Watchlist Clean Up #3
Although many of the themes and issues raised in Richard Wright’s novel of the same name are still relevant today, this story just works so much better in 1930s Chicago. Removing this story from the political climate at the heart of the original book is a big disservice and one of the many ways this story is dumbed down for modern audiences. I know media literacy is dead/dying, but Bigger in the novel was a far more complex character while film Bigger is far too voided of fault; part of the novel’s appeal is the extremes Bigger is pushed to and the consequences they have on his character, even if that means audiences may view him in an unsatisfactory light. Honestly, with the pacing of this book (especially in its final act with Bigger’s trial), I’m not sure if this story is really one meant to be told outside of the literary world.
Watchlist Clean Up #3
Although many of the themes and issues raised in Richard Wright’s novel of the same name are still relevant today, this story just works so much better in 1930s Chicago. Removing this story from the political climate at the heart of the original book is a big disservice and one of the many ways this story is dumbed down for modern audiences. I know media literacy is dead/dying, but Bigger in the novel was a far more complex character while film Bigger is far too voided of fault; part of the novel’s appeal is the extremes Bigger is pushed to and the consequences they have on his character, even if that means audiences may view him in an unsatisfactory light. Honestly, with the pacing of this book (especially in its final act with Bigger’s trial), I’m not sure if this story is really one meant to be told outside of the literary world.
