![]() The characters had absolutely no depth in any of the books. They had to take a lot of liberties to turn this story into a good movie. like a half of a page of intense intellectual conversation during just a few sword strokes.) but at least a nod would be fitting.īarsoomians have the capability to remote view other planets and are familiar with Earth's inhabitants and culture.Īnd there's the matter of everyone on Mars being completely naked all the time It could never be copied exactly (in some instances the sheer quantity of words spoken doesn't fit whatsoever with the fighting taking place simultaneously. Other movies have embraced the creative use of speech with success. It's beautiful how they speak, almost poetic. My favorite element of the book however is the florid language. There's a crisis at the end of the first book to save Mars that is not in the movie, but some hints to it are, such as the racing little flier. Kantos Kan (played by James Purefoy) is in the second book. There's pieces of the first two books scatter. The Temple of Issus (in the second book) is inhabited by the Black men of Mars (but not black in the same sense of the Earth races, their skin is metallic or stone-like, and reflective). When Carter does go in the second book, he finds the White Men (Therns) are not supernatural (as is believed by the Red and Green men) or technologically advanced, but that they are religious fanatics deluded into thinking themselves gods. They don't make an appearance at all in the first book and there is not visit to the Gates of Iss in the first book. ![]() The Therns are bald but they wear yellow wigs in shame. The "milk" is from a plant and becomes Carter's chief source of nutrition and water. He is one of many minor chiefs and there is a capital city, several days journey away, to which he brings Carter to participate in the arena - which is ruled by a fat lazy and vicious king (Jeddak) Tars Tarkus is a mighty warrior chief (a Jed), not a weakling dependent on out-thinking his opponents, but he is very intelligent as well. ![]() They are a little larger than depicted in the film, and are hugely muscular - including the women, not the skinny things depicted in the movie. They do not kill their own eggs after the hatching. They find humor in violence, even of their own kind. The Tharks have no sense of compassion whatsoever. He actually walks around on Earth briefly and knows he is going to Mars as he is gazing at it and flies toward it at incredible speed. The Burroughs character is not a true nephew, but rather John Carter is a close friend of his family as a child.Ĭarter travels to Mars via astral projection. The implication being that he's immortal. He doesn't remember his childhood, doesn't age, and only remembers being a warrior. with flying boats powered by radium, and living heads with spider heads that can switch into headless bodies.In the book, John Carter is of mysterious background. Please keep in mind that it looks weird with nothing there and that we're talking about a universe that exists on a thriving Mars.with a guy that can jump around like a grasshopper. Also, yes, I know all the Barsoomian characters were hatched from eggs and it makes no sense that there are indications of belly-buttons (even if I specially only gave Carter one, I know you people are gonna bring it up). So some self inserted censorship happened here. BUT I didn't want to draw swinging cocks because. Sola, Gahan - Jeddack of Gathol, Thuvia - Princess of Ptarth/Helium, John Carter of Virginia, Dejah Thoris - Princess Helium, Carthoris - Prince of Helium, Tara - Princess of Helium, Tars Tarkas - Jeddack of TharksĪll characters were created by Edgar Rice Burroughs for his Barsoom series of books, most notably: A Princess of Mars, Gods of Mars, Warlord of Mars, Thuvia: Maid of Mars, and Chessmen of Mars.īurroughs often described all his character naked, minus the harness, belts, weapons, and ornaments they wore.
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