This movie shows a great understanding of the original play. The use of lighting, music, and actor choice exemplifies the mood and theme of the play. The actors bring out all the emotions and characteristics that Tennessee Williams put into his original piece.
The setting is a 1930's apartment in Saint Louis and is told from the perspective of Tom. Laura, Tom and their mother, Amanda, live there together because their father abandoned them. Amanda fears that Tom is becoming an alcoholic like his father and she worries about Laura's future. Laura dropped out of Business College and has a leg defect. Amanda views her daughter as damaged goods. Laura is shy and does not get attention from boys and so Amanda tries to make Laura pretty for Jim, a man Tom knows for work. Laura realizes that Jim is her high school crush and gets embarrassed and doesn't eat dinner. Jim then takes the time to talk with Laura and the two ended up dancing together and kissing. Jim didn't tell Laura that he was engaged and he leaves after revealing the information to Laura and Amanda. Tom leaves his family at the end of the play, just as his father did. The cast was limited to four people, making the actors all have to communicate well with each other.
The viewer notices each time something is meant to be awkward and each time something is meant to be serious. Each of the four actors portrayed their parts fantastically and exemplified the characters as written in Williams' original play. The candlelight shows a different kind of mood than light from the light bulb. Then Tom gives Laura some dandelion wine and leaves the candles in the room with them. He asks Laura to move closer so he can see her. After Tom and Laura look at her glass collection, they go open the door and dance. Tom gives her confidence in herself that no one else ever has. This setting was created so that the viewer sees the room in a romantic setting.
The music in the movie were pieces that would be played during the time it was written and set, which was the late 1930's. The music adds to the tone, especially when Laura tried to distract Amanda from the fact that she dropped out of Business School.
The setting is a 1930's apartment in Saint Louis and is told from the perspective of Tom. Laura, Tom and their mother, Amanda, live there together because their father abandoned them. Amanda fears that Tom is becoming an alcoholic like his father and she worries about Laura's future. Laura dropped out of Business College and has a leg defect. Amanda views her daughter as damaged goods. Laura is shy and does not get attention from boys and so Amanda tries to make Laura pretty for Jim, a man Tom knows for work. Laura realizes that Jim is her high school crush and gets embarrassed and doesn't eat dinner. Jim then takes the time to talk with Laura and the two ended up dancing together and kissing. Jim didn't tell Laura that he was engaged and he leaves after revealing the information to Laura and Amanda. Tom leaves his family at the end of the play, just as his father did. The cast was limited to four people, making the actors all have to communicate well with each other.
The viewer notices each time something is meant to be awkward and each time something is meant to be serious. Each of the four actors portrayed their parts fantastically and exemplified the characters as written in Williams' original play. The candlelight shows a different kind of mood than light from the light bulb. Then Tom gives Laura some dandelion wine and leaves the candles in the room with them. He asks Laura to move closer so he can see her. After Tom and Laura look at her glass collection, they go open the door and dance. Tom gives her confidence in herself that no one else ever has. This setting was created so that the viewer sees the room in a romantic setting.
The music in the movie were pieces that would be played during the time it was written and set, which was the late 1930's. The music adds to the tone, especially when Laura tried to distract Amanda from the fact that she dropped out of Business School.