Thinking Activity :- The Birthday Party

Thinking Activity :- The Birthday Party

The task

(1) Why are two scenes of Lulu omitted from the movie?

  In the movie when the birthday party starts at that time Lulu is present. And then the very important part of the movie she is npt present in the movie. When somebody rapes on her. She becomes a victims of someone. At that time In the play she is present and she blams on Maccann. This scene is not present in the movie. Maybe director wants focus on the Stanley's character or his situation. That's why Lulu omitted from the movie.

(2) Is movie successful in giving us the effect of menace? Where you able to feel it while reading the text?

=> Yes, According to me movie is successful to give us the effect of meance. In the movie two strengers are there. Both wants take Stanley with them. And that's why they creates a difficulty for him. They mentally touched him. When Stanley knew that both strengers came. At that time he does not like. He don't want to meet with them. And he hides himself when both are came. He feels something wrong is happens. That's why he don't want to meet with them. In the movie sounds plays very important role. Through sound we feels the situation. When both are came. At that time fear generates in Stanley's mind for these two strengers.

(3) Do you feel the effect of lurking danger while viewing the movie? Where you able to feel the same while reading the text.

 Yes, I feel the effect of Lurking danger while viewing the movie. When Stanley knew that both strengers came. At that time he becomes upset. And he feels fear. And that's maybe he wants to hides something. That's why he feels fear. He wants hides himself when both are came. He becomes mentally upset.

(4) What do you read in 'newspaper' in the movie? Petey is reading newspaper to Meg, it torn into pieces by McCain, pieces are hidden by Petey in last scene.

In the movie Peter is reading the newspaper. In the movie newspaper becomes the symbol of hiding. Peter reads newspaper. He wants becomes unknown with the current incidents or situation. He knew everything but he becomes artificial. And he ignores the reality, and so reading the newspaper becomes the symbol of ignoring or hiding. In the last scene Peter knew that Stanley goes with both the strengers. And then he starts reading the newspaper. Because Meg is came And when Meg asks about Stanley he becomes completely unknown and he is agree with Meg that Stanley is slipping in his bedroom. He knew that Stanley is not there in his bad room. Still he hides the reality in front of Meg. And reading newspaper. And Mccann also found with newspaper. He uses the not for the reading purpose but he uses the newspaper to removes his frustration. He cuts the newspaper in small pieces. 

(5) Camera is positioned over the head of McCain when he is playing Blind Man's Buff and is positioned at the top with a view of room like a cage (trap) when Stanley is playing it. What interpretations can you give to these positioning of camera? 

 Camera moves is very important in a play in the movie. Because its focus on the situation. In the movie camera is positioned over the head of Mccann when he is playing Blind Man's Buff and is positioned at the top with a view of room like a cage when stanenly is playing it. It shows the trap of Monty. Maybe he is watching and all are in his trap. He is playing the game. And everybody becomes the tool of his hands.

(6) "Pinter restored theater to its basic elements: an enclosed space and unpredictable dialogue, where people are at the mercy of one another and pretense crumbles." (Pinter, Art, Truth & Politics: Excerpts from the 2005 Nobel Lecture). Does this happen in the movie?

Yes, In the movie also happens. In the movie when Peter reading the newspaper and avoiding and hiding something. It likes a politics of him. And both the strengers forces Stanley. And both offers him many things. But still he is not ready. So they also beats him. And then he is ready and goes with them. When Meg made breakfast for Stanley. Stanley does not like and he tells Meg. It is not testy. He says truth to Meg.

(7) How does viewing movie help in better understanding of the play ‘The Birthday Party’ with its typical characteristics (like painteresque, pause, silence, menace, lurking danger)?

Viewing movie help in better understanding of the play because When we read the play and watching the movie there is a difference is there. In the movie the atmosphere, the sound, expression of chracters creates a interest. Reading a text also useful. Because In the movie some scenes are not there. When we watching a movie it's become easy to understand, we feel fear of Stanley, and his anxiety through the movie. Through the camera angle also we understand the situation very clearly. We feel the silence is there, but within storm of fear is there. Things becomes alive, through the movie like newspaper, Drum, Glasses. We feel the pause. 

(8) With which of the following observations you agree:

* It probably wasn't possible to make a satisfactory film of "The Birthday Party."

* “It's impossible to imagine a better film of Pinter's play than this sensitive, disturbing version directed by William Friedkin”[3]. (Ebert)

I agree that It probably wasn't possible to make a satisfactory flim of "The Birthday Party". But it becomes possible. And this flim is very well created, all chracters performed well. They paly their role like a real chracter. Because of chracter flim and script, becomes live. And the sound also creates interest. I know some scenes are missing in the movie. But another scene also performed well by actors. Like when Stanley plays the drum arrogantly and the another scene arguments between Mccann, Goldberg, and Stanley and another scene of birthday party. 

(9) If you were director or screenplay writer, what sort of difference would you make in the making of movie?

 In the movie Stanley's chracter is main. Amd In the text Lulu get a voice. She blames on Mccann, that he rapes on her. But in the movie these scene is not there. So, In the movie she not get the voice to speak. So This scene is necessary in the movie. So I put this scene in the movie. 

(10).Who would be your choice of actors to play the role of characters?

My choice of Actors :-

    1. Stanley :- Rajkumar Rao

    2. Lulu :- Katrina kaif

    3. Goldberg :- Ronit Roy

    4. Mccann :- Irfan khan

    5. Meg :- Shabana Azmi

    6. Peter :- Anupam Kher

(11) Do you see any similarities among Kafka's Joseph K. (in 'The Trial'), Orwell's Winston Smith (in 'Nineteen Eighty-Four') and Pinter's Victor (in 'One for the Road')? 

Yes, Similarities is there. In this three work. In these we find that political pressure is there. Ans the chracters are in depression, or in some fear. And some chracter has power to rule over them. And they becomes victims. And they becomes the puppet. Some bad incidents happens. And some characters feels anxiety. Power plays important role.