Craig Raine's Poem "A martian sends a postcard home". Describe how you would turn the poem into a short film
Date Submitted: 02/13/2004 10:53:41
Category: / Literature / Creative Writing
Length: 8 pages (2139 words)
Category: / Literature / Creative Writing
Length: 8 pages (2139 words)
Film Based on "A Martian Sends a Postcard Home"
In Craig Raine's poem "A Martian Sends a Postcard Home" the very literal in essence it is a Martian writing to his people back home. The theme of difference and alienation (no pun intended) is represented by the Martians lack of the proper words or terms to describe everyday things. This suggests that while the Martian can observe and listen to people and things around him …
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…that is gained from translation into film is in the end there is no confusion; if a person were to read the play by himself he might be left confused as to what the Martian were describing. In my film version this confusion is eliminated after a time by visually showing what the Martian meant. I do not feel that the poem's significance changes with translation because the theme's and issue's are still well presented.
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