Sections/characters minimized in the film
First of all the movie starts with Mort Rainey in a car, and we can here the characters thoughts or "the voice inside his head" is talking to him telling him to go back. Wen he go back into the motel room, his wife is in bed with another man. Whereas in the Book, the story begins with a guy Standing on Mort Rainey's doorstep saying "You stole my story," (King 253). In the book we learn about Raineys wife in bed wife another guy a couple of pages after into the book, while in the movie that is the first thing were introduce to. So far, the couple of few minutes after the first scene in the movie has been very accurate to the book. A part that was taken out and not shown in the movie was the part in the book where Mort had a dream he was in a classroom and shooter was seating behind him. At the end of the Movie, it end is a little different from how the book ended. In the ending of the Book, Mort/Shooter was shot in the chest and die and Amy his wife survived, but in the film Mort/shooter was not shot and did not die but killed his wife and Ted. In the film he was able to get away with murder.
Sections/characters emphasized in the film
A section in the film that is emphasized is a small window in the attic of the house and outside the window below is a garden. The Window is shown 4-5 times in the movie. The character that is emphasize frequently in the film is Mort Rainey dog. Rainey is always looking at the dog and talking to him. where as in the book there isn't a dog but a cat. In the book the cat gets killed by "Shooter" with a screw driver while in the movie the dog gets killed by a screw driver, by "Shooter." The animal is change in the movie and so is the name of the animal. Another section that is emphasized in the movie is when Rainey Inner voice is talking to him about the hat, and how Shooter might of want him to wear the hat. That section is emphasize by there being two Rainey's in the film. It is as if Rainey is in the Room with his himself, another him physically. It shows two people in the same room having a discussion. They both have there own movements, and own words. At the end of the movie the garden was emphasized once more demonstrating that Mort/Shooter kill his wife and the other people than buried them in the garden.
Narration
There wasn't any Narration in the film, as there was in the book.
Reoccurring images
The Reoccurring image in the film is the image of Mort's wife in bed with Ted. It reoccurs at times when Mort Rainey see his wife or Ted, or when he thinks about the two. This tells us that Rainey is still mad about seeing them two in bed together and it is causing him problems.
Use of music/sound effects
The use of music and sound effects in this film is very strong and important. The movie use slow, mysterious sounds to demonstrate that this movie is going to be a thriller, and a bunch of mysteries. At times wen there are fighting scenes the music will come on, and play.
One shot using strong film terms
One shot in the film I found very interesting was a straight cut into another scene. After the straight cut, where the screen was dark, the upcoming scene slowly came in view by a light or sunshine passing through the window into the attic of the house. The camera was moving slowly towards the window where the light was coming from. Almost as a point of view shot. where the main character was slowly opening his eyes and seeing the sunlight come through the window.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Secret Garden, secret window (pg 337- 400)
Summary
Tom Greenleaf is a seventy-five year old man of who also live in Tashmore and he has a good eye for strangers. Tom is a caretaker and he has been remembering strangers all his life and Rainey is living with him. A suggestion came to Greg mind one of Rainey's friends that, Shooter is trying to make people think Rainey is crazy. This may actually all be in his head, he might of made up the character John Shooter after he had seen his wife in bed with Ted. Greg Carstairs is telling Rainey that there wasn't a old station wagon on lake drive, only him standing up by the end on the path by the lake. Mort is not sleeping well after he came back from Tom's House. He tossed and turned in the bedroom, fighting with the sheets, than he went to sleep on the living room couch. He now believe the idea might not be foolish enough to be true, that shooter was trying to make people think he is crazy. Rainey Now thinks Shooter is going after his wife and he must stop him before he does. Rainey believe Shooter was in his car and left cigarette butts in his and also his hat. He knows it is Shooter because those were from Shooter's brand of cigarettes. He than met Gerda Bowie another writer and commented on his looks and how she was sorry for what happened with his ex-wife. What is Parochial school? When Rainey put the hat on, it was a good fit. The voice in Rainey's head ask him why did he put on the hat, did he think he would look like shooter, and dis Shooter want him to put on the hat. Even though this is going on Rainey is still writing new stories. It seems like everything thing that goes wrong the person that is blame is Shooter. Rainey is starting to hit himself, and the voice inside his head is trying to calm him down and telling him to stop hitting himself. He thinks now john shooter has given him a present, a tar baby. Rainey is waiting on John shooter's telephone call,in doing so he is hitting himself and pulling his hair. When the phone ringed it was Amy, wanting to talk about the fire. Shooter finally call Mort Rainey and Rainey ask what does he want. There was time of silence on the phone while the two was talking. They were still arguing about the story being stolen. Shooter came and stand in Rainey driveway so he can see him. The question Mort Rainey has for Shooter is, did he burn down his house and his answer was no. Mort is now going to trust Shooter. Than Amy called Rainey and started talking, and at one point Rainey felt like crying. When Amy walk into the house, the house walls, windows, and kitchen counter the word Shooter was written everywhere and there was no one in the house. When Amy saw Mort, she never seen him this way, he had the hat on, his eyes where different, it was as if it wasn't Mort Rainey at all but a stranger. The hat does belong to Rainey he got it a long time ago and had found it in the attic. When Amy ask Wat is wrong with you Mort Rainey, he responded by saying there is no Mort here. Mort Rainey was not Mort anymore. He had the personalities and characteristics of a person from Mississippi. When Amy ask where is Mort Again, he responded, "he killed himself" (king 386). He ran after her, chasing her with a scissor, and a screw driver to kill her. He stab her with the screw driver in her calf. Blood was every where, Amy's blood along with Rainey/Shooter's blood. Mort is shooter. A gun shot went off and shooter stopped, someone had shot him in the chest. The man who shot Mort/Shooter came up behind Amy and place a comforting hand on her shoulder.
