Movie comparison

In some cases it is better to watch a movie to get a sense of the character rather than trying to imagine in your head what this person would be like. The "A Streetcar Named Desire" play was not one of these situations. Last week my blog focused on Blanche because she interested me, but in the case of the movie I would much rather stick to how I had imagined her. In the movie she was just over the top crazy from the beginning and it was rather annoying. Her drastic moments speaking to Stella in the beginning when she freaked out were just over the top, as were most of her actions throughout the entire play. I mean I know she was supposed to be crazy but in the story it all built up until she completely went nuts, throughout the movie she was just obnoxiously crazy at all moments. Stanley is another character I guess I was kind of annoyed with. In a way I think that the director was mocking males through Stanley, which is kind of weird because at that time there are not many pieces mocking men because they were still "superior" riiiight. He seemed more of a look-at-me-I'm-the-boss-and-wear-small-shirts. The way that he treated both of the girls just disgusted me and seeing it made it that much worse. I think that the director was trying to show that there can be 2 different ways that men act. There is Stanley when he is in power and happy and then Stanley when he is stripped of his power and is more sensitive. His power is lost basically as he loses his self control. When Stanley resorts to hitting his wife, fighting with his poker friends, and even raping his wife's sister yet after all of these people leave Stanley is alone and crying. Well that is until he goes on to screaming in the street for Stella to come back, and when she returns he returns to power. I think his biggest thing is he likes to have Stella there as his wife but more so a sexual object and a weaker person to boss around. The situation of having two different personalities is also evident in women in this movie, basically so in Blanche. While she is always crazy, there is the Blanche who looks for pity and attention, then the next minute she is trying to seduce a young boy to prove to herself that someone wants to look at her. It is funny how much more you can see about a character by watching their actions rather than reading them on paper. I think this story tells much about desire and wanting. The people in this story all want someone to rely on, or someone who they feel can help save them from themselves. I guess sometimes everyone needs to be saved from themselves, but in this situation Stanley and Blanche both appear to need too much saving.