Saturday, May 12, 2012
Difference Between The Odyssey Movie and Original Book- Cyclopes scene
Firstly, in the book, it had said that the Cyclops was carrying a load of dry boughs on his shoulder when he came in, however, in the movie, he was not carrying anything. In the book, as the story continues on, the Cyclops continues doing his chores until later when he lit the fire did he see the visitors, whereas in the movie, he immediately notices Odysseus and him men in his cave. In the book, Odysseus explains that they were from the battle of Troy and introduced which kingdom they were from, whereas in the movie, only the Cyclops introduced himself. In the book, Odysseus and his men waited until the next night to stab the Cyclops, and used the time in-between when the Cyclops was out to sharpen the mast. In the movie, Odysseus and his men fed him the wine first, then, on the same first day, stabbed him. In the book Odysseus gave him the wine the next day, which caused him to sleep, and then he used this opportunity to stab him. Then, the Cyclops calls for his brothers, who reply to his calls, whereas in the movie, the brothers do not reply anything. In the book, the men then tie themselves onto the sheep and wait until morning to escape, using the sheep as cover. In the movie, however, the Cyclops immediately rolls away the rock, and the men just slip by his feet, with the exception of one who covers himself with sheep skin. In the book, everyone who survived up until then doesn't die during the escape, whereas in the movie, the man who played the flute died. In the book, the men then take the sheep with them, whereas in the movie, they just leave, and taunt Poseidon on the way (in the book Odysseus just calls out to taunt Polyphemus himself). Also, in the book, the story of the Cyclops ends at night, where Polyphemus "stretched his hands out in his darkness toward the sky of stars", and in the movie, it is seen as daylight.
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