In Reply to: Re: You're referencing the short story for your opinion of the film: unfair. posted by rico on January 24, 2006 at 12:37:03:
it does justice to a book but whether or not it stands alone as a work of art.
Yes, of course the party is setting up the last scene but the film doesn't do it well enough.
Those who are praising the film show their bias by their inability to argue for the film w/out referencing the story.
There is nowhere near enough of the Huston and husband character in the long party scenes to make them seem worthy of center stage later.
I made several points which remain unanswered.
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Follow Ups
- Leave the short story aside: the worth of a film is not whether or not - tinear 15:22:09 01/24/06 (3)
- Ack! - Harmonia 19:39:39 01/24/06 (2)
- Re: Ack! - patrickU 04:42:08 01/25/06 (1)
- Well, my wife now wants to see it so a second viewing is in the offing. nt - tinear 04:53:48 01/25/06 (0)