Many people may have seen the movie, The Makeover, while browsing through something to watch on a Sunday afternoon, but what many people have not read, or even heard, of is the play Pygmalion. The play, published in the early twentieth century, focuses on a girl named Eliza Doolittle who desires to work in a flower shop; the 2013 movie follows a man, Elliot Doolittle, who wants to be a sales representative for a beer company. Although both movie and play follow the same plot structure, they each host their own unique differences.
The play published in 1912 was set in London and told the story of a girl who needed to change her life, but in the movie this is not exactly the case. One main difference seen is in the beginning of the play it is raining and everyone is huddled under a canopy as they are trying to leave a play. The play then introduces a character …show more content…
When watching the movie, The Makeover, most of the congruencies occur in batches and are incredibly easy to detect. Similarities seen in the movie occur mostly within the plots of the movie and play. When one first looks at the two, the most obvious parallel is the overall theme of an artist falling in love with his/her work. Though this is difficult to see from the lack of kindness expressed by Mr/Mrs Higgins, both sculptors fall in love with their sculptures. Both play and movie also mirror each other in the concept of education being the route to success. Less obvious comparisons can be seen in instances like both Eliza and Elliot adapt to their new education without much, if any, resistance. Just like in the play, when Eliza got upset about Higgins’ harsh words, Elliot also felt the sting of the jokes the other character made. Though the movie is a reciprocal of the play in the sense of gender, many of the feelings and attitudes remain constant for each regardless of what gender switch is
The play published in 1912 was set in London and told the story of a girl who needed to change her life, but in the movie this is not exactly the case. One main difference seen is in the beginning of the play it is raining and everyone is huddled under a canopy as they are trying to leave a play. The play then introduces a character …show more content…
When watching the movie, The Makeover, most of the congruencies occur in batches and are incredibly easy to detect. Similarities seen in the movie occur mostly within the plots of the movie and play. When one first looks at the two, the most obvious parallel is the overall theme of an artist falling in love with his/her work. Though this is difficult to see from the lack of kindness expressed by Mr/Mrs Higgins, both sculptors fall in love with their sculptures. Both play and movie also mirror each other in the concept of education being the route to success. Less obvious comparisons can be seen in instances like both Eliza and Elliot adapt to their new education without much, if any, resistance. Just like in the play, when Eliza got upset about Higgins’ harsh words, Elliot also felt the sting of the jokes the other character made. Though the movie is a reciprocal of the play in the sense of gender, many of the feelings and attitudes remain constant for each regardless of what gender switch is