Monday 28 September 2009

The Scarlet Letter


The Scarlet Letter
An adaptation of the Hawthorne classic about a young woman who is condemned to wear a scarlet A on her breast for the sin of adultery earning the ridicule and condemnation of the Puritan townsfolk around her. This production stars Meg Foster Kevin Conway and John Heard (HOME ALONE) and was directed by Rick Hauser. System Requirements:Run Time: 240 mins Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 783421366794 Manufacturer No: WG36679
Customer Review: The Scarlett Letter
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Customer Review: Hawthorn's Scarlet Letter......an interesting metaphor for it's time......
Hawthorn's Scarlet Letter is well played in this rendition of the TV series. There are many metaphors....the "Man in Black" in the forest, can be interepreted as the "Devil" or simply, the wild, untamed land within. Pearl, being the offspring of the passion and love of Reverend Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne, is herself a wild, untamed child. This, all in a society, set up by men, who wished to create a "Utopia", whereby all people within the confines of this community would be slaves to the Religious laws, the brutal laws, which caused anxt and suffering in this supposed "Utopic" society. Hester Prynne was made an example, so that the rest of the community would shrink back, would never allow their wild natures to emerge, lest they be severely punished or brought to the gallos. Laws made by men, under the guise of "God's Laws" - but who can truly know God's Laws? And were Hester and the Reverend truly sinners? Or were they truly in love, holding deep inside a true passion for each other and a deep love for Pearl. And isn't true love and passion as wild as the forest? As you watch this series, you will see that human nature cannot be tamed, and to do so, is more of a sin than those actions proclaimed as sinful by the mangistrates of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Enjoy!

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