Ella Enchanted: The Book VS The Movie

After finishing the book and then watching the movie Ella Enchanted, the differences were very apparent. I only found a few important similarities between the two which I have listed below:
SIMILARITIES:
-Ella is still cursed with obedience yet still demonstrates her rebellious side.
-Prince Char recognizes right away that Ella is not like other girls and this draws him to her.
-Ella’s love for Char is what breaks her curse.
-The story ends happily ever after
Although there are these few similarities, the differences outweigh them in large amount. Some of the differences are small such as how Char and Ella meet. However, here is a list of major differences I recognized.
DIFFERENCES:
-Ella’s father is only seen for a very small amount of time. Ella also respects and loves her father in the movie.
-The king in the movie is King Edward which is Char’s uncle and he is very evil. The king in the book is King Jerrold which is Char’s father and is pure at heart.
-The language barriers seemed to be a major theme in the book while everyone spoke the same language in the movie.
-Ella is told she must kill Char in the movie but is able to disobey this order because her love breaks the curse. She ultimately saves him rather than him saving her.
I think the major reason the movie is so different than the book is to keep the audience’s attention. Although it is interesting to be able to read all the letters Ella and Char write to one another, watching that in a movie might not be as exciting. The movie puts a modern spin on the book and although it was very different, I still enjoyed it. Also, I found it funny that during one of the scenes in the movie a Giant blames the Grimm’s Brothers for stereotyping fairy tales.