Sunday, October 12, 2014

Film Adaptation

Characters:







James Franco would play the role of Siddhartha. He would be able to play a strong leading role and would be able to reflect Siddhartha's transformation and journey to enlightenment.    









Joan Hill would play the role of Govinda. Hill would be able to reflect the friendship between Siddhartha and Govinda and demonstrate the supportive role that Govinda plays. 

 Rihanna would play the role of Kamala. Kamala tempted Siddhartha to give into worldly pleasure and strayed him from the path to enlightenment.
 The role of Siddhartha's son would be played by Evan Peters. He could represent the rebelliousness within Siddhartha's son.











 James Spader as Vasudeva. Spader is the perfect person to represent the enlightenment that Vasudeva had achieved and can play the role of Siddhartha's spiritual mentor.














George Clooney has the ability and character to represent Siddhartha's business mentor Kamaswami. The role of a business man would take experience and ethics.




Morgan Freeman would be able to play the role of Buddha. The role of one who has already achieved enlightenment a strong defined role. Freeman could present the wisdom of the Buddha.





Setting: The movie would take place on the islands of Hawaii. The wilderness of the islands would be the setting on Siddhartha's journey. As he leaves the lavish rich lifestyle he runs away to the jungle to live a life with nothing. The beauty of the islands would make the setting more appealing the the audience.As Siddhartha returns he would be able to live his life in the city with Kamala and Kamaswami. The urbanized cities of Hawaii could show Siddhartha's halt from the path to enlightenment. As Siddhartha realizes what is happening he could escape to the other islands.

Modern Changes: To modernize the novel when Siddhartha leaves Kamala to continue the path to enlightenment he should encounter a new woman. One who has already reached enlightenment and will help Siddhartha achieve his goal. The extra aspect of love in the novel will make it more interesting to the audience and add a mood of intensity. Another change that would be made is after Siddhartha reaches enlightenment the woman and Siddhartha separate understanding that they have fulfilled their purpose in each others live. This would bring a nice lighthearted end to the movie that the audience would enjoy.

1 comment:

  1. great casting - interesting idea of adding another female counterpart
    20/20

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