First of all, I wouldn't recommend watching Heart of Darkness. It's not because the movie was that bad, but you'd be better off reading the book. The movie is a good way to get an idea of the setting and of the characters in the movie if you have a problem with visualization as you're reading, but the movie could never really give off the same feelings as the book. In the book you can read what Marlow is thinking or feeling at a certain point in time whereas in the movie his emotions aren't as accurately portrayed. I really wasn't expecting much from the movie after reading the book, but overall for trying to make a good movie out of a book that complicated, the director didn't do that bad of a job. There are the exact same scenes in the movie as there are in the book, and they're played out as well as you could expect, but it would never have the same effect as that of reading through the scene in the book. There were also a few important scenes in the movie that weren't in the book, like Kurtz's mistress knocking out Marlow towards the end of the movie. I take it this scene was added to make the movie more interesting to watch, and it sort of was, but it's not what happened in the book. The fiancé reacted differently to Marlow's interpretation of Kurtz's last words as well. I'm not really sure why the director changed the scene, but I sort of zoned out at that point so I'm guessing it was just for dramatic effect. I wouldn't recommend seeing the movie, but the book was interesting; plus if you can understand all of it then you're some kind of genius. I would recommend reading it as some point.
Review of Heart of Darkness
