Seeing both the movie and the play of “The Glass Menagerie” is interesting. There are more similarities between the book and the movie than there are differences. The movie does have some subtle differences but the play script is almost identical to that of the movie. Some similarities include the characters remaining the same in the book and movie consisting of only Amanda Wingfield, her children Tom and Laura, and Jim O'Connor the gentleman caller. There is also the setting of the movie and the play that are the same which is located in the apartment of the Wingfields. The difference in the play and in the movie is the idea that Amanda personality seems to be modified in the movie. She seems to have a bit of an anger problem and is also very annoying in the …show more content…
During the movie actors use annoyed, confident, defensive, or flirtatious, how serious they are about what they are saying, what they intend, what they want, and how they are reacting to you. I think that for actors to have amazing body language there is a method of acting, in which the actor is conjuring up the same emotions the character is feeling, usually by connecting with events and memories from the actors own life. The contribution of the light and sound designers have had a big contribution in creating an atmosphere in the movie. For over centuries music therapy has been used to improve mood and restore energy. The rate of speed, or tempo a song has does a lot to do with the association of emotion. For people to add music and sound to the movie allows the viewers to be more involved. When you listen to tunes that move you, your brain releases dopamine which is a chemical involved in both motivation and addiction, a feel-good chemical. Also the lights and sound during a movie catches the viewer's attention weather it is a horror movie, or a comedy movie. There is also the idea
In the movie, Percy was ringing the bell and Kate comes to grab Helen and get her off of Martha. In the play, Martha and Helen are cutting out paper dolls and Helen cuts Martha's hair. The play shows Helen as a nicer person than in the movie. Another difference is when Annie and Helen are in the hunting shack. Captain Keller came to see his daughter to see how she is doing in the movie. In the play, Captain Keller didn't come to see Helen in the hunting shack. When Keller does not come to see his daughter, it makes him look like a bad
Music plays a major part. Whether its something like making someone happy or sad, it brings that sense of emotion. A movie without music would be boring and dull. It takes the boring and dullness away with a music of suspense or terrorizing. Music has its value in the movie. In the scene where Ron is telling his wife of all his investigation, the music begins slowly when he begins saying, " If I hadn't been out that day, I could have easily gotten myself and everyone else in that room killed." Then, the music gradually increases as he continues to tell his tale. The music is soft and heartfelt. It could also bring anyone to tears because of the emotion set from the music. Later on in the movie, the last scene of where they are at church, Ron walks over to a room where all the children in the elementary school were singing. They were singing a known song for children in the LDS church. The song is titled " A Child's Prayer". Its played at the end and leaves a powerful message. The music grows and swells and orchestral music from the same song continues the
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is a touching play about the lost dreams of a southern family and their struggle to escape reality. The play is a memory play and therefore very poetic in mood, setting, and dialogue. Tom Wingfield serves as the narrator as well as a character in the play. Tom lives with his Southern belle mother, Amanda, and his painfully shy sister, Laura. The action of the play revolves around Amanda's search to find Laura a "gentleman caller. The Glass Menagerie's plot closely mirrors actual events in the author's life. Because Williams related so well to the characters and situations, he was able to beautifully portray the play's theme through his creative use of symbolism.
Amanda was a woman who lives in a world of fantasy and reality. In the past memory and the future of the fantasy made Amanda very strong, but in the face of reality she was fragile. Just like Tom used to explain “I give you truth in the
10 Things I Hate About,a romantic comedy and drama is an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s comedy “The Taming of the Shrew”. The film was directed in 1999 by Gil Junger, who was an American director from the University of Texas. Junger directed television before directing this film, working on shows such as Golden Girls and Dharma and Greg.
The Glass Menagerie is an eposidic play written by Tennesse Williams reflecting the economic status and desperation of the American people in the 30s.He portrays three different characters going through these hardships of the real world,and choosing different ways to escape it.Amanada,the mother,escapes to the memories of the youth;Tom watches the movies to provide him with the adventure he lacks in his life;and laura runs to her glass menagerie.
Movies typically have a moral, a lesson or even a message to the story. These three elements listed help define the audience reaction and helps determine the theme. Some members will cry, others will smile and some will simply laugh. Music is a form of communication used in movies to help spread a message or to express emotions. Music was the only way African Americans could voice their issues and state their problems.
Music can decipher a narrative event by indicating a perspective. To unify a set of diverse images and provide rhythmic and formal continuity and momentum, a film’s structure is more often than not, directly articulated by a musical structure. Music can assist the dialogue and visuals of film and often is inaudible (e.g. music is meant to be heard unconsciously, not consciously). Music has been used by directors to reinforce or strengthen certain weak scenes in film and then on the other hand when music is not needed to reinforce a scene
Tennessee Williams has a gift for character. Not many playwrights do, and even fewer possess the unique ability to craft a character as paradoxical and complex as Amanda Wingfield. In The Glass Menagerie, Amanda is a very difficult character to understand because of her psychological disposition. Williams realizes this and provides the reader with a character description in hopes of making the character more accessible to meticulous analysis.
As humans, we are all born by those who raised us such as families and guardians. Family is where we all belong in that helps us identify who we are as an individual. It helps us grow as a person in order to realize what we have located in front of us. We all belong to a family and it is our family that keeps us together through thick and thin. Without having a family, the person feels isolated and the relationship that ties the family together tears apart. We need others who are close in our lives in order to function properly with those we are surrounded by day in and out. From The Glass Menagerie the play by Tennessee Williams and movie by Paul Newman, shows lower-middle class family living in an apartment in St. Louis. In the play, The
Another element to the sound in these films are the ability to create an emotional response for an audience member. Different types of sounds can bring up schemas people have developed based on their
In 1944, Tennessee Williams wrote a play titled, The Glass Menagerie. After six years, in 1950, a movie was filmed. Both convey the same idea, and share the same themes. They are based on the memory of Tom Wingfield. So, the text and movie of The Glass Menagerie share many similarities and differences.
After having read the play and seen the movie I am struck by a number of differences. Seemingly subtle, many small details have a great impact on how the story can and is being perceived. The movie offers much more background information on other characters and events that are important to the story.
...ing sounds and transmit them into the human heart. Without movie music, films would be dull and boring. The importance of film music is considered a jewel for manipulating the viewer’s emotions and immerses them into the movie. Music is one of the most important elements in film, for it capabilities and versatility of telling a story independently without picture.
Music follows us everywhere we go. It’s a big part of our lives and it is now significantly used in films. Before the 1930’s, films have started out completely silent. But after that period of time music began to infuse in the world of films and it played a big role in it. According to Fischoff, a media psychologist and a professor in music studies on films explains how we do not just experience films visually, but we actually experience the film through our ears. Music plays upon the audience feelings and it communicates the scenes to them, it makes us feel the events and the atmosphere that is happening in the film. Fischoff says that people remember memorable films from their break out hit, he gives an example of the song “My