A Clean Well Lighted Place-Hemingway-Joey Guerra- 2nd period

"A Clean Well Lighted Place" Questions
Joey Guerra 2nd period

1. I agree that the adaptation given in the video is appropriate to match the video. Both have a "clean well lighted place" and a sense of loneliness present in a character. The video only portrays people in the cafe to have an Irish accent and exaggerates a glamorous visual interpretation of the cafe.

2. The film is true and accurate to Hemingway's life story. His existential-nihilistic ideas in the story and film included the ideas of suicide, facing death, loneliness, nothing(nada), alcohol, and lack of faith in God. These ideas are produced through the old man in the film and represents an accurate example of not only Hemingway, but a Hemingway "hero." Like Hemingway's writings, the film is produced simply, but has much deeper meaning behind it.

3. I really enjoyed watching the production because it really feels different to watch then read. I felt like I could understand what was going on better in the movie than in the writing because it was put forth clearer. I liked the Irish accents, the random conversations about not important elements, and the way the ideas of God and suicide were put into the story. I liked how the ideas were presented and feel there is no need for a change.

4. Hemingway's story was definitely easier to watch than read. When reading his stories I feel it is hard to imagine the point he s trying to put forth. When watching it, the colors, emotions, and characters are there to see and are easier to understand. The images in the movie are still complicated to completely understand, but again, are much easier to comprehend than Hemingway's simple, hidden writing. The filmmakers did a great job presenting the story on film. The message of Hemingway comes through the film easier because seeing something actually happen on screen is easier than imagining it on ones own screen in ones head from reading. The images were were created thoroughly, but simple; easy, but deep.

5. I would have changed the colors in the movie to only red and black to represent the terrible relationship with God. I would put the old man in a wheel chair to show how badly his emotion has affected him. I would also change the Irish speaking to Spanish speaking so it would match the writing and would remove the piano intro in the beginning because it sounds like pure crap and has nothing to do with Hemingway's message.

6. The actors in the movie were not the best, but were not that bad. They didn't put across Hemingway's message of emotion clearly and didn't act very well. I personally liked the Irish accents, but in order to match the writing of Hemingway I would change them to Spanish accents.


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