Quotation
"He had read someplace that people can accomplish almost supernatural acts of strength while in the grip of picnic; that they feel nothing while lifting cars off trapped infants of strangling killer dobermans with their bare hands, only realizing how badly they have strained their bodies after the tide emotion has receded" (King 341).
Reaction
I have heard this before and i wanted to bring it up. I also believe this is true. when in time of danger a person will have the strength to do anything. Something that i found Interesting after i had finished reading this book is that there have been other stories where a person has two personalities or have voices in there head or even imagining a person who they believe s real. In the book and Movie fight club the main character imagined a person who he believed was real, and he imagined him to help him with his problem.
Answer to comment: Fred Evan's pull the trigger and killed Mort/Shooter. He is not spoken of in the Story. Amy met him three months after the incident but she did not want to speak to him personally.
Tom Greenleaf is a seventy-five year old man of who also live in Tashmore and he has a good eye for strangers. Tom is a caretaker and he has been remembering strangers all his life and Rainey is living with him. A suggestion came to Greg mind one of Rainey's friends that, Shooter is trying to make people think Rainey is crazy. This may actually all be in his head, he might of made up the character John Shooter after he had seen his wife in bed with Ted. Greg Carstairs is telling Rainey that there wasn't a old station wagon on lake drive, only him standing up by the end on the path by the lake. Mort is not sleeping well after he came back from Tom's House. He tossed and turned in the bedroom, fighting with the sheets, than he went to sleep on the living room couch. He now believe the idea might not be foolish enough to be true, that shooter was trying to make people think he is crazy. Rainey Now thinks Shooter is going after his wife and he must stop him before he does. Rainey believe Shooter was in his car and left cigarette butts in his and also his hat. He knows it is Shooter because those were from Shooter's brand of cigarettes. He than met Gerda Bowie another writer and commented on his looks and how she was sorry for what happened with his ex-wife. What is Parochial school? When Rainey put the hat on, it was a good fit. The voice in Rainey's head ask him why did he put on the hat, did he think he would look like shooter, and dis Shooter want him to put on the hat. Even though this is going on Rainey is still writing new stories. It seems like everything thing that goes wrong the person that is blame is Shooter. Rainey is starting to hit himself, and the voice inside his head is trying to calm him down and telling him to stop hitting himself. He thinks now john shooter has given him a present, a tar baby. Rainey is waiting on John shooter's telephone call,in doing so he is hitting himself and pulling his hair. When the phone ringed it was Amy, wanting to talk about the fire. Shooter finally call Mort Rainey and Rainey ask what does he want. There was time of silence on the phone while the two was talking. They were still arguing about the story being stolen. Shooter came and stand in Rainey driveway so he can see him. The question Mort Rainey has for Shooter is, did he burn down his house and his answer was no. Mort is now going to trust Shooter. Than Amy called Rainey and started talking, and at one point Rainey felt like crying. When Amy walk into the house, the house walls, windows, and kitchen counter the word Shooter was written everywhere and there was no one in the house. When Amy saw Mort, she never seen him this way, he had the hat on, his eyes where different, it was as if it wasn't Mort Rainey at all but a stranger. The hat does belong to Rainey he got it a long time ago and had found it in the attic. When Amy ask Wat is wrong with you Mort Rainey, he responded by saying there is no Mort here. Mort Rainey was not Mort anymore. He had the personalities and characteristics of a person from Mississippi. When Amy ask where is Mort Again, he responded, "he killed himself" (king 386). He ran after her, chasing her with a scissor, and a screw driver to kill her. He stab her with the screw driver in her calf. Blood was every where, Amy's blood along with Rainey/Shooter's blood. Mort is shooter. A gun shot went off and shooter stopped, someone had shot him in the chest. The man who shot Mort/Shooter came up behind Amy and place a comforting hand on her shoulder.
