I really liked Franklin's use of extreme long shots through out the film.Franklin frequently used extreme long shots when Antonio and Ultima were interacting with nature.The nature aspect of the book and film are extremely important and I think by using extreme long shots, nature in the movie really stands out. It's almost as if nature is a character in the film. If Franklin had chosen not to use the extreme long shots, the importance of nature would have not stood out as much, making it's role in the film not as effective. Franklin also did a decent job with his use of diegetic sound. The use of diegetic sound further emphasized the importance of nature. At times though I feel like the diegetic sound was a bit too much, more specifically in the scene where Narciso is murdered by Tenorio. The sound of the rain is a huge distraction and it disconnects the audience with Narciso's death. It's almost as if Narciso's character was not as valued as much in the film as he was in the book. All in all, Narciso's death felt very isolated especially when Franklin decided to use the extreme long shot of his lifeless body. It lost all effect that it was supposed to have along with Antonio confessing for Narciso as he was dying. The confession was drowned out by the noise of the rain, which played into Antonio's fate as a priest.
The film in whole was not very effective. The acting did not seem as animated or genuine as it should have been. It also left out major themes that were in the book. We all know that a film can't possibly include everything from the book, but I feel like Franklin left out too much. The audience never really see's Antonio's internal struggle with his identity and his battle with choosing if he is to follow in his mother or father's foot steps. This is another major part of the book and is something Franklin failed to put across all together.
The film in whole was not very effective. The acting did not seem as animated or genuine as it should have been. It also left out major themes that were in the book. We all know that a film can't possibly include everything from the book, but I feel like Franklin left out too much. The audience never really see's Antonio's internal struggle with his identity and his battle with choosing if he is to follow in his mother or father's foot steps. This is another major part of the book and is something Franklin failed to put across all together.