The Birthday party.
Thanking Activity : The Birthday Party
Movie screening
Here I'm going to write about movie screening the Birthday party.
Why are two scenes of Lulu omitted from the movie?
I The movie when the birthday party starts at that time Lulu is present. And then the very important part of the movie she is npt present in the movie. When somebody rapes on her. She becomes a victims of someone. At that time In the play she is present and she blams on Maccann. This scene is not present in the movie. Maybe director wants focus on the Stanley's character or his situation. That's why Lulu omitted from the movie.
Is movie successful in giving us the effect of menace? Where you able to feel it while reading the text?
Do you feel the effect of lurking danger while viewing the movie? Where you able to feel the same while reading the text.
Yes, I feel the effect of Lurking danger while viewing the movie. When Stanley knew that both strengers came. At that time he becomes upset. And he feels fear. And that's maybe he wants to hides something. That's why he feels fear. He wants hides himself when both are came. He becomes mentally upset.
What do you read in 'newspaper' in the movie? Petey is reading newspaper to Meg, it torn into pieces by McCain, pieces are hidden by Petey in last scene.
In the movie Peter is reading the newspaper. In the movie newspaper becomes the symbol of hiding. Peter reads newspaper. He wants becomes unknown with the current incidents or situation. He knew everything but he becomes artificial.
He uses the not for the reading purpose but he uses the newspaper to removes his frustration. He cuts the newspaper in small pieces.
Camera is positioned over the head of McCain when he is playing Blind Man's Buff and is positioned at the top with a view of room like a cage (trap) when Stanley is playing it. What interpretations can you give to these positioning of camera?
Camera moves is very important in a play in the movie. Because its focus on the situation. In the movie camera is positioned over the head of Mccann when he is playing Blind Man's Buff and is positioned at the top with a view of room like a cage when stanenly is playing it. It shows the trap of Monty. Maybe he is watching and all are in his trap. He is playing the game. And everybody becomes the tool of his hands.
"Pinter restored theater to its basic elements: an enclosed space and unpredictable dialogue, where people are at the mercy of one another and pretense crumbles.
Yes, In the movie also happens. In the movie when Peter reading the newspaper and avoiding and hiding something. It likes a politics of him. And both the strengers forces Stanley. And both offers him many things. But still he is not ready. So they also beats him. And then he is ready and goes with them. When Meg made breakfast for Stanley. Stanley does not like and he tells Meg. It is not testy. He says truth to Meg.
How does viewing movie help in better understanding of the play ‘The Birthday Party’ with its typical characteristics (like painteresque, pause, silence, menace, lurking danger)?
“It probably wasn't possible to make a satisfactory film of "The Birthday Party."
“It's impossible to imagine a better film of Pinter's play than this sensitive, disturbing version directed by William Friedkin” (Ebert)
· If you were director or screenplay writer, what sort of difference would you make in the making of movie?
· Who would be your choice of actors to play the role of characters?
Stanley : Sushant Singh Rajput
Goldberg – Paresh Rawal
MacCann– Manoj bajpayee
Petey – Dharmendra
Meg – Kiran Kher
Lulu- Kangana Ranaut
Do you see any similarities among Kafka's Joseph K. (in 'The Trial'), Orwell's Winston Smith (in 'Nineteen Eighty-Four') and Pinter's Victor (in 'One for the Road')?
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