Guideline Questions for Reaction Paper

How does the author handle the chief elements of fiction: character, plot, setting, point of view, symbolism, theme?

How does the director use the resources of film (acting, sound, color, lighting, framing, motion, editing) to tell the story?

How faithful is the adaptation to the original?

Do the actors fit your picture of the characters as you imagined them while reading?

Do the locations look and feel the way the writer described them?

What major scenes does the film leave out or add? Given the constraints of time and cost, were the changes justified?

If the story was told from a particular point of view, does the film maintain that viewpoint? How is this achieved? Or, if not, why do you think the point of view was changed?

Do you notice any prominent symbols in the story or the film? How effectively are they used on the page and on the screen?

How would you describe the overall tone or mood of the story? Does the movie recreate that mood? How is this achieved or not achieved?

What emerges as the story's central theme? Does the movie do it justice?