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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Was confused at first and then remembered that that was probably the point.
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Intriguing and haunting. Would like to investigate further.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This isn't so much a review as a comparison to Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
With the exception of Vladimir Narbakov's Lolita, Stanley Kubrick was said to adapt the novels he thought weren't masterpieces in order to improve on them. This is arguably the case here, since Kubrick took many liberties with the source material to improve it from both a cinematic and storytelling perspective. Kubrick's changes turned an intriguing, but distant, short story into a nightmarish and haunting gothic mystery film.
Firstly, the pacing of Traumnovelle is one of its weaknesses. Kubrick's film Eyes Wide Shut is deliberately paced for the purpose of immersing the viewer into the protagonist's dreamlike state of mind. The film, although slow, creates a mood that is integral to appreciating it. In the novella, however, many of the film's most interesting details are skimmed and summarised which doesn't give the reader time to familiarise themselves with Fridolin or his surroundings. For example, two integral scenes in Kubrick's film, the confession of Albertina/Alice and Fridolin/Bill's discovery of the fate of Nachtigall/Nightingale after the masked ball, are both summarised less than several pages. This brevity doesn't allow the details to sink in.
Kubrick's addition of the party at the very beginning of the film added dimensions to the film absent from the novella. Mandy, the prostitute who Fridolin/Bill saves wakes up after she has passed out, had no incentive to warn Fridolin/Bill to leave the ritual in the novella. Kubrick's addition adds another dimension to the character. Ziegler also adds another dimension to the film that the novella lacks. Ziegler is the perfect representation of a seemingly polite yet powerful man who belongs to society's elite. The ambiguous denouement of Kubrick's film allows the mystery to linger so that the viewer is appropriately unnerved and contemplative. Finally, Alice/Albertina's flirtatious behaviour in the party scene prepares the viewer for the argument between Alice/Albertina and Fridolin/Bill in the following scene.
Ultimately, Dream Story is an intriguing novella, but pales in comparison to Kubrick's vivid, surreal and emotionally affecting cinematic wonder.
With the exception of Vladimir Narbakov's Lolita, Stanley Kubrick was said to adapt the novels he thought weren't masterpieces in order to improve on them. This is arguably the case here, since Kubrick took many liberties with the source material to improve it from both a cinematic and storytelling perspective. Kubrick's changes turned an intriguing, but distant, short story into a nightmarish and haunting gothic mystery film.
Firstly, the pacing of Traumnovelle is one of its weaknesses. Kubrick's film Eyes Wide Shut is deliberately paced for the purpose of immersing the viewer into the protagonist's dreamlike state of mind. The film, although slow, creates a mood that is integral to appreciating it. In the novella, however, many of the film's most interesting details are skimmed and summarised which doesn't give the reader time to familiarise themselves with Fridolin or his surroundings. For example, two integral scenes in Kubrick's film, the confession of Albertina/Alice and Fridolin/Bill's discovery of the fate of Nachtigall/Nightingale after the masked ball, are both summarised less than several pages. This brevity doesn't allow the details to sink in.
Kubrick's addition of the party at the very beginning of the film added dimensions to the film absent from the novella. Mandy, the prostitute who Fridolin/Bill saves wakes up after she has passed out, had no incentive to warn Fridolin/Bill to leave the ritual in the novella. Kubrick's addition adds another dimension to the character. Ziegler also adds another dimension to the film that the novella lacks. Ziegler is the perfect representation of a seemingly polite yet powerful man who belongs to society's elite. The ambiguous denouement of Kubrick's film allows the mystery to linger so that the viewer is appropriately unnerved and contemplative. Finally, Alice/Albertina's flirtatious behaviour in the party scene prepares the viewer for the argument between Alice/Albertina and Fridolin/Bill in the following scene.
Ultimately, Dream Story is an intriguing novella, but pales in comparison to Kubrick's vivid, surreal and emotionally affecting cinematic wonder.
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
الرواية في رأيي افضل من فيلم المقتبس منها، فيلم كيوبريك eyes wide
shut
ومثل ما قال عمنا "micheal scott"
“ it’s not the horniness, t’s the loneliness
shut
ومثل ما قال عمنا "micheal scott"
“ it’s not the horniness, t’s the loneliness