The transition from novel to screen play proved to be a letdown. By far I am not an excellent writer, however the film lacked the passion and emotion the original manuscript delivered. The script ignored vital lines in the original and lengthened certain scenes, creating a hollow feeling. While reading Othello, Shakespeare is able to bond the reader to the play, making it more than a read. The page turner uses minimal words while providing a detailed and symbolic analysis of each character. This is the major drawback of the film. Drawn out lines proved less interesting, rather dull, forcing the viewer to watch unnecessary footage. Cutting lines in favor of elongated scenes proved detrimental in my opinion. The film felt dull, a cliché of the romance genre. Shakespeare crafts sentences that deliver a punch to the reader, the detailed sentences must be broken down, forcing the reader to think. A classmate also points out the following using the example, “She wished she had not heard it, yet she wishes/That heaven had made her such a man. She thanked me,/And bade me, if I had a friend that loved her,/I should but teach him how to tell my story,/And that would woo her. Upon this hint I spake.” (1, 3, 187-192). This line is beautifully scripted making words feel indescribable. It goes beyond saying that they have a mutual attraction toward each other, rather they are the center of the universe. Oliver Parker’s Othello proves to be a bland and rather tasteless adaptation, for not the moderate cast, Parker’s Othello compares to a Lifetime film.
Credit goes to r.beregovich
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