Script to Film

Many movies, which are based off of novels or plays, bring in large amounts of revenue each year. Directors, in order to maximize this revenue, often drastically change the plot, dialogue, and/or setting of a novel or play to make it more entertaining or accessible to the viewing audience. Changes were certainly made to the Streetcar Named Desire script. Unlike many other movies, however, only scarce and minor changes were made. For example, the movie shows a few scenes in a few settings that did not exist in the original play. An example of this is when Blanche tells Mitch how her husband died on the deck outside the dancing hall. While Blanche did tell Mitch this story in the play, it was not on a deck overlooking the water, this part is exaggerated to make the scene more dramatic. Another change was made to the ending. In the play, Stella does not leave Stanley after Blanche gets taken away. In the movie, however, she does leave Stanley and tells her newborn that they will never go back. Despite this, I feel that the movie did an adequate job of correctly showing each character’s personality and flaws. I feel that the cast members were perfect for their job as well, they really embodied what I pictured each character to look and act like.