Monday, October 26, 2009
An Enemy of the People
So I went to the play on Saturday night. It was pretty good. What they we're saying was kind of confusing though, it's like I had to pay attention to every single sentence that they were saying. Some times I had no idea what was going on, but I kept as much of my focus that I had and I got through it. It had a good point to it. It was between telling the truth and doing the wrong thing. The town's water supply had been infected with something and it was between basically fixing it and not fixing it. The reason why the mayor and everybody in the town didn't want to fix it is because it would have cost too much and they wanted their town to grow, and spreading it in the news that the town has infected water wouldn't really get new people into their town. But there was this one fellow who thought that he should tell the truth. And he was the only one in the town who thought so. And the whole town basically wanted to kill him! No body thought he was right and no body believed in what he was saying about how the water supply being infected. And he said something to the people one time that made the crowd shut up. He was talking about why no body believed him and it came to the point where he said something about Jesus and how no body believed in him. They were basically doing the same thing to him as people did to Jesus. I thought it was pretty stinkin halarious. But that was totally the most powerful line in the story in my opinion. I would quote it but of course I wouldn't remember it. The ending of the play however I wasn't too fond of. It left me hangin so bad! People we're throwing bricks and everything at his house, I mean it was scary! I was scared at least. And his family talked about coming to America to start a new life and just get out of that town cause they could get killed! Then boom! It just ended. I was like...for real...that just happened! I guess it was a pretty nifty thing to do though because it allows you to make up the rest of the story. Their fate lies within your imagination! Which makes the story all the more better!
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"...Then boom! It just ended. I was like...for real...that just happened"
ReplyDeleteThe first night we did the show when the last scene ended, the whole stage went to a blackout. the whole cast ran outside and to the entrance of the chapel. We watched the audiences reaction when they realized the show was over. One guy screamed, " ARE YOU SERIOUS??" It was hilarious, the audience eventually turned around, saw the cast, and realized the show was over.
I believe that the ending we chose was the most powerful. No curtain call, no resolution, just the audiences imagination. So often, we as people forget to dream, create, and express emotion or opinion. We are taught what to thinkit and how to think . This shoe is the exact opposite from beginning to end.
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