I didn't understand the story to Breakfast at Tiffany's. (filmed, scenes, comedies)
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No, there was just something about this movie that kept me held at a distance or held at the surface and didn't suck me into caring much about the dilemma for some reason.
I think it's because it seems that Golightly does not have it that bad. She has an apartment that she doesn't have to pay for it seems, cause the landlord lets her off a lot, and she has multiple men wanting her and has parties and what not. Why are we feel sorry for this character or feel that she is in a bad spot in her life? That's all.
Well if you are going to take away the character's homosexuality, then why make the movie at all at that time? Wouldn't taking out that key plot point render the story pointless to make?
Unless there is enough material with Holly Golightly that you can still make a movie out of it. However, as for her dilemma, before it was explained that "She was really just a country bumpkin trying to pass herself off as a socialite".
That's hardly a dilemma. So a country bumpkin wants to pass herself off as socialite. Where's the drama in that?
Um... her dilemma wasn’t being a country bumpkin.
I don't get what the movie was trying to about. What's the theme or the message? Mainly it's about a guy who is fascinated with a woman and he keeps on being fascinated by her for the length of the movie and that's all it seems to be about, with any real theme or message to it.
Like why was this movie even made or why am I watching? Since I didn't know what to feel at all, I couldn't even bring myself to watch the ending, cause I feel need to figure out what the point of the rest of the movie is first, before I go any further.
What do you think, or can anyone tell me what I am missing?
You really strike me as being without any romantic instincts of any kind or maybe you were texting while the movie was on and missed most of it, not just the ending which is a crucial part of most movies. This was a great story, beautifully shot, great location, great music (including Moon River which bascically explains the movie), and two gorgeous stars. Holly is a girl who ran away from her impoverished life on a farm and changed herself into a sophisticated NYC party girl, seeking a life that's just out of reach, like the jewelry in Tiffany's window. Paul is a failed writer who becomes a gigolo, paid for by the Patricia Neal character. Paul and Holly are both seeking something but failing to get it. They find each other as friends and realize there is more to life than pretense and sponging off of others. If you don't get it maybe you are missing a soul.
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Originally Posted by ironpony
Well if you are going to take away the character's homosexuality, then why make the movie at all at that time? Wouldn't taking out that key plot point render the story pointless to make?
Unless there is enough material with Holly Golightly that you can still make a movie out of it. However, as for her dilemma, before it was explained that "She was really just a country bumpkin trying to pass herself off as a socialite".
That's hardly a dilemma. So a country bumpkin wants to pass herself off as socialite. Where's the drama in that?
No, there was just something about this movie that kept me held at a distance or held at the surface and didn't suck me into caring much about the dilemma for some reason.
I think it's because it seems that Golightly does not have it that bad. She has an apartment that she doesn't have to pay for it seems, cause the landlord lets her off a lot, and she has multiple men wanting her and has parties and what not. Why are we feel sorry for this character or feel that she is in a bad spot in her life? That's all.
Because it's all based on a lie and none of it is real. Those men want a good time girl. She won't find real connection until she lets someone in, like she does in the end. And I would guess that after being busted for her involvement with Sally, she would likely lose that well paying gig and the apartment (just guessing, since we didn't see it in the movie). You seem to think she had a great life, but she was very lonely, closed off, and fragile. We see her completely break down when she loses the one person in the world she had a connection to ... her brother. She's really a very sad character, when you look past the party girl persona.
No, there was just something about this movie that kept me held at a distance or held at the surface and didn't suck me into caring much about the dilemma for some reason.
I think it's because it seems that Golightly does not have it that bad. She has an apartment that she doesn't have to pay for it seems, cause the landlord lets her off a lot, and she has multiple men wanting her and has parties and what not. Why are we feel sorry for this character or feel that she is in a bad spot in her life? That's all.
I agree with you, she didn't have a care in the world. Set to marry a millionaire, current bills paid, etc she was one of the few people who simply doesn't have the worry of working for a living. It's hard to connect with a character in that situation.
Well if you are going to take away the character's homosexuality, then why make the movie at all at that time? Wouldn't taking out that key plot point render the story pointless to make?
Most movies have changes that differ from the book. Some plot points don't work as well on screen, they're trying to attract a broader audience, or it is changed to tell the story in the best way possible in the time allowed.
And yes, characters are often changed, or left out of the movie completely.
Most movies have changes that differ from the book. Some plot points don't work as well on screen, they're trying to attract a broader audience, or it is changed to tell the story in the best way possible in the time allowed.
I think the bolded was the case here. It was 1961 ... a homosexual main character wouldn't have been particularly well received.
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