I think it is very interesting the types of images people have in their mind while reading a play or a book. For instance, my favorite book is P.S. I Love You, I read it every couple months because I love the image in puts into my mind. When the movie P.S. I Love You came out I was so excited to see it! I went to the movie theater with my stepmother carrying our books, after the movie ended we were appalled. Nothing was similar, we pictured the main character with blond hair not blond and they missed all the key points we read in the book. I think as film writers it is very hard to capture what a book is telling us.
Although, after watching the first part of "O" I noticed some images that were in the movie that I had in my head while reading the play. For example, all the characters I imaged looked similar to the ones in the film. I pictured Othello a person of color, Desdemona was a tiny blond, and Iago was a brown haired man.
Another similarity I saw was when Desy and Oden were laying in bed, Desy had white sheets, just as I pictured in the play. It created the sense of purity that Desy has. I also noticed that Desy father refers to Oden taking drugs and not staying "clean" this also occurs in the play. In Act 1 Brabantio says Othello is nothing, and implies him taking drugs. This same scene also occurs but in an more modern way..
Although some film writters may not be able to capture the image of the characters, or the details readers notice in the novel, short story, or play. So far after watching the movie, "O" today I think this writter does a very good job finding all the details.
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Laura,
I feel the same way. While there were some parts of "O" that did not fit into what I thought when I read "Othello," I think the director did a pretty good job of making the movie based on the play. I also like what you said about the white sheets; I did not think of that as we watched the movie in class.
I totally agree with you on the differences between books turned into films. It is extrememly dissapointing when the characters are not who you imagine them to be. The one example that sticks out to me are the Harry Potter books. I am a huge fan of these books and yet I cannot watch even 10 minutes of a film. They are complicated and confusing because they simply do not have enough time to portray all of the events that occur in the books. However in my opinion they did find perfect actors to represent the character in the book. I found that this was also the case in O. I have found many similarities between the play and movie and I am enjoying making the connections.
i agree! It is so hard to watch a movie after you've read the books because you create your own vision of the story in your head and then in movie form you have to forget your image and watch someone elses. My roomate and I were just discussing this the other day! saying how we disliked the harry potter movies because it took away our image of the book!
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