Beloved

    Now that I have finally read and watched Beloved, I definitely get a better jist of this masterpiece. The scenes in the movie that corresponded to the scenes in the book fit well together but that doesn't neccessarily mean they were played out to the best of their ability.
    The first scene that I would want to discuss would be an opening scene where Paul D steps into Sethe's house and is overcome by an eerie feeling. Personally, the book gives more detail on this and I'd expect it to be a little bit more creepier. Instead they just added a red glow and shakiness. The scene didn't really creep me out that much mostly because it looked really fake. Especially the red light. So they most definitely could have done a better job at portraying it but I understand they didn't have much to work with.
    Now don't even get me started on the scene where Paul D is battling it out with the ghost. I mean, come on. Could a little baby ghost really do all of that and then all of them acting as if it never happened even though their kitchen is completely trashed? The only thing that actually managed to creep me out about the scene was Denver's cynical little smile. It sort of caught me off guard and yeah, woo. Glad that was over. Terrible scene though. He's literally yelling at the ghost. Like dude, who are you yelling at? And then it disappears. And all Denver is worried about is the damn biscuits. Makes no sense but it was an alright scene.
    Next, I'd like to give them credit for getting most of the scenes where they have sex right. Paul D and Sethe go at it a lot, but isn't Paul D not supposed to like it that much? I remember in the first scene where they do it, he says he didn't really enjoy it yet he still continues to have sex with her? Yeah, makes total sense.
    One thing that really got me though was the scene where they find Beloved. Isn't she supposed to be coming out of a river under a tree instead of at their front door? I feel like they were way off on that. Plus, I don't understand why that scene would've been so difficult to recreate. They just screwed that up completely in my opinion.
    They seem to portray all of the characters very accurately though. Especially Beloved. Though her behavior is pretty creepy, I guess the book does no better in relieving that. But for the most part, it was a good movie. I understand it was hard to get all of the details in just right but they did a fair job. Way to go Oprah!