5/13/15

Of Mice and Men: The Movie

Prompt: 

1.  In the film, the director shows us “the incident in Weed” differently from how we find out in the book. What’s different? Why do you think he chose to do it that way? How does it change the story?
2. The book begins with the “stage” set by the pond. In the film, we see George on a train first. Why would the director do this? What is the director telling us about George’s life?
3. What do you think of the director’s choice of Sharilynn Fenn to play Curley’s wife? Does she look the way you imagined her in the book? Whom would you have chosen?
4. What are your general thoughts, feelings, reactions of Of Mice and Men? What had the most profound impact on you or your understanding of the novella? Who would you recommend this  book to and why?

      The beginning in the book starts off with George and Lennie in the brush. In the movie it starts off with the "incident in in Weed". I think the director chose to do it that way because it was easier to start off with the actual scene than to make it a flashback. I also think he did it because it was easier for viewers who haven't read the book to understand what happened. It changes the story by making the incident in Weed look like a bigger part of the plot than it actually was.

      I think the director made the beginning with George on a train because it just worked better in film. I think he thought it flowed better. He might have also done it because it gives viewers a better understanding of the situation George and Lennie are in. It tells that George has a rough life. I know this because sneaking onto a train to travel gives a hint that they have a hard life. 

      I think the director's choice of Sharilynn Fenn was a pretty good choice. She played the character very well. However, she looked nothing like I pictured her in the book. I pictured her with red hair that was very curly, and I pictured her with a lot more makeup, and wearing different types of clothing than in the movie. I think deborah ann woll could have also played Curley's wife. I think this because of her red hair, which is what I pictured.

     My overall feeling about the book is that it is somewhat eye opening. My main understanding of this novella is that everyone experiences loneliness and isolation in different ways. It showed me that everyone is going through something, everyone has their own different struggles. I would recommend this book to anyone twelve and up. I think this because you need to be a little older to actually understand the themes and messages in the book.