Thinking activity : The Birthday party
Q 1) Why are two scenes of Lulu omitted from the movie?
Lulu 's two scenes omitted from movie because probably director don't wanted to show violence into his film. It may disturb readers. Also the center of the film is Stanley ,Goldberg and McCain. So male is the center of the film. If director show the scene in which Lulu harassed by Stanley. We felt more sympathy for Lulu not Stanley. So may be it is the reason for omitted the scenes.
2) Is movie successful in giving us the effect of menace? Where you able to feel it while reading the text?
Movie is successful in giving us the effect of menace. When Meg insist Stanley to play Toy drum at that time the voice of toy drum increase and create violence. Also Stanley trys to frightened Mag. Silence and long pause and unsettled and uncomfortable laugh of character create effect of menace. In text the conversation between Stanley and Goldberg and McCain the torrent language create effect of menace.
Q 3) 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 trys to frightening Mag and suddenly door knocked by someone. Stanley was beaten by Goldberg and McCain the whole night. Next morning Stanley even not able to speak single word. During Blind Man 's bluff play Stanley was helpless when McCain broke Stanley 's spectacle.
Q 4) 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.
Newspaper has a symbolically significant in the movie. Newspaper can be used for hiding self from unnecessary things or situation. In the scene in which Petey reading newspaper and mag is working and asking current news. It shows power position in relationship. Petey in superior position and Mag in inferior position. Newspaper also reflects reality. Petey hide the pieces of newspaper because he not wanted to show Mag reality. Stanley tried to going against Goldberg and McCain may be fight for truth but this pieces of newspapers shows truth is broken and can not stand up against them. By hiding pieces Petey just wanted to go far from the reality that Stanley taken by Goldberg and McCain to unknown place.
Q 5) 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?
Camara is positioned over the head of McCain when he is playing Blind man 's
Buff. It shows his frustrating nature. He start broken the things when he can't find anyone. When Stanley is playing at that time Camara positioned at the top with a view of room like cage. It shows how Stanley becomes helpless and frightened. During this game his spectacle broken by McCain. McCain not broken the spectacle but he broken the intellectual vision of Stanley as artist. Now his life is under the cage of McCain and Goldberg. Camara movement happening according to power position. It shows the power struggle between the characters.
Q 6) "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." (Pinter, Art, Truth & Politics: Excerpts from the 2005 Nobel Lecture). Does this happen in the movie?
Yes, I find enclosed space and unpredictable dialogue which has no connection with other one. But director also used out door scene in the beginning and at the end. Also very interestingly play opens in movie. Pinter more focus on the life of human relationship which also reflects in movie the characters always struggling for power. So the power struggle between the characters keep going on.
Q 7 ) 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)?
Yes , movie help to understand play. While reading you can't feel the menace, danger of silence. But while watching movie, it becomes successful in create effect of horror and lurking danger. The expression of the character help into create effect of horror. So movie help into understand the some basic things of play.
Q 8) With which of the following observations you agree:
o “It probably wasn't possible to make a satisfactory film of "The Birthday Party."
o “It's impossible to imagine a better film of Pinter's play than this sensitive, disturbing version directed by William Friedkin”.
I am agree with second observation. The movie directed by William Friedkin very well directed Movie. It is impossible to imagine a better film of Pinter's play. Director become successful to give justice to the play. Movie follow each and every expression which written in the play. So the movie is very faithful to the play.
Q 9 ) 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.
If I am director or screenplay writer I would like to highlight the character of Petey. I will show him as a strong resister against Goldberg and McCain.
List of characters role as per my choice :
Stanley : Ranbeer kapoor
Petey : Nashrudin shah
Mag : Kiran kher
Goldberg : Anil Kapoor
McCain : Irfan khan
Lulu : Aditi Rao Hydri
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