This is our space for posting (1) any further thoughts left over from lecture/section conversations, and (2) what we notice about adaptations and "cultural borrowings." We'll try to organize comments into logical groupings.
I find this film adaptation of Hamlet to be rather interesting. It was made in 2000 with Ethan Hawke playing Hamlet. Heres a short clip to give you an idea of its... differences if you will.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKFyAo58imw
The way the framing is done in this scene brings to mind what Kirsten was talking about in lecture about the framing in little women.
I can't seem to figure out how to make a separate post here, so I'm adding it to the comments.
While reading the selections from Uncle Tom's Cabin, I couldn't help remembering the many levels of adaptation in "The King and I."
Check out this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2ekNKr8otk
Not only is it an adaptation of the story of Eliza's harrowing escape, but it is the film adaptation of the stage adaptation of the novel by Landon of the memoirs by Anna Leonowens... whew!
It is interesting to see the American portrayal of British and "Siamese" culture and dance. The clip is especially interesting because it is put on as a not-so-subtle message to the King from one of the women of his harem, so some characters have been adjusted and there is a definite tension between the narrator and the King.
All in all, a giggle fest with dramatic symbolism.
Hey Melissa, Yeah I cant figure out how to make a private post either. So I found an adaptation of Frankenstein, I discovered a trailer on YouTube for a trailer for Young Frankenstein. Its a comedic spin on the dramatic novel. I thought it was pretty interesting.
I'm having issues with creating a new post as well. Sorry about that.
An adaption that I've only recently discovered is the 1996 movie adaption of Irvine Welsh's 1993 novel about Scottish heroin addicts, Trainspotting. The movie version is a good example of movies being presented paced differently than the original books so as to reap better box office results. The sound track also sells itself as the early punk/alternative movement of the 90's and helped the movie achieve a cult following by a certain group that may not have identified with, or even picked up, the novel.
Here's a youtube link to the trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUOTs55KY40
All of our discussions of adaptations made me think of the novel "Dracula" and how it has been adapted and changed into so many different books and movies. Some books and movies are adaptations that more of less follow Bram Stoker's original novel and other have Dracula as a main character with a totally different plot or setting. I think this is really interesting that people keep returning to this novel and to this character and revising it.
Here's a link to the trailer for "Dracula 3000" which is a hilarious and interesting adaptation on Bram Stoker's original novel.
I hope this is how you make a new post. The Wizard of Oz has always been one of my favorite stories, so when the book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West came out, I was very interested to see how the author would portray Elphaba. This adaptation is made from the perspective of the Witch of the West, as she grows up in OZ. During the following clip, from the Broadway adaptation of the book, as seen on the Today Show, I found myself comparing the treatment of the witch as to that of the mulatta in the novels we have been reading. Again, Glinda frolicks around the set singing about "popularity" and how she'll make Elphaba popular, the concept of skin color comes into play.
I read this adaptation on the historical life of one of Henry the VIII's wives, Anne Boleyn, when I was much younger. This novel reminded me of March because it is the telling of a story in the perspective of a lesser-known character. It gives much insight into life of women in the early 16th century. A film adaptation of this is titled the The Other Boleyn Girl, but in my opinion, the film is not nearly as realistic as the novel.
This is a very long link but the entire book is online in case anyone is intrigued enough to give it a read:
In William Faulkner's stories he tends to adapt less significant characters in certain novels and employs them for main characters in other novels. In the Sound and the Fury a minor character (who is a major character in Absalom, Absalom) goes to college with the main character.
Faulkner writes about families in a town he has conceived. While illuminating one families' experience in one novel you begin to recognize other characters (from other novels) involvement in the community. Faulkner mentions that he isn't writing separate novels, but that he just rewriting the same story, or revising it.
I find this an incredibly interesting use of adaption. There can be multiple ways of extracting meaning out of utilizing his version of adaption.
I love those new adaptations of jane austen books: pride and prejudice and zombies, sense and sensability and sea monsters. I heard there's some new ones coming out like androdia karenina and little women and werewolves. :)
So all this talk of authenticity and authorship has got me thinking about hip hop, a genre that relies heavily on sampling the work of other artists - a form of adaptation. The piece that most exemplifies this point is of course the consummate work of Mr. William Smith: "The Wild Wild West", from the film of the same name:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEaX4ApC_EU
This song skillfully utilizes the music of Stevie Wonder's "I Wish":
Moreover, the song not only samples Stevie's song, but is in fact a cover of an earlier hip hop song also titled "The Wild Wild West":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuDL-TcKXoY
So now we have a network, an auditory mosaic if you will, of three different artists(and Sisqo). But let us not forget that the film The Wild Wild West is an adaptation of of a television show, again titled "The Wild Wild West".
I hope this sheds some light on this tragically overlooked and underrated film and eponymous song.
