Kathleen’s blog entitled Drama, Romance, Fantasy — Oh My addresses some of the differences that arose in turning Portrait of Jennie into a film. I agree with her in that Spinney has a much larger role in the film than she did in the book, but I don’t really feel that Spinney’s interaction with Mathews changes very drastically from book to movie as Kathleen suggests. In each medium I saw a distinct, reversed role of gender between the two characters. In her blog, she then talks about some of the special effects and usage of color in the film, which I didn’t cover extensively in my paper, so check it out. Kathleen also included a link to a website that covers the movie’s failure when it was released, which is very interesting. I really agree with what she closes her blog with, “Interesting how a movie may seem better over […]
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