In the short story "The Lottery", there is an abnormal lottery that picks someone at random to sacrifice. It takes place in an small, unspecified village with people of all ages. The citizens of this town have been taking part in the lottery for many years. They believe that if they ever skip, or do not do the lottery, the villages corn harvest will not be good. Today we watched the short film version of the story, and here are my thoughts. Some compliments I have for the film are:
-Word for word lines
-Exactly how the story went
-Right after Tessie says, "it isn't fair" a stone hits her on the side of her head, just like in the story
However, I noted a lot more criticisms about the film. Including:
-The town was more civilized than I imagined
-Bad sound quality
-The calling of the names was random and weird
-Not good characterization compared to the book
-Mrs. Hutchinson was not as happy as I imagined
-It was very quiet when there was no dialogue
-Old Man warner was not a good actor
-The pauses were too long
In short, I prefer the short story over the film. I think reading gives your mind a lot more room to think and the freedom to imagine the story however you would like. Films are set in stone, showing only what is visible, so no thoughts or descriptions of characters throughout the story. This restricts your mind to only see what is on the screen, and not imagine the story yourself. Personally, I give the short film version of "The Lottery" a seven out of ten.
Review of The Lottery
