#FANTASY FOREST STORY STARDUST MOVIE#

#FANTASY FOREST STORY STARDUST MOVIE#

And the Royal family too was changed, their subplot lengthening to involve itself in both the climactic movie ending and sultry romance. The movie was able to lengthen the Pirate Captain’s role because of these cuts to magic, adding a quality of content in both humor and diversity that made the story that much better. Although magic was largely removed from the movie, its replacements were worthy of the original book. The book's both climactic and romantic ending where Triston saves Yvaine serves as the cherry-on-top of this story's stunning romance. While the romance was certainly portrayed differently in the movie, these differences only highlighted Neil’s love story.

The differences had added value, kept true to Gaiman's intent for the story, and gave the adventure humor. This adaptation, even with its changes to characters and subplots, has become a staple of great retellings since its release. This stunning transfer from page to movie complimented Gaiman’s original, its changes only adding further value to the subplot. It allowed for instances of action without changing major aspects of the story. Because the subplot did not impact Triston’s story outside of his discovery he is the last royal, I am not surprised they took the opportunity to add tension through the climactic finale battle between the last brother, Septimus, and the witch. Eventually, you find out that Triston has royal blood, being the son of the princess, and he is able to restore the stone himself, taking the throne with Yvaine as his queen. In the movie, he is also killed by the witch, but it's while trying to steal Yvaine from the witches, so he can have her immortality-giving heart for himself. In the book, the last remaining brother dies while trying to seek revenge on the witch for killing his younger brother. In both the original and the adaptation, the brothers have slowly killed each other off until two remain, who both end up being killed by the main antagonist of the story the witch. To win, one of them had to find a royal jewel, the same jewel that knocked Yvaine, the star, to earth. The story had one side plot that worked alongside the main plot, the royal princes competing for the throne. While the character underwent intense changes in the movie, these differences added both value and humor, enhancing the original story. The scene of the crew finding their captain, after being defeated by an enemy while wearing a pink dress, has remained one of my favorite scenes in the movie. The brilliant writing was only further complimented by the acting, the both hilarious and heartwarming scenes of acceptance made the character unique. Even in 2007 when the movie was released, showcasing a crossdresser as a prominent character would have been risky, yet across the board, it was well-received. The character comes off as a ruthless pirate, but through the course of their journey, he shows himself to be a theater enthusiast, as well as a feminine loving man who frequently wears dresses. In the movie, Captain Shakespear helps Triston find confidence, helps Yvaine show her true self, and helps both of them acknowledge their feelings for one another. Johannes played a somewhat small role in the book, after saving the two lovers they help transport them part of the way to their destination. In both stories, the pirates save Triston and Yvaine after they become stranded in the clouds. Johannes Alberic, as he was known in the book, became Captain Shakespear, an English loving pirate who caught lightning with his crew in a flying ship. He had this to say when asked about working with the director of the movie īesides the change to the book’s magical system, one of the largest differences in the movie was that of the lightning pirates.

But despite all this, it is important to keep in mind that Neil Gaiman himself does not believe adaptations should be exactly like the original. There were a few unsavory changes, however, like how the movie did away with a lot of the more magical aspects of the story in favor of focusing strictly on the romance. Even with the addition of subplots and conflicts, both told the same magical story and, in my opinion, both did it wonderfully. As a romance, the movie was breathtaking. Its 2007 movie adaptation was written as a fantasy romance, making the love story the main focus of the retelling. Stardust featured a romantic storyline between a love-struck shop boy and a fallen star.

Romance, whether as a subplot or the main focus of a story, is so popular we see it insert itself into all types of genres. Adaptations do not often get away with changing the genre of the story it is retelling, so it is especially interesting that the movie based on Neil Gaiman's classic Stardust did.

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