Never let go of your dreams. That is what many say. But is this really true? The 2008 filmic version of Lorraine Hansberrys drama a A Raisin in the sun is about the value and purposes of dreams shown by a black family living in the slums of Chicagos Southside.
The drama tells the story of a black family living in a small apartement under hard conditions until they receive a life insurance of 10.000 dollars. Every member of the family has an idea what to do with the money to fulfill their dreams. The differences of their ideas lead to conflicts. The head of the family, Lena, decides to spend the money on a house in a white neighbourhood. She gives the left over money to her son Walter, who wants to open a liquor store.
After a while, Walter finds out his friend left with his money, leaving him devastated. As a result, Walter wants to accept an offer from the white neighbourhood, who want to buy the house they bought back. What Walter does next, will surprise you. See it yourself.
The acting performance of the cast was very appreciable. Especially the choice of including Sean Combs was a nice idea. The cast of Ruth, Beneatha and especially Mama perfectly fitted to the characters. You could see the weariness of Ruth which fitted perfectly.
However, you could not figure any erratic speech in Walter, unlike in the drama version. In the movie, Walter made a more elegant and rather calm impression which did not fit to the movie.
I really liked the actor of Bobo, who hit the spot on performing Bobos role. He almost perfectly fitted to the image of Bobo I imagined by reading.
Regarding the plot of the movie, the general plot was followed, but there were obvious and partly unnecessary differences to the drama version like the scene where Ruth visits the hair salon for the abortion. However, some scenes like the scene of the rich white house needed to be implemented into the movie, as they were part of Walters imagination. They added a nice touch to the plot.
Regarding the choice of music in the drama, I would like to say that I personally found the music too monotonous which did not fit to the dramatic build up of tension. The monotonous music also made some scenes a little boring, which could have a little more tension by using energetic music.
Talking about the cinematography in the movie, I appreciate the use of no CGI and other effects. Also the set of the movie and the places the movie was filmed fitted to the segregation which was discussed in the movie. However, the apartment the Youngers lived in did not look run down. It looked like a very comfortable space to live in. This could have been improved.
Taking all aspects into consideration, I highly recommend the movie for people who are interested in the purpose of dreams. If I had to choose between the drama or the movie, I would choose and recommend read the drama first due to its skillfull and fitting choice of words.
The drama tells the story of a black family living in a small apartement under hard conditions until they receive a life insurance of 10.000 dollars. Every member of the family has an idea what to do with the money to fulfill their dreams. The differences of their ideas lead to conflicts. The head of the family, Lena, decides to spend the money on a house in a white neighbourhood. She gives the left over money to her son Walter, who wants to open a liquor store.
After a while, Walter finds out his friend left with his money, leaving him devastated. As a result, Walter wants to accept an offer from the white neighbourhood, who want to buy the house they bought back. What Walter does next, will surprise you. See it yourself.
The acting performance of the cast was very appreciable. Especially the choice of including Sean Combs was a nice idea. The cast of Ruth, Beneatha and especially Mama perfectly fitted to the characters. You could see the weariness of Ruth which fitted perfectly.
However, you could not figure any erratic speech in Walter, unlike in the drama version. In the movie, Walter made a more elegant and rather calm impression which did not fit to the movie.
I really liked the actor of Bobo, who hit the spot on performing Bobos role. He almost perfectly fitted to the image of Bobo I imagined by reading.
Regarding the plot of the movie, the general plot was followed, but there were obvious and partly unnecessary differences to the drama version like the scene where Ruth visits the hair salon for the abortion. However, some scenes like the scene of the rich white house needed to be implemented into the movie, as they were part of Walters imagination. They added a nice touch to the plot.
Regarding the choice of music in the drama, I would like to say that I personally found the music too monotonous which did not fit to the dramatic build up of tension. The monotonous music also made some scenes a little boring, which could have a little more tension by using energetic music.
Talking about the cinematography in the movie, I appreciate the use of no CGI and other effects. Also the set of the movie and the places the movie was filmed fitted to the segregation which was discussed in the movie. However, the apartment the Youngers lived in did not look run down. It looked like a very comfortable space to live in. This could have been improved.
Taking all aspects into consideration, I highly recommend the movie for people who are interested in the purpose of dreams. If I had to choose between the drama or the movie, I would choose and recommend read the drama first due to its skillfull and fitting choice of words.