After watching Gulliver’s Travels in class, I would say I prefer the book over the movie. The movie wasn’t terrible, but it came off a little cheesy. My mental depiction of Gulliver was much different than his portrayal in the movie. I imagined him more as more composed from what I read in the book. However, in the movie he seemed scatter-brained and came off as kind of an insane character. I think that was the main difference between the movie and the book. They showed Gulliver on his travels and would show Gulliver at the present time either telling his stories to others or show him locked up.
It was also weird to see so much of Gulliver’s family in the movie. In the book Gulliver’s family was rarely mentioned, but they played a significant role in the movie. His family thought he had gone mad and Mr. Bates seemed to be a replacement of Gulliver. The relationship between Gulliver and his wife was also much stronger in the movie than in the book. In the book, their relationship was not talked about often. But as seen in the movie, they really missed each other and Gulliver was even desperate to see his wife.
Overall I would say the book is much better than the movie. Hopefully Jack Black’s version will do more justice to Gulliver.
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