Breakfast At Tiffany S
Reem Badr
Professor Motlagh
Essay 1
26 February 2015
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and its Message of Moral Damnation
In the process of adapting Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s into the iconic movie directed by Blake Edwards, a number of key changes have been made. Be them the alternate ending, the alteration to the sequence of events, the addition and deletion of certain characters or the various ore subtle changes. One thing that has definitely been transferred to the film, though, is moral damnation and a doctrine implying that the number and gravity of moral failings committed by a person consequentially decrease his status in some king of moral hierarchy, decreasing the quality of life and the compassion that person is entitled to forever.
In 1966, an article titled Importance of physical attractiveness in dating behavior was published by a group of scientists lead by Elaine Hatfield and a group of her colleagues. The article hypothesizes that successful, committed relationships are more often than not formed between two people more or less on the same level of physical attractiveness. This theory, widely known as the “Matching Hypothesis”, can be easily observed in the choices of casting in the vast majority of movies. Although this might have been a conscious decision on the parts of the filmmakers in some cases, it is much more likely that the culture of these filmmakers the widespread belief of that hypothesis that is deeply ingrained in said culture has led to an unconscious decision to portray most onscreen relationships in its light. This unintended meaning, unconsciously formed and conveyed as it may be, reaches the audience and makes itself known to them on some level (Ryan and Lenos).
The “Matching Hypothesis” regards compatibility and partner choice specifically with regards to physical attractiveness; other criteria, less tangible and
Professor Motlagh
Essay 1
26 February 2015
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and its Message of Moral Damnation
In the process of adapting Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s into the iconic movie directed by Blake Edwards, a number of key changes have been made. Be them the alternate ending, the alteration to the sequence of events, the addition and deletion of certain characters or the various ore subtle changes. One thing that has definitely been transferred to the film, though, is moral damnation and a doctrine implying that the number and gravity of moral failings committed by a person consequentially decrease his status in some king of moral hierarchy, decreasing the quality of life and the compassion that person is entitled to forever.
In 1966, an article titled Importance of physical attractiveness in dating behavior was published by a group of scientists lead by Elaine Hatfield and a group of her colleagues. The article hypothesizes that successful, committed relationships are more often than not formed between two people more or less on the same level of physical attractiveness. This theory, widely known as the “Matching Hypothesis”, can be easily observed in the choices of casting in the vast majority of movies. Although this might have been a conscious decision on the parts of the filmmakers in some cases, it is much more likely that the culture of these filmmakers the widespread belief of that hypothesis that is deeply ingrained in said culture has led to an unconscious decision to portray most onscreen relationships in its light. This unintended meaning, unconsciously formed and conveyed as it may be, reaches the audience and makes itself known to them on some level (Ryan and Lenos).
The “Matching Hypothesis” regards compatibility and partner choice specifically with regards to physical attractiveness; other criteria, less tangible and
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