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Comic Book and Movie Comparison
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an iconic series that consists of four anthropomorphic turtle ninjas that fight crime. The 2007 movie and the original 1984 comic handle this premise in completely different manners. Besides the movie and comic books being different mediums, the format of their run times deeply affects how their plots play out. Given that movies have a fixed amount of time to convey a story, the plot was extremely truncated and condensed compared to the comic book. In the TMNT movie, they explain the origin of the turtles in the first ten minutes and flash forward to thousands of years later to where the bulk of the plot takes place. In the comic series, there is no limit to this type of medium. The author is allowed to expand the series with however many volumes they see fit. With this freedom of storytelling, the origin of the turtles take up an entire issue. The comic book goes more in-depth on their personalities and origins. The movie uses the same names of other characters and groups such as Splinter and the Foot Clan, but insert them in different scenarios, such as Splinter being in the forest in the movie, rather than in a building in the comic book. Another interesting diversion with the origin of the turtles is that the film begins with this dramatic time-altering parallel universe introduction, while the comic simply introduces the turtles in action. It seems that the film needed to instantly entice the audience while the comic was allowed to introduce the main character at a more casual pace.
One other huge difference between the comic book and the movie was the dialogue. With the original comic, the tone was much more serious with small hints of humor sprinkled within. However, in the movie they took the core mood of TMNT and amplified them, to the point of oversaturation. The film relied a lot more on juvenile humor meant to appeal to younger audiences, since it was advertised as family friendly. While there were serious moments, they were only fleeting because of the limited run time. Adding to the limited time frame, the plot of the film was more fast paced and action packed. The comic contained a lot more artistic shots and backstory elements, given the limitless parameters. Overall, the movie was forced to condense the turtles’ backstory while also attempting to convey an interesting conflict, while the comic was much more lax and took its time to develop the teenage turtles and the overarching story.
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