In Writing class at college we are studying the Shakespeare play The Tempest. Next week we're going to watch the movie Forbidden Planet, written as a SciFi version of The Tempest. Then it hit me on my way back to the dorm: is Pokemon the 1st Movie like The Tempest as well? I do not remember the whole movie, but I have remembered two tie ins:
Tempest: In Act 1, magician Prospero lures a ship and its crew into the island with a storm he conjured up.
Pokemon 1: The movie begins with Mewtwo testing the people who are coming to his island with a storm he brew up himself.
Tempest: Prospero has the nymph Ariel as his slave after he saved him/her from imprisionment in a tree; releases her at the end of the play.
Pokemon 1: Mewtwo imprisions Nurse Joy so he could use her in his scheme; releases her halfway through the movie.
Although there are some differences, the tie ins still remain. With this much it could be a coincidence, but if we find more tie ins then maybe it could be long lost proof that the writers of Pokemon 1 got their inspiration from The Tempest. Hey, it could happen!
This is more like a discussion tabling for people who have read The Tempest, but if you can shine some light on this you're more than welcome to join in.
This is not a spam post, this is a discussion of a work of writing influence on a movie. Or maybe its a discussion to find its just a coincidence. Let's find out!
I'll post some more tie ins if I can find them. Until then, open up your old Tempest books, cue up your Pokemon 1 copies, and dive right into the conversation!
Tempest: In Act 1, magician Prospero lures a ship and its crew into the island with a storm he conjured up.
Pokemon 1: The movie begins with Mewtwo testing the people who are coming to his island with a storm he brew up himself.
Tempest: Prospero has the nymph Ariel as his slave after he saved him/her from imprisionment in a tree; releases her at the end of the play.
Pokemon 1: Mewtwo imprisions Nurse Joy so he could use her in his scheme; releases her halfway through the movie.
Although there are some differences, the tie ins still remain. With this much it could be a coincidence, but if we find more tie ins then maybe it could be long lost proof that the writers of Pokemon 1 got their inspiration from The Tempest. Hey, it could happen!
This is more like a discussion tabling for people who have read The Tempest, but if you can shine some light on this you're more than welcome to join in.
This is not a spam post, this is a discussion of a work of writing influence on a movie. Or maybe its a discussion to find its just a coincidence. Let's find out!
I'll post some more tie ins if I can find them. Until then, open up your old Tempest books, cue up your Pokemon 1 copies, and dive right into the conversation!