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The Crucible Film Review - Online Term Paper

The Crucible Film Review

5 Star Big Screen Adaptation

I thought the play was great, definitely one of the best I've read (although I haven't read too many). I was blown away. The film centers on John Proctor (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his wife, Elizabeth (Joan Allen), who find themselves immersed in the hysteria that grips the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts, when rumors of witchcraft and Devil worshipping break out. This hysteria is set off after a group of girls are found dancing naked in the woods at night, and drinking the blood from a sacrificed animal, obviously dabbling in some sort of black magic. Abigail Williams (Winona Ryder) is a cruel, deceitful young woman who is the main accuser in the witch ...

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story (that Miller wrote to reflect on the Communist blacklisting event in the 1950's), the acting is the real strong point. Daniel Day-Lewis and Joan Allen are both exceptional - they have great chemistry, and are both great actors. Winona Ryder plays the manipulative Abigail wonderfully; I can't really say anything bad about any of the acting. Aside from that, the sets and costumes display the time period (late 1600s America) beautifully, and the last scene of the film was just flat out depressing, as was the final conversation between John and Elizabeth. It really shows just how harsh and unreasonable the Puritan society was.

Overall, "The Crucible" is an excellent adaptation of a play brought to the big screen. The acting, story, settings, costumes, and everything else made this a powerful film. Honestly, I'm not sure they really could have done it better; Miller's play was definitely done justice. "Elizabeth, your justice would freeze ...

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Added: 2/8/2012 11:27:25 PM
Submitted By: ericvrsty
Category: Film & Theater
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 371
Pages: 2

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