Gulliver in the movie is a clerk in the post office. He is not young but has a career and loves nothing. He was brought to Bermuda by an unfortunate official mission, and he encountered a big storm when he didn't want to go to sea. After the wind calmed down, Gulliver found himself in Lilliput, a mysterious island that was not on the map. There are hundreds of thousands of people living here. Little man, they pinned Gulliver to the beach. However, as the story develops, Gulliver turns from the original captive to the hero here.
In the original book, Gulliver was a surgeon who was in danger on the voyage and escaped death. Gulliver's docile performance gradually won the favor of the king and the people, and he gradually became familiar with the customs of Lilliput. With the help of Gulliver, he defeated the ancient Empire of Breves, which was also a Lilliputian country, but Gulliver was unwilling to destroy the ancient Empire of Breves, which made the king very unhappy. At this time, there was a fire in the queen's bedroom, and Gulliver became wise in a hurry, and put out the fire with a bath of urine, but who knew it made the queen very annoyed, so the monarch and ministers of the villain kingdom were in unison, ready to get rid of Gulliver. Gulliver heard the wind and quickly fled to the Brevs ancient Empire, and later returned to England safely.
Gulliver's Travels differs from the original in many ways.
First: different occupations. Gulliver in the book is a surgeon, while Gulliver in the film is a clerk.
Second: the background is different. The background of the original story is 17th century England, while the background of the story in the film is 21st century America.
Third: the number of stories is different. The original book depicts the story of the protagonist in the country of Lilliput, the country of adults, the country of Feidao, and the country of Huiliang, while in the movie there is only the story of the country of Lilliput, and the content is more deleted.
Fourth: the story of benefiting the villain. The movie retains the classic story of Gulliver's rescue in Lilliput in the original book, and also adds some other interesting stories about the friendship of Lilliput.
Fifth: the ending is different. In the original book, Gulliver fled to avoid the murder of the king and ministers of the Lilliputian kingdom. In the movie, he defeated the bad guys and facilitated the reconciliation of the two hostile Lilliputian kingdoms, as well as the romance between the princess and the civilian youth, and he also got his crush. , and left happily in the happy ending of the happy reunion.
Movies and novels have different focus points. Movies focus on fun, while novels focus on artistry. Each has its own merits.
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