A director runs the show. He or she makes every vital decision on how
to act, where to stand and even when to breath. The director is the backbone
of the production, without one it would fall with out any guidance. they get
paid good money to do it appropriately loves to do it as well.
The director of A Streetcar Named Desire bothered me a little bit. For
some reason I didn't like how the book or the movie was presented. It lacked
quality acting and sincere emotion. There was very little excitement. The
most exciting thing that happened was the fight between Stella and Stanley.
If we are excited by domestic violence and weak souls allowing it to occur
then there is something wrong. Maybe because I am a guy I felt so far away
from enjoying a good drama but I as would have added some more lively
characters and maybe some real action. This comments are all honest but
there could just me something wrong with me if I have so many critical
comments on such an American classic. Unfortunately this is because the
youth today(myself included) have been brainwashed by Sylvester Stallone
and other ass kicking heroes of todays theaters. This draws us away from
what is truly good acting. Well, that is life today.
I would definitely make some changes if I were director. First of I
would change the emotions given off from the main characters. In both the
book and the movie the emotions were expected and in a way almost
predictable. The characters would fit a mold seen to commonly by today's
people. We would understand who they were and "where they come from"
and that would rarely change through out the book. People come to plays to
be surprised my unexpected emotions and new personalities. But for this
project I chose to look through the directors eyes to see what he chose to do
with characters whether I like it or not. I analyzed each
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