My recent favorite adaptation that I just found out was an adaptation is Martin Scorcese's The Departed. It is an adaptation of an Asian film call Internal Affairs made some years earlier. What this version does is intensify the conflict to a struggle between cop and criminals by using different ethnic groups in boston.
One of my favorite adaptations is John Sturges's, The Magnificent Seven, which is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai. Here's the link to the trailer for Magificent 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWIlGnJDRzw
And for 7 samurai: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNqQXC8Tv8U
My adaptation is Stephen King's book The Mist, which which was adapted into a movie in 2007. The director of the movie added in a different ending, which Stephen King later publicly claimed to like better than his original ending. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8uPYulh05I
my adaptation is Euripides' play Electra which is an adaptation of Aeschylus' The Oresteia. Throughout the story of Oresteia, his sisterm Electra is only mentioned, and plays a small role. Euripides writes about her adventures that took place while the story of Oresteia was unfolding
my adaptation is the film, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", made in 1975 from the book by Ken Kesey. It was only the second film to win all major academy awards (Best Picture, Director, Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Screenplay). It stars Jack Nicholson--If you haven't seen it, I strongly recommend doing so, its easily one of my favorites. Here are some of the great moments in the film (don't worry, no spoilers) ---Michael H.
from American idol, Andrew Garcia sings a song that was originally written and performed by another artist, but he sings his own interpretation of the song with his own style- sort of a musical adaptation:
Coppola's Apocalypse Now is a vicious film remake of Joseph Conrad's novel the Heart of Darkness.The Vietnam war replaces the perversely colonized Congo as setting, but the movie epically re-emulates Marlow's descent into human depravity.
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ReplyDeleteI find this film adaptation of Hamlet to be rather interesting. It was made in 2000 with Ethan Hawke playing Hamlet. Heres a short clip to give you an idea of its... differences if you will.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKFyAo58imw
The way the framing is done in this scene brings to mind what Kirsten was talking about in lecture about the framing in little women.
I can't seem to figure out how to make a separate post here, so I'm adding it to the comments.
ReplyDeleteWhile reading the selections from Uncle Tom's Cabin, I couldn't help remembering the many levels of adaptation in "The King and I."
Check out this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2ekNKr8otk
Not only is it an adaptation of the story of Eliza's harrowing escape, but it is the film adaptation of the stage adaptation of the novel by Landon of the memoirs by Anna Leonowens... whew!
It is interesting to see the American portrayal of British and "Siamese" culture and dance. The clip is especially interesting because it is put on as a not-so-subtle message to the King from one of the women of his harem, so some characters have been adjusted and there is a definite tension between the narrator and the King.
All in all, a giggle fest with dramatic symbolism.
I don't know how to make a new post either. Sorry Melissa. Anyways, I would like to say that my favorite adaptation is called "Becky" by Lenore Hart.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.lenorehart.com/becky.html
It should be considered a woman's fiction novel because it tells the story of Becky Thatcher as an adult (Tom Sawyer's childhood sweetheart).
Hey Melissa,
ReplyDeleteYeah I cant figure out how to make a private post either.
So I found an adaptation of Frankenstein, I discovered a trailer on YouTube for a trailer for Young Frankenstein. Its a comedic spin on the dramatic novel. I thought it was pretty interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOPTriLG5cU
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ReplyDeleteI'm having issues with creating a new post as well. Sorry about that.
ReplyDeleteAn adaption that I've only recently discovered is the 1996 movie adaption of Irvine Welsh's 1993 novel about Scottish heroin addicts, Trainspotting. The movie version is a good example of movies being presented paced differently than the original books so as to reap better box office results. The sound track also sells itself as the early punk/alternative movement of the 90's and helped the movie achieve a cult following by a certain group that may not have identified with, or even picked up, the novel.
Here's a youtube link to the trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUOTs55KY40
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteAll of our discussions of adaptations made me think of the novel "Dracula" and how it has been adapted and changed into so many different books and movies. Some books and movies are adaptations that more of less follow Bram Stoker's original novel and other have Dracula as a main character with a totally different plot or setting. I think this is really interesting that people keep returning to this novel and to this character and revising it.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to the trailer for "Dracula 3000" which is a hilarious and interesting adaptation on Bram Stoker's original novel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JptNOmwR6JY
-Alexis Robles
I hope this is how you make a new post.
