Thus far the portrayal of the book The Namesake as a movie does not mimic my view of it from the book. Although in most cases for me the movie does not live up to the book for various reasons, in this case the differences are very evident. First of all, some of the scenes did not go in the same order as the book, such as the meeting of Moushumi and Gogol. In the book they met at a young age at a family party, while in the movie they met after his graduation. Also in this scene Moushumi did not look as I pictured. Many times my perception of a character from a book does not match up to the casted role, but I think several would agree that Moushumi looked very off. They made her look very unattractive and upon seeing her the class reacted with laughter and screams. Another role whom my perception did not match up with the movies casting was Sonia. Mostly because I believed she would correspond with her families’ nationality as Indian. For some reason whoever cast Sonia chose an African American looking woman rather than an Indian woman. This may create an issue because the book largely discusses the families’ Indian culture and the impact of it on their lives. Although I may not agree with the directors casting job and the skewing of the order of scenes, I enjoy watching this movie because these mistakes make it comical. I look forward to seeing how they chose to display the rest of Gogol’s life and how it will greatly differ with my personal thoughts on it.
Kathryn~
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that this movie is slightly ridiculous in the choices for casting and some of the acting in some scenes. Though this does add humor and makes for a fun english class, I agree that it ruins some of my perceptions of characters because of their appearance and presentation in the movie. I like watching it, but sometimes I feel like movies of a book almost ruins the movie that plays in your head while reading.