Quotation
"He had read someplace that people can accomplish almost supernatural acts of strength while in the grip of picnic; that they feel nothing while lifting cars off trapped infants of strangling killer dobermans with their bare hands, only realizing how badly they have strained their bodies after the tide emotion has receded" (King 341).
Reaction
I have heard this before and i wanted to bring it up. I also believe this is true. when in time of danger a person will have the strength to do anything. Something that i found Interesting after i had finished reading this book is that there have been other stories where a person has two personalities or have voices in there head or even imagining a person who they believe s real. In the book and Movie fight club the main character imagined a person who he believed was real, and he imagined him to help him with his problem.
Answer to comment: Fred Evan's pull the trigger and killed Mort/Shooter. He is not spoken of in the Story. Amy met him three months after the incident but she did not want to speak to him personally.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Secret Garden, Secret Window (pg 287 - 336)
Summary
Rainey hear his house phone ringing from outside and ran inside his house to pick it up before it stop ringing. When he entered the house he look at the phone and imagine it looking back at him. He does not like telephones. John Shooter the man who claim Rainey stole his story left him feeling lonely, unhappy and affected by shooter's craziness a bit. Rainey is having conflicts with himself, he is arguing with his thoughts. He tried calling his ex-wife but it sounds as if Amy was on the phone with someone else and rainey said she is a talker on the phone and its going to be a while before she can answer his call. In a dream Rainey had he dreamed he was in a classroom with John Shooter and john shooter was throwing oranges at him. The dreamed left him scared and surprised. Rainey found a later the next day possible written by Shooter that said "You have three days to go, I am not Joking." Shooter killed Rainey cat. He called his ex-wife again and it seems she has disconnected it. Amy than called him back and is angry with Rainey for calling her. Someone burned down Rainey's house, Rainey is assuming it was Shooter. Mort has many problems on his hands. Mort is thinking and feeling like taking the matters into his own hands, even if shooter was dangerous. He couldn't find any evidence about Shooter being the one who burned his house down. Rainey is hearing many different voices in his head telling him things about shooter =, about him being dangerous. Rainey is planing to ran shooter down, and when he does he has a question to ask him about the titles of the two stories. Rainey went to Insurance agency about his house being burned down. It seem that Amy's new lover Ted has similarities with Shooter. They both seem to have the same accent and come from the same place. Rainey is now thinking is all of this just a coincidence. That the man came to him and all of his troubles occurred after he had separated from his wife.
Quotation
"Mort Rainey stood there urinating and thought about secret windows and secret gardens; he thought about those who might own the latter and those who might look through the former" (324).
Reactionary
In this Quote there is the title of the Story. I find it interesting that in some books the Author enters the title of the book into the story. It maybe said said mostly be a character in the book. When the title is used in the story, it signifise the importance of the title and what it means. In the quote above I think the definition of secret window is told, and explained.
Rainey hear his house phone ringing from outside and ran inside his house to pick it up before it stop ringing. When he entered the house he look at the phone and imagine it looking back at him. He does not like telephones. John Shooter the man who claim Rainey stole his story left him feeling lonely, unhappy and affected by shooter's craziness a bit. Rainey is having conflicts with himself, he is arguing with his thoughts. He tried calling his ex-wife but it sounds as if Amy was on the phone with someone else and rainey said she is a talker on the phone and its going to be a while before she can answer his call. In a dream Rainey had he dreamed he was in a classroom with John Shooter and john shooter was throwing oranges at him. The dreamed left him scared and surprised. Rainey found a later the next day possible written by Shooter that said "You have three days to go, I am not Joking." Shooter killed Rainey cat. He called his ex-wife again and it seems she has disconnected it. Amy than called him back and is angry with Rainey for calling her. Someone burned down Rainey's house, Rainey is assuming it was Shooter. Mort has many problems on his hands. Mort is thinking and feeling like taking the matters into his own hands, even if shooter was dangerous. He couldn't find any evidence about Shooter being the one who burned his house down. Rainey is hearing many different voices in his head telling him things about shooter =, about him being dangerous. Rainey is planing to ran shooter down, and when he does he has a question to ask him about the titles of the two stories. Rainey went to Insurance agency about his house being burned down. It seem that Amy's new lover Ted has similarities with Shooter. They both seem to have the same accent and come from the same place. Rainey is now thinking is all of this just a coincidence. That the man came to him and all of his troubles occurred after he had separated from his wife.
Quotation
"Mort Rainey stood there urinating and thought about secret windows and secret gardens; he thought about those who might own the latter and those who might look through the former" (324).
Reactionary
In this Quote there is the title of the Story. I find it interesting that in some books the Author enters the title of the book into the story. It maybe said said mostly be a character in the book. When the title is used in the story, it signifise the importance of the title and what it means. In the quote above I think the definition of secret window is told, and explained.
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