Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27023843-20170719114129/@comment-1916997-20170806143936

Daviddv0601 wrote: This version of Hook is nowhere close to the original. Someone else on this trend made a perfectly good point. The whole point of Once Upon a Time is the fact that these Fairy Tales characters are not supposed to be like the original. Captain Hook is not supposed to be this Jack Sparrow love machine who wears only black and no red coat at all. He is supposed to wear the hook on his right hand, and have long hair. He is supposed to be a ruthless monster, something that even sirens would fear. OUAT's Captain Hook also doesn't have any vendetta towards Peter Pan, who is supposed to have cut off Hook's hand and curse his life as a crocodile's meal. I agree that Disney's Captain Hook is definitely not a perfect adaption of the character, since he is even revealed to be a comic relief by Walt himself. He is actually not even supposed to be childish. The only time Barrie's version of Hook becomes cowardly is when the crocodile is near. It is revealed the Disney's Captain Hook was going to be a dark villain but Walt said no, as that version of Hook would frighten the children. The 2003 version of Hook is the closest version to the original. Not completely accurate but still the closest. OUAT's Hook is not the most accurate version of Hook. Whoever said that ust has a crush on the character and refuses to accept the truth. He might not be the most accurate, but he is definitly pretty accurate to the original book version, based on what everyone is saying, including quoting passages from the book. I haven't read the play or book, so I can't comment any more than that. I have seen the Disney movie, and will say he isn't similar to that Hook. Although I believe they kind of reference Disney's Hook with the character of Black Beard, both in looks and personality. And while I agree that they twist the characters on Once some, they still try to keep many of their traits, because otherwise, is it really that character at all?