Even though we only watched three five minute excerpts, I am curious about your opinions about the movie compared to the book. Was seeing the visual image more horrific than reading it, or is your imagination more graphic than the movie-creators? Do some of you think you will plan to watch the entire movie?
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I doubt I will watch the entire movie, but I see your point in saying that "What Dreams May Come" was influenced by the inferno. However, the images I created were much different and more horrific. Particularly with some of the punishments in the lower levels of Hell. For example, the images my mind provided upon learning that the Sowers of Discord were ripped apart will be more grusome that any movie can detail. Yet, some of the images from the movie matched my mental picture.
Cody C. 3 Period
I believe the movie and book are very similar. Being someone who has already seen most of the movie "What Dreams May Come" I can see even more similarities than those who have only seen the clips that were shown. The main messages of the both the movie and the book are almost the very same; that with love you can conquer all. Although in the Inferno by love it means God's love, it is still the same basic message.
In the movie there are some very gruesome parts, but i believe the book is much more graphic. But I also believe that goes for all books compared to movies because with books you think up your own personal image that seems to extend beyond what any movie portrays. Overall, I like both the book and the movie "What Dreams May Come," but if i had to choose I think I would choose the Inferno over the movie because of the detail and the imagination I can see in Dante's work.
-Tara G. 3rd Period
I think the images I got from the book were way more gruesome then the movie. I can't see any movie maker really going into as fine as detail with the gore as Dante does. Like I guess the worst scene for me was in the woods of suicide where their limbs were getting torn off and them bleeding. I really don't think anyone would film something like that. I think I'll end up watching the movie anyway though.
-Meghann B. 3rd Period
I personally believe that the images in the movie were much more sugarcoated than what the book explained it to be. I do plan on watching the whole movie and am very excited to see it. In the book where it talks about the sludge, which is one of the main parts that we watched, it says that the sinners were un-recognizable, but in the movie the main character thought he saw someone he knew, but even at that, its still horrible to think of.
Dylan Aikens
I own the movie but I haven't seen it in forever. Um, my mental images were much more gruesome than the movie showed. I mean, I guess I think if you are in the lower-lowest part of Hell then you must have done something to deserve it you know? Hell might not be how Dante described it but these sinners are being punished for the wrongs they committed here on earth. I would expect Hell to be VERY painful and I guess I always saw Hell as a place where sinners were punished quite horribly.
Anne Fuller 3rd period. :)
I definitely plan on watching "What Dreams May Come". I love to watch movies based on books or nonfictional events. After watching the three excerpts I immediately wanted to watch the whole thing. When talking about the comparison of the book and the movie I think you can't be more gruesome then the book. I definitely pictured The Inferno's descriptions to be more horrific then the movie. In one of the clips it was shown how the man walked across the heads of the sinners. Although it wasn't sickening, it gave me the gross feeling of that actually happening. Overall from what I saw, I would say the movie can't be as horrific as the book.
-Rachel Bentley, 3rd Period
After reading The Inferno, I created visions in my head of what I thought it would really look like. After watching a little bit of "What Dreams May Come", I thought it was very different than what I had thought it to be. The images I had created were way more horrific. For example, When the "Robin Williams" character was dodging the heads in the sludge, the movie made it seem less gruesome than people tearing other people apart, which I had thought. It seemed like a pretty interesting movie, but probably won't watch the rest of it.
- Tyler Croft 3rd Period
Personally, I think that the book was better (even though we only watched a few minutes of the movie). I say this because when you read the book you come up with your own images, thoughts, and feelings about the punishments. You create Hell in your mind and the way that you think it is/should be. However, when you watch the movie, it is someone else's thoughts and concepts on the book, which permanently distort your own. Now, I'm not saying that the movie did not give a very good example (probably the best someone could come up with), but I think that if you are to watch it, then you should read the book as well. Because your own thoughts should be kept into view. I would like to finish the movie to see how it compares to my mental view on the Inferno. I would also like to add that when you read the book, you can imagine images and process ideas that are totally unique, because after all, they are your thoughts and no one else's. No film director can produce that.
Drew Nichoson-3rd Period
So, I'm going to have to agree with every other person on here that the book was more gruesome than the little bit of the movie we watched. I do have one thing to add though. When Robbin Williams and the guide were going across the river in the boat, which happened in the book, it was over-turned by sinners in the water. I had the mind set throughout the book that none of the sinners would try to mess with Dante at all, but the movie showed physical conflict with Dante and the sinners. I also pictured Virgil guarding Dante better than he did in the movie.
And this Dylan Akins guy is stealing my word sugarcoat. What's up with that? Also an Anne Fuller put a smiley on her comment, very unprofessional. :) .. hopefully I won't be wearing a lead cape in the future. haha
-ya boy Robert Parr.
Oh, and the T Swift.. simply amazing. I wanna hear some our song though.
You guys all make excellent comments. Just to further what Robert said, though, that is an interesting comparison. We don't see much interaction in the book between Dante and the sinners, and it makes the movie that much more personal. Remember, though, the movie IS NOT the movie of The Inferno! it just has influences in it. (And I don't think anyone OWNS a word...)
The influence of the Inferno is obvious throughout the clips we watched in class. I agree that the movie and the book do seem to be slightly similar despite the fact that they are not the same story. I like how Tara mentioned that both stories were driving home the same message of love conquering all even though it was love from God in one case and not the other.
I also agree with everyone else that the the book is definitely more graphic then the movie was. In a movie the images are there for you to see. It's no longer left up to your imagination. Everyone has things that are scarier or more gruesome to them then it would be to someone else. A movie can't create something that plays on those things for each person individually. So I can imagine things that to me are way worse then what took place in "What Dreams May Come".
-Megan D.
Personally, my mental image of Hell was much more gruesome. The book went into great detail about what happened to the sinners, which gave me awful mental images. The movie actually was a lot less horrific than what I was picturing, but was still awful. I do see how the movie is similar to the book though. However, I probably won't be able to watch the whole thing.
-Emily Frey 3rd period
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