The play and film have certain aspects in common, for example they follow the same plot and they contain the same script. But there are of course some adjustments from the play to the movie. A funny fact is that the actors were the same in the movie as in the original production of the play. The big difference between the movie and the play is that the movie has taken more liberties concerning the stage directions and the setting of each scene of the play. When Adam and Jenny are on the park bench for example. In the play they stay there while in the movie there is more freedom to use other settings and that makes it more dynamic.
The overarching theme in the play and the film are art, morality, and love. This is shown through symbols that
With any comparison between a play and its movie counterpart there are bound to be major differences and key similarities between
Another difference in the movie from the play is the obvious different points of view. The play is told from Estela’s point of view and the movie is shown through Ana’s point of view. The play shows more of Estela’s struggles in the factory, not being able to pay for the machines, paying rent and most being an undocumented worker in the
The plots are quite similar in both plays, both the film and the play tell a story about a man who meets 3 people, in the
I also had compared Act Two, Scene 3, in the play and the film. The setting in the play is on a Saturday, moving day, one week later. In the film, the setting is the same as the play, with lighting and costumes. The plot in the play is Linder tries to buy back the house from the Younger family. In the film, the plot is the same as the play. The dialogue in the film has some deletions from play; new dialogue is added in replacement of the deleted dialogue. Some film techniques used in this scene are: the film cuts back and forth to different characters, and the room is well lit with the sunshine coming in through the window. Perhaps the biggest
Another difference is the presence of three judges in the movie, whereas in the play there were only two, both of whom where made out to be "bad guys." One additional judge is added in the movie possibly to show that it was not the entirety of the Church that was unjust, cruel, and nearly ignorant. I
The differences are the following: First, in the play, you can see the emotions, feelings and expressions of the characters in the film. Since Shakespeare’s play is written between 1590 and 1597, the English language used was deep and hard to understand for the present people. But with the character’s action and delivery, the viewers were able to understand it easily. Titania, who is played by Michelle Pfeiffer, said
differences exist between the original play and the film. Apart from the specific techniques of lighting and
I will say this I may not be great at understanding the (modern English?) dialect but I did realize that the movie cut out lines and parts of the actually play. He (Branagh the movie director) also left out offensive references that are in the actual play. I think in comparison that movies are focused on visuals, surroundings and the lead in to a scene. This takes more time where the play does not. If the movie had done every thing just like the play and still held true to their camera attractions think the movie would have been twice as long. Another thing I found to vary between the play and the movie is that the movie is great in having close ups and all of that, but because of this you don?t get to see the rest of the scene at the same time, like the background acting. Sometimes it is good to see everything that is going on in a room or courtyard, rather than just seeing 2 minutes of a person?s face. Also it degrades the actors full involvement such as body movement and mannerisms when you only see their face.
Although the movie did tell the baseline story of the play I don’t think the movie captured what Shakespeare would have liked it to. The story of the play followed the originally play but I think the overall mental image and picture has more to do with the story than the story itself. The movie didn’t capture any of the original settings, or anything in that nature. It kept the story line, but then decided to take its own twist and turn on the vision of the play. The movie version did not in vison what Shakespeare would have wanted or tried to portray in his original
In the play Romeo was a little different than in the movie. In the play, Romeo cried over Rosaline and in the movie he did not physically cry. He just played pool and smoked instead of crying. Also in the movie, Romeo and his friends were always hanging out on the beach while in the play they didn’t. Also in the play, Romeo seemed more mature and adultlike than in the movie. Also in the play you kind of get the picture that the Capulets and the Montagues have the same toughness and intelligence but in the movie the Capulets and their friends are more reserved and mature than the Montagues.
The movie is set in modern day times and the play is like the old times when they did not have cars or guns. But in the movie they have cars, electricity, helicopters, guns and name brand clothing, running water such as other things we have in our modern time. The movie and play are like 500 years apart they have some similar things in common they kept it dramatic some of the scenes were in a way the
The time of the movie was completely different as well as the weapons, character placement, and some other minor details. The era of the original play was in the 1600s while the movie adaptation is set in the 1990s. This element solely changed many other contributing factors of the plot. In the movie, people had cars instead of horses, guns instead of swords, and more modern clothes instead of tights and armor. The character placement of the film is not as noticeable but there are some small changes.
The change in the location and the time century where this is taking place changes the way that the actors talk, wear and respond to the play that they are doing. Another difference that is in the movie but not in the play is that the character Nick Bottom has a wife in the movie while in the play he is a single man. Even though he is married the wife is only seen in two to three scenes and with that, she is not necessary towards the plot of the movie. Even though this is a minor part of the movie, this is still a notable difference that the movie has that the original play does not have. Another part of the movie that was not in the play was the scene where Hermia and Helena had gotten into a fight in the mud pit. This part of the movie was not originally in the play, but was added to the movie to add a more dramatic scene to the movie. The next difference was that in the book it tells us that the queen of the fairies refused to give her husband the Indian man so her husband, Oberon, curses her and then when he succeeds in getting the Indian man, he tells Puck that he acquired the man. The differences are that in the movie there is no mention of the Indian man after the confrontation and is not brought up again after that. There are many differences in the play and the movie then there is anything else since it was easier to
In Summary, with these three examples it is shown that the play and the movie contrast quite a bit. Most of the story line and the dialogue were very similar to the original story in the movie but some things were changed, possibly to shorten the story to be able to make
The main similarity between the play and the movie is the theme of the role of women in the society especially in marriage. Throughout the different periods of the past generations, pieces of art such as plays and films have