In the story
the man at in the café was in the corner, underneath the shadows of the tree.
But in the video he was not. This annoyed many people and I’m sure it would not
be smiled upon in the eyes of Ernest Hemingway. The whole symbolism is about
how he is in the shadows. What’s the point of symbolism if it’s not even
portrayed?
Another thing
that was different in the video than the writing was the location and language.
In the story it takes place in Spain, which is easily noticeable by some of the
slang that the waiters use. Words like hombre and nada are used commonly in the
story while in the video they are completely void.
Something that
was hard to notice yet true to the story was the way the older waiter sat in
the video. He slouched in an uncomfortable way that only could have been for
symbolism. He always talks about how he wants a well-lit place with no shadows
and the way he is sitting makes it so that no shadows are on his body. The
younger waiter, however, slouches forward and his entire front torso is covered
in shadows. A clever little symbolism by the director of this film. All in all
the film made the point the story made while unfortunately changing a couple of
important things.
