Midsummer Nights Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Movie The director of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Michael Hoffman, partially modernized the drama by changing it from 16th century in Greece to the turn of the 19th Century in Italy. The opening credits explain that it was a time when the bustle was on the wane and the bicycle was on the rise. These were considered harmonizing trends. These modernizations weren't too modern, and his changes to the original story were minor and almost unnoticeable. But the film turned out a success with some effective touches here and there. The bicycle allowed for the characters to "pedal" after each other rather than chasing each other around on foot. It was a successful change that added a touch of humour and a little more inter
Also, in the book, we were not introduced to Bottom's wife. The director also added a dog to the film. This instantly shows that Theseus has power and is high in society. The "fairy party" was an interesting way to introduce Puck. We see her walking down a road sulking and she comments on "showers of ode did meet. We are then introduced to the mechanicals. I thought that this was an interesting effect. Also, Bottom's wife is used to make the audience feel sympathetic towards him. " As she is saying this it's pouring rain. It is obvious that he is not happy with her. Later on, after the gathering about the play, when he returns home she does nothing but criticize him. It was definitely something that wasn't visualized in the book. At the beginning of the film we are servants preparing for Theseus' wedding day.
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