THE ANIMATION OF MADAME BUTTERFLY WAS NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS THE OPERA IN MY OPINION. I THINK THAT ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT WAS MISSING FOR ME WAS THE BACKSTORY THAT THE OPERA PROVIDED. IN THE ANIMATION IT IS UNCLEAR WHY MADAME BUTTERFLY IS ALONE, WHO PINKERTON IS, HOW THEY CAME TO MEET, AND WHAT HIS INTENTION WAS WITH HER. IN THE OPERA I WAS GIVEN A MORE COMPLETE PICTURE OF THE STORY BEFORe MADAME BUTTERFLY'S CHILD WAS BORN. I DID REALLY ENJOY THE GRAPHICS IN THE ANIMATED VERSION OF THE STORY AND THOUGHT THAT IT WAS DONE EXTREMELY WELL. I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE ENDING - EVEN MORE THAN THE ENDING TO THE OPERA VERSION. I THINK THAT THE USE OF THE UMBILICAL CORD AND THAT PINKERTON WAS THE ONE WHO BROKE IT BEFORE GIVING THEIR CHILD TO HIS NEW WIFE DISPLAYED THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF ATTACHMENT TURNED SADNESS IN BUTTERFLY'S CHARACTER. THE MUSIC WAS APPEALING TO ME IN THE OPERA BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT MORE OF IT AND I ENJOYED LISTENING TO IT.
THE ANIMATION OF MADAME BUTTERFLY WAS NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS THE OPERA IN MY OPINION. I THINK THAT ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT WAS MISSING FOR ME WAS THE BACKSTORY THAT THE OPERA PROVIDED. IN THE ANIMATION IT IS UNCLEAR WHY MADAME BUTTERFLY IS ALONE, WHO PINKERTON IS, HOW THEY CAME TO MEET, AND WHAT HIS INTENTION WAS WITH HER. IN THE OPERA I WAS GIVEN A MORE COMPLETE PICTURE OF THE STORY BEFORe MADAME BUTTERFLY'S CHILD WAS BORN. I DID REALLY ENJOY THE GRAPHICS IN THE ANIMATED VERSION OF THE STORY AND THOUGHT THAT IT WAS DONE EXTREMELY WELL. I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE ENDING - EVEN MORE THAN THE ENDING TO THE OPERA VERSION. I THINK THAT THE USE OF THE UMBILICAL CORD AND THAT PINKERTON WAS THE ONE WHO BROKE IT BEFORE GIVING THEIR CHILD TO HIS NEW WIFE DISPLAYED THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF ATTACHMENT TURNED SADNESS IN BUTTERFLY'S CHARACTER. THE MUSIC WAS APPEALING TO ME IN THE OPERA BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT MORE OF IT AND I ENJOYED LISTENING TO IT.
Hi Allison,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that some of the backstory of Madame Butterfly was missing within the Animation. However, I believe that the writers did this in order to emphasize other scene's within the opera. For example, the animation emphasizes the bond Madame Butterfly has with her daughter by linking them with the umbilical cord. The use of the umbilical cord allows the audience to see the true effects of Pinkerton's decision to take away their daughter. Therefore even though some of the backstory was missing, this was purposely done in order to highlight certain scene's within the animation.