Analysis of The Movie of The Big Sleep
Analysis of The Movie of The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep, written in 1939, is known as most famous hard-boiled novel by Raymond Chandler. In recent decades, unsurprisingly, this novel has been made into two movies. The first one which produced in 1946, by Howard Hawks, is the better one. Actually, there are still a lot of differences between the film and the novel. Even though I enjoyed The Big Sleep by Howard Hawks, I prefer the book, but I can see how someone hooked by the silver screen would be hooked by this movie. The greatest reason is because of the characteristics of Marlowe and Vivian. The added scenes, Marlowe's changeful character and the plot changes prove that the movie was converted to create a great romance between Marlowe and Vivian. The biggest change is Marlowe's character. The differences are easy to notice. The scene with Marlowe and Sternwood is almost exactly the same like what in the book. The scene with Marlowe and Vivian is also like that of the book: unfriendly. Moreover, another change from character in the novel is the way Marlowe seems to attract women everywhere he goes. I think that Marlowe in the novel is gentle enough to attract women, but he is unrestrained enough to not care. However, in the movie he does: he loses his heart to Vivian. A lot of their dialogue is very humor. Their insults and rude comments shows their desire to flirt with each other; in the novel they seem sincere. Later Marlowe brings Carmen home from Geiger's and unlike the book, Vivian helps Marlowe to settle down Carmen. This way they get to exchange more humor dialogue. In addition, it's hard to ignore the greatest part between the novel and the movie: the nightclub scene between Vivian and Marlowe. Vivian implies him that "depends on who's in the saddle." Then Marlowe kisses Vivian on the ride home. Despite all of Marlowe and Vivian's changes, the greatest discrepancy between the book and movie is the end. Marlowe and Vivian profess their love for each
The Big Sleep, written in 1939, is known as most famous hard-boiled novel by Raymond Chandler. In recent decades, unsurprisingly, this novel has been made into two movies. The first one which produced in 1946, by Howard Hawks, is the better one. Actually, there are still a lot of differences between the film and the novel. Even though I enjoyed The Big Sleep by Howard Hawks, I prefer the book, but I can see how someone hooked by the silver screen would be hooked by this movie. The greatest reason is because of the characteristics of Marlowe and Vivian. The added scenes, Marlowe's changeful character and the plot changes prove that the movie was converted to create a great romance between Marlowe and Vivian. The biggest change is Marlowe's character. The differences are easy to notice. The scene with Marlowe and Sternwood is almost exactly the same like what in the book. The scene with Marlowe and Vivian is also like that of the book: unfriendly. Moreover, another change from character in the novel is the way Marlowe seems to attract women everywhere he goes. I think that Marlowe in the novel is gentle enough to attract women, but he is unrestrained enough to not care. However, in the movie he does: he loses his heart to Vivian. A lot of their dialogue is very humor. Their insults and rude comments shows their desire to flirt with each other; in the novel they seem sincere. Later Marlowe brings Carmen home from Geiger's and unlike the book, Vivian helps Marlowe to settle down Carmen. This way they get to exchange more humor dialogue. In addition, it's hard to ignore the greatest part between the novel and the movie: the nightclub scene between Vivian and Marlowe. Vivian implies him that "depends on who's in the saddle." Then Marlowe kisses Vivian on the ride home. Despite all of Marlowe and Vivian's changes, the greatest discrepancy between the book and movie is the end. Marlowe and Vivian profess their love for each