Comparison Between the Play and Movie Versions of Death and the Maiden :: English Literature

Comparison Between the Play and Movie Versions of Death and the MaidenThere is a significant going away between the assume and movie versionsof Death and the Maiden. The movie version emphasizes visual and soundeffects, eyepatch the play highlights the importance of language.The movie version starts by play a section from Schuberts quartetDeath and the Maiden. After the melodious music, viewers immediatelysee and hear lightening outside a broken house as well as ocean wavesclash against rocks. This contrast not only shocks the viewers, it besides prepares them for the upcoming action in the movie. However,the play presents a different perspective. There are only twosentences that cover the above scene, Sound of the sea. Aftermidnight. This simple language will generate imaginations insidereaders opinion and let them create their own movies.The movie version adds more stage directions to create an additionaldramatic situation. We first saw Paulina cooking in the kitchen whilelis tening to the radio. She then hears from the radio that GerardoEscobar has been selected to be the head of the commission. Sheimmediately drops the knife and walks out of the kitchen furiously.However, the above situation does not actually exist in the play Deathand the Maiden. The play states that Paulina was sitting in a chairdrinking before she heard a car stopped in front of her bank house.The movie version gives viewers evidences that Paulina knew GerardoEscobar and was not happy about him being the head of the commission.The movie also adds a dialogue between Gerardo Escobar and RobertoMiranda. The main counselling in the dialogue is the same as the monologueby Gerardo in the play. However, we can learn from the dialogue that aguy named Roberto Miranda helped Gerardo to get home. We can also tellfrom Paulinas facial expression that she was shocked to hearMirandas voice. I like the added stage directions in the moviebecause it made me became very peeping about what is going t o happennext. The plays beginning was no as interesting as the movies.I also liked the playing in the movie.