Why The Little Prince (2015) is a Perfect Adaptation

The Little Prince is just a little guy

This video contains footage for the following movie adaptations:
Harry Potter (2001)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Lord of the Rings (2001, 1978)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
After (2019)
Before I Fall (2017)
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Holes (2003)
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism (2015)
The Chronicles of Narnia (2005)
The Hunger Games (2013)
and, technically, The Little Prince (2015)

Music Credits:

SCP-x5x (Outer Thoughts) by Kevin MacLeod

Almost Bliss by Kevin MacLeod

Touching Moments Four - Melody by Kevin MacLeod

The Other Side of the Door by Kevin MacLeod

Swimmey Texture by Kevin MacLeod

Olde Timey by Kevin MacLeod

And our wonderful son:

Waltz of Treachery by Kevin MacLeod

[shibumi-tanuki]

This movie definitely deserved better (I remember so many people saying it was not that good but I loved it!). It's such a lovely story and the animation's spectacular in every sense.

[tuhtea]

Back when this movie was still on American Netflix, it was my comfort movie and I'd watch it whenever I felt sad, hahaha.

[SakiNaoko]

As a french person, Le petit prince (The little Prince) was a book I read a lot as a kid ! I think I'm still a child at heart because of it !
So of course when that movie was released I went to watch it. And I liked it but I thought that the second part was too much. Because I thought it would have been better to just let that girl leaving without knowing what happens next, that it was prettier. I thought that finally seeing what became of the prince was spoiling the poetic end of the book. But hearing you defend it and telling your view convinced me there could have been more that I thought at the time. (It was 6 years ago after all) Maybe I should watch it again.

[ThePonderer]

I remember adoring this movie when it originally dropped, and feeling like the adaptational changes very much enhanced what was already there. Really need to revisit it.

[winemothergoose]

Honestly i can't explain how important this movie was to me as a kid and how it still is. This really is how to make a great adaptation and we need more movies like that.

[doratheexplorer]

I love hearing the: “ IIII want to talk abOUt-“

[theonewhoknows]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one that felt so represented by the little girl of the movie, I will never forget my reaction for when she started questioning if the little prince got back to the rose, that's something that never crossed my mind until that very moment.

[eow]

When I had the book read to me I thought that the prince died at the end bc he didn’t understand that the snake would kill him.

[geni]

Personally, I think that they'd isn't show the lamp lighter in the movie is because the mother's planet is meant to replace it. The same way the Lamplighter would light it every minute, just because of the rules, even though they're no longer relevant, the mother would move the chips every five minutes because of a set of rules made for the little girl that meant nothing to her anymore.

[Utterlygreat]

I am going to be honest, the whole style of it was extremely good and I respected everyone who made the movie. Good movie, good story, good things that came with it.

[frown-not-down]

You know! The reason they might have gone for those three men in the movie it's because in children’s theater plays those three are always highlighted over the others as a lesson for the kids in the audience. I remember seeing plays of the book as a child and those three were the 3 best known. So I didn't think it was too weird when they focused on them in the movie. It made me super nostalgic and it was one of the reasons I got so attached to the movie 🥰 The message is so simple and clear and lovely. I loved your analysis!

[tuhtea]

I haven’t watched the video yet, but I absolutely love The Little Prince, both the book and the animated movie.

[SKIDBURGER]

I remember seeing this and deciding to watch it for fun

I was not prepared for the emotional impact it had on me.

[iamperish]

I remember when my first long-distance girlfriend urged me to watch the film. After we broke up, the film became a comfort for me. We broke up because we were very young (13 and 13) and yet it wasn't on bad terms. It was one of the few things she left me in a way. So yeah, this is an amazing film. Especially now that I'm older and can truly understand the message at play.

[dinonuggies]

I love how this isn't an adaptation, BUT the aftermath of the aviator and the world after the princes death. And I love how the movie still included the story of the book (except some of the planets) and managed 2 beautiful art styles with beautiful effects and colors. The message is very clear, and I can see it speaking to some people in a deeper level. I really wish more people talked about this movie, as I absolutely loved it, and it is one of the best storys I have ever seen

[Жужъ-ъе]

For me this movie is special. Due to the fact that I found out about the original book when I was just a bit older than Little Prince himself, and when I watched the movie I felt some beautiful reconnection with a grown up Prince. Because I fell down into the same path of just working working and working. All childhood happiness just gone away. You a grown up now, no time for fun and joy in simple things. But... The movie actually helped me to see how sad my inner child was. And I found a hero who is the same as I am. And if he can become happy, I can be happy too.

[Tree_The_Artist]

I remember I first watched the movie on the plane when my mum told me it was a funny movie and when I watched it, my small self felt so many feelings as I put myself in the shoes of the main character while also understanding the rest of the characters and the little prince. I was able to absorb the message of the movie because of that, and when I watched it again (cuz Sky: cotl had an event based on the Little Prince) i felt those feelings once again, but was disappointed by how my mother didn’t understand it and my siblings only finding it to be an okay movie. It’s honestly such a nice adaptation and I was so happy when you posted this. Thank you!

[thecashmoneyman]

This movie helped me cope with my grandfather's death. He and the aviator had so many similarities that it was impossible to not see parts of him as I watched, especially since we used to watch movies together as a way to bound. I'm so glad you covered this movie and reminded me of him.

[wompwompwompwompwompwompalienz]

i’m going to seek the little prince under the giggling stars over sahara, i’ll walk each dune for him. one day.

[TheobaldLeonhart]

Ok
1. I remember my 10th grade French teacher (who was also a Spanish teacher) showed us this movie once
2. Thank you for explaining "taming" (it's been mentioned in OneShot a lot, but I never really understood it)