Review of The Scarlet Letter (1995) by Stephanie G — 10 Feb 2010
Even though Hollywood completely changed Hawthorne's novel around, they stuck to the theme Hawthorne used in his works: the human condition. They portrayed this excellantly by pulling ideas from ideas from his previous works about witchcraft and the shamefulness people carry around embodying the "black mask" everyone wears.
Hester and Arthur are protraits of this "black mask" as they explain the personal ramifications for them and most importantly how society shamed Hester. Thus, Hollywood stuck to explaining the Puritan ideas and way of life to remain true to the themes Hawthorne addresses in his works as he calls out Puritans for their sinful nature.
As Hawthorne addressed the sinful nature in his novel, he displays we're all sinners because of our human condition. Hollywood brillantly carried this on in their own way if you appreciate the work and effort to bring the Puritian lifestyle alive to address the theme Hawthorne expresses.
This review of The Scarlet Letter (1995) was written by Stephanie G on 10 Feb 2010.
The Scarlet Letter has generally received mixed reviews.
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