The Talented Mr. Ripley
Directors often base their films on novels; however, directors many times will alter the characters, plots, and settings of their films to appeal to an audience more than the novel. Changing the overall image of a character and accentuating different elements of a setting for a film will alter an audience’s perspective of the character. This new opinion of the character in the film usually portrays the director’s feelings toward a particular character, whether the feelings are positive or negative. The Talented Mr. Ripley is a wonderful example of changing a character and setting so they will come across to an audience in the same way the character appeals to the creator. A good scene for comparison is when Marge finds Dickie’s beloved rings among Tom Ripley’s possessions. This scene shows how the drastic differences in Marge’s character changes the relationship of Tom and Marge in the novel and film and also changes the audience’s perspective of Marge because of the different ways Patricia Highsmith and Anthony Minghella wrote her character. The setting of the ring scene is different in the novel and film. Marge confronts Tom with the dilemma of Dickie having taken off his rings in a large, open room in the novel;
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Approximate Word count = 1165
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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