Comparison Between The Written Work And The Film Transposition Of El Amor In The Times Of Cholera

Comparison between the written work and the film transposition of El Amor in the times of cholera

Introduction

Comparison between written work and the cinematographic transposition of love in the times of cholera. Literary expression and cinema are not equal, so it is possible to find certain differences. Among the main criticisms that we can mention of this film adaptation is the use of a language outside that of the novel on which the film is based and different from the mother tongue of most actors, which leads to a poor diction.

Developing

Another of the differences that we can notice is that in the film the key parts of the novel are omitted, although the adapter in charge of transposition of the script of the film, first extracted from the novel most of its dialogues as they were in the sameLiterals, it is difficult because it is not enough to scripted the film that is longer, even so, the script tries to keep everything written in his book by Gabriel García. It also tries to keep the characters, but it is very difficult due to the extension or the economic

In spite of this, it is importantYou can keep, in the film, to the original sense, the features and essence of García Márquez. 

It is from this that we can find elements that present the bases of the novel, such as: the costumes, which moves us to an amazing scenario, which allows us to visualize the authentic characteristics that we must take into account, also allows to letIn clear the characteristics of each character and makes us feel as if we were in the first half of the last century.

The scenography is equally important, which, approaching ancient Colombia that shows its historical and social context, such as: the presence of civil wars, the diseases that are unleashed, inequality between social classes and the element ofslavery represented both in the work and in the film for the black race. 

conclusion

In conclusion, we have seen how the claim of fidelity to the written letter of a writer is not always enough to guarantee the correct transposition of the original literary material to the cinematographic medium on the other hand, the features presented by the film makes us really think of Latin AmericaAnd we identify with it, because we can see within the shots, some that are regarding the topography and present vegetation that allow us to feel inside a truly Colombian plot, which helps the viewer to have the same narrative experience that could haveWhen reading the book.