Black Orpheus

Composition and literature December, 1, 2010 Film Black Orpheus Marcel Camus The tear black Orpheus portrayed some of the essential elements of the old-fashioned myth in truth substantially and in a peculiar matter. Whiles watching the plastic accept authoritative parts of the myth were very different and not depicted well. there were deuce-ace parts of the movie in which really caught my eye in which had deviated from the myth. They were Orpheus and Eurydice initial relationship, the role of stopping point and netherworld. These three factors deviated slightly than the maestro classical myth.In the original myth Orpheus and Eurydice were originally together and everyone was happy for their love. Their relationship was rash and all was good till a snake bite Eurydice and she dies. In the film black Orpheus on the other hand Orpheus and Eurydice are strangers and Orpheus is active to Mira. There are a lot of struggles before they are ultimately able to get together. In the myth everyone is happy for their love in the movie though they spend so very much time hard to hide from Mira. In the ancient myth death was represented through and through the snake, which just bit Eurydice. n the movie death was a reoccurring see to it in which continually kept searching for Eurydice. Death in the movie even was able to warn Mira not to harm Eurydice claiming she was his property . In the movie death was attached too much power compared to the ancient myth. in the movie death continually haunted Eurydice eventually create her own death. In the myth she was not haunted by death she just got bitten by the snake and died. In the film death was given too much power. The third and final thing that wasnt well depicted in the movie was the role of Hades.In the original myth Orpheus goes deal to the under being with Hades and through music convinces the whole under world to allow him take Eurydice back to the world of the living. In the film Hades is represented as a mere janitor. Orpheus never tries convincing the janitor though music. The janitor feels pity on him and leads him to the Macomb ritual. In the myth Hades is the only mortal who has the main say on whether Eurydice can leave the underworld and it takes much convincing though great music from Orpheus .In the film Hades take aim of respect and honor has been reduced to a mere janitor who doesnt countenance Orpheus with the answer but actually leads him to those who can help . The relationship betwixt Orpheus and Eurydice, the role of death and Hades were all poorly depicted in this movie. It was a great attempt but one watching the film without knowing the myth might be confused about the original myth. The film could have made better attempts at making these three things more like the ancient myth. The film attempted to capture the importee of the myth but failed in actually conveying that to its viewers.