why was death a woman in the clip The Appointment? because death was a fortune teller and fortune tellers are usually protrayed as women. (so cliche, so uncreative, no critical thinking involved.)
The Appointment in Samarra is a very interesting short story that has a surprising and compelling ending which made me think more about death and fate. Even though it gives off this creepy feel, I enjoyed the short story and I liked how the author wrote it in a way where I was reading in between the lines to discover the message of "death is inevitable." The irony of the story made me more active in reading it.
Unlike The Appointment in Samarra, the short clip "The Appointment" disappointed me. The 70 second clip did not capture anything i felt while reading the story. Instead it turned the story into a cheesy film, using a cliche like a fortune teller and her cards to signify fate. it was too straight forward in conveying the message of the story and uncreative. I did not even feel the irony in the clip because in the beginning the main character had a flashback of a man shooting him to his death, so I knew what was going to happen in the end, and I also felt the character knew his fate as well. It did not make me think about the message of death because it was too obvious since the fortune teller stated it more than once in the clip. Overall The film did not do the story of The Appointment in Samarra any justice.
Unlike The Appointment in Samarra, the short clip "The Appointment" disappointed me. The 70 second clip did not capture anything i felt while reading the story. Instead it turned the story into a cheesy film, using a cliche like a fortune teller and her cards to signify fate. it was too straight forward in conveying the message of the story and uncreative. I did not even feel the irony in the clip because in the beginning the main character had a flashback of a man shooting him to his death, so I knew what was going to happen in the end, and I also felt the character knew his fate as well. It did not make me think about the message of death because it was too obvious since the fortune teller stated it more than once in the clip. Overall The film did not do the story of The Appointment in Samarra any justice.
The first part of your post is in a different font. Is that your thought or is it a source? Your reference to "The Appointment In Samarra" is the W. Somerset Maugham version, correct?
ReplyDeleteThe film is not supposed to be about the story, but you've shown it does have the same theme: fate.