and the notion of being a true hero. Without such alterations, younger audiences would not be able to relate to the story and therefore, not be able to gain a valuable lesson from it. In addition, these alterations allow for the movie to blend in smoothly with pop culture, where "love" is one of the most abundant aspects of entertainment.
In conclusion, these stories are very similar in many ways. Out of all the themes that could be used to compare the two, the most important ones are hatred, manipulation and hatred. Hatred is disliking some one or something and there are many characters that dislike each other. Manipulation is using your creativity to come up with a way to get someone to believe something that is not true. Lastly, jealousy, which is wanting something that someone else has and doing things to get it which is what Iago did in the play and Fernand did in the movie.