Sunday, September 14, 2008

The Police- Every Breath You Take

I chose the song "Every Breath You Take" by The Police to represent the Asian man from Margaret Atwood's short story "The Man From Mars." The man in this story was constantly hovering over the girl Christine, sometimes not speaking to her or communicating at all, but just standing behind her, watching her, or following her around. I think the song is about either a stalker or just someone with an obsession, and the lyrics accuratley describe how the Asian man acted towards Christine. Some of the lyrics that seem to relate to the Asian man's actions are the following:
"Every single day
Every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I'll be watching you"

I also thought the picture of the album was interesting in how it relates to the story, because it is very dark and the people are not completely visible. It reminded me of someone watching another person from the shadows.
Below is the link to the youtube video for this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwqhhZnl8G4

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Blanche

I preferred Vivien Leigh acting as Blanche for several reasons, and I felt that she really brought the character of Blanche to life. Leigh was full of energy, which was displayed through all of her sudden movements and motions, whereas the Blanche in the first clip moved more slowly and thoughtfully. I also thought that a big part of Blanche's character was her imagination, and that was very well portrayed in the second clip when she told Stanley a made-up story that she seemed to really believe was true.

I also think that the second actress did a more accurate job in playing the role that Williams described in his famous quote. She was hysterical throughout the clip, especially towards the end. At the very end of the clip, Blanche was terrified and she seemed desperate for help. Overall, Blanche's character was very fragile, which could be seen from her false sense of reality in making up a story to her screaming and running at the end of the scene.