The Maltese Falcon
Many time in our lives, we have seen the
transformation of novels into movies. Some of them
are equal to the novel, few are superior, and most
are inferior. Why is this? Why is it that a story
that was surely to be one of the best written
stories ever, could turn out to be Hollywood
flops? One reason is that in many transformations,
the main characters are changed, some the way they
look, others the way they act. On top of this,
scenes are cut out and plot is even changed. In
this essay, I will discuss some of the changes
made to the characters of the Maltese Falcon as
they make their transformation to the �big
screen.�
The first character that we read or see is Sam
Spade. ...
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and his, round, soft face is the
farthest a face can come from having a satanic
v-motif. Although Humphrey Bogart�s acting was
very good, it was intruded by my perception of
what Sam Spade was supposed to look like.
Brigid O�Shaunessey is the villianess of this
story, the �femme fatale�
as we sometimes refer to her in class. She is
always lying and scheming to get what she wants.
In the book, her quest is aided very well by her
gorgeous looks. The first image we get of Miss
O�Shaughnessey is that of a tall redhead with long
legs, red hair, and beautiful red lips. This image
of her may have been influenced by the picture
that is on the cover of the book, but the
publishers wouldn�t have pout it there if that
wasn�t the image they got of her either.
The movie does not do Miss O�Shaughnessey justice
as the novel very well does. In the novel, she is
portrayed as a young, voluptuous, beautiful woman.
Although she is somewhat beautiful in the movie,
she does not ...
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