Ella Enchanted Pt. 3

The movie Ella Enchanted has the majority of the right characters, but the plotline has been completely rewritten.

In the book, Ella's main struggle was against the curse inside of herself. In the movie, Ella struggled against the curse, yes, but there was also a large fight throughout the movie against a malicious ruler - Prince Char's uncle.

The whole way Ella and Char fell in love is different too. The book started them off in building up a friendship, particularly based on Ella's ability to make Prince Char laugh. The movie showed their relationship as one stronger from the beginning: Ella hates Prince Char because of his fan club and his uncle.

I think I have mentioned this before, but I don't dislike the movie. I like the book better, yes, but I also enjoy the movie.

As one point for the movie, I think Prince Char himself might be shown to have better character development in the movie. He goes from a reluctant prince, totally unsure of himself but afraid to say so, to a willing king, completely capable of making the right decisions for the country.

The main elf in the book is also given more of a character arc. In the book, he was only mentioned in a few pages, but he's a major character in the movie.

I've heard some say that the book's and movie's plotlines are so different that it's really sort of impossible to legitimately compare the two. They might be right, they might not. Maybe you should read the book and see the movie for yourself. =)