Introduction
This Paper is made in order to fulfill the midterm examination in Study on Shakespeare subject, because in order to fulfill the midterm score we have to make a paper which is base on the one Shakespeare work. We can found many movies that adapted from William Shakespeare work. Like Romeo and Juliet, hamlet and othello. In fact we can categories many love story movie like Romeo and Juliet. I found one movie adapted from Othello and I interested to analyze that movie. That is “O” (Release Date: August 31, 2001)
This paper will describe about the adaptation jealousy point of view in “O” movie (Release Date: August 31, 2001, Director: Tim Blake Nelson, Written By: Brad Kaaya, Producers: Eric Gitter, Anthony Rhulen, and Daniel L. Fried) comparing with Othello by William Shakespeare. Not only the adaptation process, this paper will analyze the similarities in Shakespeare's Othello and the feature film "O” too.
We can found many movies that adapted from William Shakespeare work. Like Romeo and Juliet, hamlet and othello. In fact we can categories many love story movie like Romeo and Juliet. I found one movie adapted from Othello and I interested to analyze that movie. That is “O” (Release Date: August 31, 2001)
Othello is a play by William Shakespeare where there are so many Jealousy inside it. Perhaps no other Shakespearean drama is so dominated by the theme of jealousy as the tragedy of Othello. Jealousy is clearly drawn in this play. Actually there is more than jealousy in this play but there are still more feeling that can be shown in this play, the figures of Othello and Iago, considering their different connections the theme of jealousy. Found many similarities in film “O” about jealousy theme, like Shakespeare’s Othello. That is what will be discussed in this paper.
The Synopsis of “O”
Based on movies.about.com, “O” telling about Odin James (Mekhi Phifer) as famous basketball player. His skin is black. He loves Desi Brable (Julia Stiles) the beautiful daughter of the Dean of Palmetto Grove Academy (John Heard). The envy of all their friends, Odin and Desi has found what many others lack- a love that is deep, honest, and pure. He has best friend, his best friend name is Hugo Goulding (Josh Hartnett) is a starting forward on the basketball team, and the son of Coach Duke Goulding (Martin Sheen). Hugo has been asked by his father to look out for Odin because of the particular pressures facing him at Palmetto Grove. Yet Hugo is bitterly envious of Odin and the attention Odin receives from the coach and everyone else at school. An introspective and somewhat mysterious young man, Hugo seeks to manipulate those around him to his own private ends.
Placed by his own father in the role of Odin confidante, Hugo is, in reality, seeking to destroy the very person he pretends to befriend. Striking at the very core of Odin's soul, Hugo convinces him that Desi is having an affair with another member of the basketball team, Michael Casio (Andrew Keegan).
Meanwhile, Hugo's rich roommate Roger Rodriguez (Elden Henson), will do anything to be popular. Desperately in love with Desi, Roger becomes another pawn in Hugo's dark scheme. Even Hugo's girlfriend Emily (Rain Phoenix), succumbs to his machinations, playing a part in her roommate Desi's downfall.
As the basketball season comes to a dramatic finish, conflict among the six friends escalates into irrevocable tragedy when Hugo executes a plan prompting Odin to throw away all that he cares about most- the woman he loves, his bright future, his very soul.
So based on “O” synopsis, we will found the similarities theme with Othello by Williams Shakespeare. “O” can be calling by Othello in modern era.
ANALYSIS
Many ways for adaptation novel to film, based on Robert Stam we will found three categories of adaptation, “they are close adaptation, loose adaptation, and intermediate adaptation.”
First close adaptation, the adaptation novel very close with the originality of novel. Second is loose adaptation, in loose the director has freedom for interpret novel and adapting to film. And the last is intermediate adaptation. Where the adaptation combining close and loose adaptation, because in intermediate adaptation the director interpreting the text very free but he can take one or two scene that important in story of the novel. Based on three categories of adaptation “O” movie is example of intermediate adaptation because in “O” we will found many similarities with Othelo. For example in characterization Odin that like Othello. He is black people. He is famous people too. He is nearly perfect as a man. And he more and more perfect when he dating with Desi Brable. She is a beautiful girl in Palmetto Grove Academy. In Othello, Othello is black famous people too that love with beautiful girl Desdemona. Between that we will found Hugo Goulding. The character of Hugo Goulding is like iago in Othello. He jealous with odin. Like iago jealous with Othello.
There are many things that Hugo does that show his jealousy towards Odin. He shows shock and dismay when the coach of the team (who is also Hugo's father) said that he loves Odin like his own son. Hugo also takes steroids and other drugs to keep his performance up hoping to surpass Odin's skills. He tells Rodger, (who plays the part of Rodrigo) “I'm considered a utility man. I rebound, I can shoot, I play guard, forward, power forward, you name the position, I fuckin' play it.” “The point is, I'm the MVP on this piece of shit team” This shows jealousy of Odin because he was selected as MVP of the basketball team. Hugo actually admits that he is jealous, but he sees it as a flaw as opposed to Iago in the play. Hugo talks to Odin before a dunking contest in the gym and says that Odin should forget about Desi. He tells him that he has everything and that he would give his life to be in Odin's shoes and says that Desi is not a prize that he needs to win, but rather that Odin is the prize. There is one place at the very end of the movie that Hugo directly admits to his jealousy. He is talking about a hawk and how it relates to power, darkness, determination, and to being proud. He says, “Odin is a hawk, he soars above us. He can fly. But one of these days everyone's gonna pay attention to me. Because I'm gonna fly too”. Not only characterization, we can found many similarities scene like Othello scene in “O”. At the last scene of “O” when Odin be trapped with Hugo and become angry and jealous with Desi, Odin kill Desi with a choke her like Othello kill Desdemona.
Conclusion
From the above explanation it shows that “O” is adaptation of Othello by William Shakespeare. The director of “O” adapting the novel use intermediate adaptation. Because if you look from setting of time of the movie, you will see the differences between Othello and “O” but if you see the characterization of character, story and several scenes you will found many similarities between Othello and “O”.
In characterization Odin that like Othello. He is black people. He is famous people too. He is nearly perfect as a man. And he more and more perfect when he dating with Desi Brable. She is a beautiful girl in Palmetto Grove Academy. In Othello, Othello is black famous people too that love with beautiful girl Desdemona. Between that we will found Hugo Goulding. The character of Hugo Goulding is like iago in Othello. He jealous with odin. Like iago jealous with Othello.
We can found many similarities scene like Othello scene in “O”. At the last scene of “O” when Odin be trapped with Hugo and become angry and jealous with Desi, Odin kill Desi with a choke her like Othello kill Desdemona.
Work cited
Stam, Robert. Introduction theory and practice of adaptation. (Cambridge, MA: Press, 1997)
movies.about.com
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