A Worn Path "POV"

REFLECT ON THE WAY POINT OF VIEW IS CHANGED, REINFORCED, IN THE MOVIE VERSION OF THIS STORY. ALSO THINK ABOUT WHAT IS GAINED AND/OR LOST IN THE TRANSLATION OF THE TEXT INTO A MOVIE.

I think the best part of seeing a movie that was translated from a book is being able to visualize every thing that you read in the movie. Putting characters into action, putting words into affect, and most of all bring pictures to life. When i read the book "A Worn Path" it was slightly hard for me to actually picture the things that where going on in Phoenix Jackson's head. For example, the hallucinations she was having; the way they were set up in the book you would have to plant the image in your head by the words that describe it but you wouldnt know exactly how it is really pictured. I got confused at times because at some areas in the story it was hard for me to picture what was going on. It was hard for me to understand her Social Economic Status. I could picture an old woman, but i couldnt picture how old, or how poor, or how lonely, or how tired and dirty and slow.The way the book described Phoenix Jackson put the image in my head because i can just think of an old women but in the movie i think it really gave me a good image of Phoenix Jackson and then i understood how old she was, and how tired she must have been. It was really sad that she had to walk so far to go her grandson's medicine.

The movie really gave me that sad feeling, feeling sorry for her, feeling fearful for her being alone and walking during that time and coming across people who could do anything to her and even get away with it.
The book was written in third person limited, but i think the point of view is changed up just a little in the movie. I think the point of view now can be from the audiences prospective from being able to viualize and judge the book from the movie, rather than just trying to understand and visualize what's going on just from reading the text. Now the audience will be able to reiterate what the story is, who the main characters are, and what is taking place about this story and reflect on it the way they saw it.

Little is lost from the text, but much is gained from the movie through visual and cognitive views of the story.So after reading everything and after watching "A Worn Path" put into film, i can say that i really enjoyed it. The movie gave me a great image and a great idea about what the story is about. I think hearing the author talk about her book and answer questions about her story really helped out.