Monday, April 11, 2011
House of the Spirits- AWR
There is no doubt that the movie version of The House of the Spirits was very similar to Isabel Allende's book version, even if it was missing a number of important scenes. The movie has the same beginning as the novel, opening with the beautiful Rosa getting married to Esteban Trueba. After Rosa dies from taking a sip of her poisoned drink, Esteban becomes the patron of Tres Marias after having previously worked in the mines. Many years later, Esteban returns and marries Clara, who was portrayed just as she was the book, only with one exception. The powers that Clara had in the story were described to a much different extent then the way they were displayed in the movie. Clara's husband, Esteban Trueba, wasn't totally how I pictured him to be in the movie either. First of all, Allende tells the reader in the novel that Esteban rapes numerous women whereas in the movie he only rapes one. Although one can see how mean Esteban Trueba is in the movie, I don't think he was nearly as mean as he was made out to be in the book. He showed a lot more compassion in the movie towards the end, especially when he tried to keep Pedro Segundo safe from the military. Another key difference between the two versions of The House of the Spirits is how Blanca was the one who got taken away by the military forces in the movie. In the story, this happened to Alba because she was dating a revolutionary named Miguel, so these two characters had somewhat of a role reversal in this part of the movie. The movie also did not contain Jaime and Nicolas, the twin sons of Clara and Esteban Trueba.
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There is no doubt that the movie version of The House of the Spirits was very similar to Isabel Allende's book version, even if it was missing a number of important scenes. The movie has the same beginning as the novel, opening with the beautiful Rosa getting married to Esteban Trueba. After Rosa dies from taking a sip of her poisoned drink, Esteban becomes the patron of Tres Marias after having previously worked in the mines. Many years later, Esteban returns and marries Clara, who was portrayed just as she was the book, only with one exception. The powers that Clara had in the story were described to a much different extent then the way they were displayed in the movie. Clara's husband, Esteban Trueba, wasn't totally how I pictured him to be in the movie either. First of all, Allende tells the reader in the novel that Esteban rapes numerous women whereas in the movie he only rapes one. Although one can see how mean Esteban Trueba is in the movie, I don't think he is nearly as mean as he was made out to be in the book. He shows a lot more compassion in the movie towards the end, especially when he tries to keep Pedro Segundo safe from the military. Another key difference between the two versions of The House of the Spirits is how Blanca is the one who gets taken away by the military forces in the movie. In the story, this happens to Alba because she is dating a revolutionary named Miguel, so these two characters have somewhat of a role reversal in this part of the movie. The movie also does not contain Jaime and Nicolas, the twin sons of Clara and Esteban Trueba.
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