The Importance Of Being Earnest Play Vs Movie Essay

n the age of technology, there are now many ways of viewing different literature, including movies. Movies and plays share common similarities: they are made to be watched by an audience, actors take on the roles of the characters, properties are added to make the story more realistic, and the list goes on. When I was told that my play, The Importance of Being Earnest, was becoming a movie, I had mixed feelings. I was extremely satisfied that my work was successful enough to become a movie, yet many movie adaptions are often subpar. After watching the movie, I have made my decision. The film version of The Importance of Being Earnest closely resembles the original play and is an impressive drama in regards to dialogue, setting, flashbacks, characters, and comedy. The dialogue, or the words of the play, is a crucial part of any production. It was the audience is going to hear, remember, and discuss later. I wrote my play in witty, old english. The movie version kept the old dialogue with a modern twist. The …show more content…
My play is a Comedy of Manners, thus the properties should be realistic for a high class society. The outfits should look high class and expensive. When my play is performed, I make sure that the costumes are or at least look expensive. The costumes are apart of the visual appeal of my play. In the movie, I was not impressed with the costumes nor the decor in the houses. The dresses were poor-quality and some did not look as though they were from the time period. Frankly, they were junky, tacky, and cheesy. Algernon’s armor suit looked like it was bought from the costume store that is only open during Halloween season. The decor in many of scenes looked cheaply made and could be found in target. I was dismayed by these properties and greatly surprised me that the director did not spend more money on the