The classic novel Treasure island, written by Robert Louis Stevenson and adapted into two films in 1934 and 2002 have two themes shown effectively, those themes are Exploration and crime . In this essay I will be showing you how the themes of exploration and crime are shown throughout treasure planet and i will explain some other minor themes like greed.
The movie treasure planet is a very different movie because in the book there in a clear adventure and nautical feel but treasure planet is sci-fi and adventure. In most books that go turned into a movie have the same themes and genres for example: Alice In Wonderland is very true to the classic written by lewis carroll in 1865 but this is my personal opinion.
Exploration
The theme of exploration is shown evidently throughout treasure planet, for example, when jim enters the ship in treasure planet, adventure is shown because the ship is a huge convention because boarding the ship means the start of this grand adventure. Another way this theme is shown is when near the end of the movie when long john silver and jim are trying to escape the booby trapped planet because when they set off the traps they are trying to escape and escaping somewhere gives …show more content…
Some ways that these two themes are shown is by the pirates. Pirates are known for being devious law breakers and very greedy. When Long John Silver arrives at treasure island one of the first things he does is claim what he can get is “his” although technically it all belongs to Billy Bones by default but his greediness goes by the the rule of “if you touch is is is mine”. The theme of crime is also related to the pirates but this time most pirates are criminals that break into places and are thieves.
So as I have explained the 3 themes of Exploration, Crime and Greed are some of the most clear themes in treasure island and treasure
The movie treasure planet is a very different movie because in the book there in a clear adventure and nautical feel but treasure planet is sci-fi and adventure. In most books that go turned into a movie have the same themes and genres for example: Alice In Wonderland is very true to the classic written by lewis carroll in 1865 but this is my personal opinion.
Exploration
The theme of exploration is shown evidently throughout treasure planet, for example, when jim enters the ship in treasure planet, adventure is shown because the ship is a huge convention because boarding the ship means the start of this grand adventure. Another way this theme is shown is when near the end of the movie when long john silver and jim are trying to escape the booby trapped planet because when they set off the traps they are trying to escape and escaping somewhere gives …show more content…
Some ways that these two themes are shown is by the pirates. Pirates are known for being devious law breakers and very greedy. When Long John Silver arrives at treasure island one of the first things he does is claim what he can get is “his” although technically it all belongs to Billy Bones by default but his greediness goes by the the rule of “if you touch is is is mine”. The theme of crime is also related to the pirates but this time most pirates are criminals that break into places and are thieves.
So as I have explained the 3 themes of Exploration, Crime and Greed are some of the most clear themes in treasure island and treasure