The Tempest

Prospera is the female version of Prospero, in the movie. The first difference I noticed was that in the movie, Prospero is played by a woman, whereas in the play, it is a man. Prospera is not the Duke of Milan, but however is it the wife of the duke of Milan. As stated in the book about Caliban, “Which was not honored a human shape,” Act I scene 5(page: 31). Clearly, in the book Caliban was more of an animal type creature, with unnatural parts. In the modern movie, Caliban is shown as a half human- half monster. Antonio and Prospero are brothers, who may have a grudge against each other, but in the movie this relationship is a brother-sister relation. The movie is dissimilar to the original version of the play. Many scenes are cut out. The movie is modern with trendy, yet appealing costumes. Ferdinand and Miranda’s characters are quite similar to the ones in the book. Though this movie is a modern one, released two years ago, it has the same old English that was used in the play. This movie does not conclude to be as ‘The Tempest,’ but rather inspired by ‘The Tempest.’ The modern movie has its own meaning and many scenes are not included while others are changed. I like this movie, because the characteristics are more appealing. The costumes, music, and the cast all are very attractive. If there was just plain music or simple costumes, not identifying the character itself, would make the movie quite boring. The music makes more suspense. There are different sounds of music depending on the mood. For example; suspense and comedy have different sounds which make the movie more interesting.