... but not this movie The story is of a Southern Spinster who has been clearly ostracized by her town, but not to the point where she has to leave in order to live. This means she has done something wrong, but there must be enough curiosity to make the people want to keep her around. Why?? In the short story it is a mystery up until the very end when suddenly everything makes sense.
*** Here there be spoilers, although not if you have read the short story *** The beauty of the short story is that it was told out of chronological order and it is not until the end that you realize it is a SOuthern Gothic horror story! This adaptation told the story in pure chronological order which destroyed the ending. The sets, costumes, acting were wonderful, but what were they thinking??? The surprise is lost, the feeling that something is terribly wrong, and you feel you should know what it is, is itself lost. And, everything makes sense.
*** Here there be spoilers, although not if you have read the short story *** The beauty of the short story is that it was told out of chronological order and it is not until the end that you realize it is a SOuthern Gothic horror story! This adaptation told the story in pure chronological order which destroyed the ending. The sets, costumes, acting were wonderful, but what were they thinking??? The surprise is lost, the feeling that something is terribly wrong, and you feel you should know what it is, is itself lost. And, everything makes sense.