today we watched the play A Streetcar Named Desire. the movie was really good. by watching the movie,i was able to increase my understanding of the play. the portrayal of the characters was done really well. the actions done by characters gave me a better understanding on the on the stage directions and the feelings and emotions the characters are actually feeling.
Blanche's seductiveness and Stanley's brutalness was clearer for me in the play as the stage directions when read as quite vague. plays are actually meant to be watched and not read anyway.
one slight difference between the movie and the written script that could actually have an impact is the ending. in the movie version of the play, Stella actually believes her sister's accusiation of Stanley raping the latter, and Stella decides to leave him, an unlikely decision which is not a norm for her or the people living in Elysian Fields. in the written version however, the ending shows Stanley caressing Stella and comforting.
i like the movie version though as it has a more feministic reproach where women do not have to depend on men to survive.
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