ReplyDeleteThe Wizard of Oz has always been one of my favorite stories, so when the book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West came out, I was very interested to see how the author would portray Elphaba. This adaptation is made from the perspective of the Witch of the West, as she grows up in OZ. During the following clip, from the Broadway adaptation of the book, as seen on the Today Show, I found myself comparing the treatment of the witch as to that of the mulatta in the novels we have been reading. Again, Glinda frolicks around the set singing about "popularity" and how she'll make Elphaba popular, the concept of skin color comes into play.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT-Rozrpv98
Hi Melissa,
ReplyDeleteI read this adaptation on the historical life of one of Henry the VIII's wives, Anne Boleyn, when I was much younger. This novel reminded me of March because it is the telling of a story in the perspective of a lesser-known character. It gives much insight into life of women in the early 16th century. A film adaptation of this is titled the The Other Boleyn Girl, but in my opinion, the film is not nearly as realistic as the novel.
This is a very long link but the entire book is online in case anyone is intrigued enough to give it a read:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Dv8wPiYKyB8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=lady+in+the+tower,+plaidy&source=bl&ots=VTLdOPmTO7&sig=TCawAynsMfLPIh608eoNT3EfAQo&hl=en&ei=c9TIS8jqOY_8sgOIxIWYCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
-Laura Weiss
In William Faulkner's stories he tends to adapt less significant characters in certain novels and employs them for main characters in other novels. In the Sound and the Fury a minor character (who is a major character in Absalom, Absalom) goes to college with the main character.
ReplyDeleteFaulkner writes about families in a town he has conceived. While illuminating one families' experience in one novel you begin to recognize other characters (from other novels) involvement in the community. Faulkner mentions that he isn't writing separate novels, but that he just rewriting the same story, or revising it.
I find this an incredibly interesting use of adaption. There can be multiple ways of extracting meaning out of utilizing his version of adaption.
I love those new adaptations of jane austen books: pride and prejudice and zombies, sense and sensability and sea monsters. I heard there's some new ones coming out like androdia karenina and little women and werewolves. :)
ReplyDeleteSo all this talk of authenticity and authorship has got me thinking about hip hop, a genre that relies heavily on sampling the work of other artists - a form of adaptation. The piece that most exemplifies this point is of course the consummate work of Mr. William Smith: "The Wild Wild West", from the film of the same name:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEaX4ApC_EU
This song skillfully utilizes the music of Stevie Wonder's "I Wish":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYKYka-PNt0&feature=related
Moreover, the song not only samples Stevie's song, but is in fact a cover of an earlier hip hop song also titled "The Wild Wild West":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuDL-TcKXoY
So now we have a network, an auditory mosaic if you will, of three different artists(and Sisqo). But let us not forget that the film The Wild Wild West is an adaptation of of a television show, again titled "The Wild Wild West".
I hope this sheds some light on this tragically overlooked and underrated film and eponymous song.
Although I haven't read the book, "Schindler's Ark," I really enjoyed the film adaptation, "Schindler's List."
ReplyDeleteStephen Wassather
My recent favorite adaptation that I just found out was an adaptation is Martin Scorcese's The Departed. It is an adaptation of an Asian film call Internal Affairs made some years earlier. What this version does is intensify the conflict to a struggle between cop and criminals by using different ethnic groups in boston.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGWvwjZ0eDc
heres part of the original
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMFvc2wvrE0
Ryan Ross
One of my favorite adaptations is John Sturges's, The Magnificent Seven, which is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai.
ReplyDeleteHere's the link to the trailer for Magificent 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWIlGnJDRzw
And for 7 samurai: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNqQXC8Tv8U
From Montana Seal:
ReplyDeleteMy adaptation is the Princess Bride.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njZBYfNpWoE&feature=related
From Kenny Johnson:
ReplyDeleteMy adaptation is Stephen King's book The Mist, which which was adapted into a movie in 2007. The director of the movie added in a different ending, which Stephen King later publicly claimed to like better than his original ending.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8uPYulh05I
my adaptation is Euripides' play Electra which is an adaptation of Aeschylus' The Oresteia.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the story of Oresteia, his sisterm Electra is only mentioned, and plays a small role. Euripides writes about her adventures that took place while the story of Oresteia was unfolding
my adaptation is the film, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", made in 1975 from the book by Ken Kesey. It was only the second film to win all major academy awards (Best Picture, Director, Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Screenplay). It stars Jack Nicholson--If you haven't seen it, I strongly recommend doing so, its easily one of my favorites. Here are some of the great moments in the film (don't worry, no spoilers)
ReplyDelete---Michael H.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3FamVZ6MGM
From Esmeralda:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOKKL_rwoKk
this is a trailer to Dracula 2000. I can't remember how many times this film has been re-made
from American idol, Andrew Garcia sings a song that was originally written and performed by another artist, but he sings his own interpretation of the song with his own style- sort of a musical adaptation:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5V0iKkfuuA&feature=related
Coppola's Apocalypse Now is a vicious film remake of
ReplyDeleteJoseph Conrad's novel the Heart of Darkness.The Vietnam
war replaces the perversely colonized Congo as setting,
but the movie epically re-emulates Marlow's descent into human
depravity.