Treasure Island

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Treasure Island Contrast and Compare Essay

In this essay I will be contrasting and comparing the two films we saw in class. The Muppet Treasure Island, and the Original Treasure Island. For the most part the two films were almost similar. However they had key differences worth writing about.
In the Muppet Treasure Island version we are taken into the bar scene, and are shown Billy Bones, and Jim Hawkins; and of course the Muppets, Gonzo, and the mouse. They then need a ship to go on the treasure hunt. Jim Hawkins and the Muppets then visit a ship builder who provides the ship and their off.
At the beginning of the voyage we are shown the captain, who other then Kermit the frog who plays Capitan Abraham Smallit. Also included is the first mate Mr. Arrow. In both film versions the names are the same. As for long john silver during the Muppet version they meet him on the ship with all of his crew men for the voyage. On the Original version of the film they meet with him in the little old tavern. They have no clue who he really is but are very suspicious. Jim remembers what Bill Bones told him about to beware of the man with 1 leg.
During the voyage of the ship on the Muppet version Mr. Arrow sees land and decides to go about and discover it. He hops into a life boat and is off. John Silver then tells everyone that Arrow has gone over board and everyone believes that Arrow is dead. In the original version John Silver makes a rum cake and loads it with alcohol. He then offers it to Mr. Arrow. Arrow is very tempted to it since rum has been rationed on the ship. Arrow eats it, and washed it down with what else, more booze.
When Arrow is done eating it he is drunk. It couldn’t have been at a worse time either. Since there was a bad storm and everyone was up top tending to rope, the sail etc. Arrow goes up top and is then thrown overboard since he can’t even walk in a straight line. The crew has a service to remember Arrow and ...