Treasure Planet Comparison

Treasure Island, a novel written in 1883 by Robert Louis Stevenson, was adapted into a family friendly movie by Disney in 2002 called Treasure Planet. Despite the names, there are many other differences that set the two apart. Treasure Island’s vivid theme, plot, setting, and list of characters was much more superior than that of Treasure Planet. Most of the characters from the novel remain in the film version but have been altered in some way. The others are simply absent. Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver remain as the main focus. In Treasure Planet Jim is made out to be a juvenile delinquent whose father abandon him when he was a small child whereas in Treasure Island he was a well behaved boy who sometimes made rash decisions. In the novel Jim’s father did not abandon him and his mother, instead, …show more content…
Long John Silver was originally a one-legged sailor who lost his leg fighting for his country but was adapted to a one-legged cyborg who had lost his leg chasing his dreams. In Treasure Island he was accompanied by a Parrot whom he named after Captain Flint, but in Treasure Planet he was accompanied by a shapeshifter called Moorph. Dr. Livesey was altered in many ways. For starters his name was changed to Dr. Doppler and was a doctor of astronomy, not medicine. In the book the doctor was more of a dull and boring character due to his seriousness but was a favorite in the movie because of his liveliness and sense of humor. Captain Smollet appeared in Treasure Island but was replaced in Treasure Planet by a female captain named Amelia. Ben Gunn, the pirate who was marooned on Skeleton Island, was a