I know this movie really doesn't exactly follow what we've been studying in class, but when I watched the movie yesterday I found myself viewing it as we would if had we all screened it together in class. First I found myself questioning why the director decided to make the decisions he did because when I read the book, I imagined things differently. I also find myself wondering why the director chose subjunctive vs objective shots in a lot of scenes, although I do agree with it as it evokes so much more emotion during the scenes with only 2 characters. I also really found myself questioning why he shot one scene through a mirror (I think because I thought about this a lot for my 2nd paper) and realized shooting this way makes the main character Rachel seem even more out of touch with reality, it obscures your view of her just slightly enough that it's symbolic of the way her alcoholism skews her.
Just a thought!
The movie was decent, but you should read the book :)
What is your definition of obscurity? I'd like to better understand. Sometimes theirs a detail thats off-putting. Like the dry crust stuck to the top of the inside of a package of pudding.
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