In the play Pygmalion and the atrocious movie made by Hallmark, The Makeover, there are many similarities and differences. The original play Pygmalion is set in London in the early 1900s. However, its modern counterpart, The Makeover, is set in modern day Boston. This is one of the many changes of these two, in addition to a number of parallels. In Pygmalion the main characters are Henry Higgins, Colonel Pickering, and Eliza Doolittle. In The Makeover the main characters are Hannah Higgins, Colleen Pickering, and Elliot Doolittle. This names are extremely similar to that of the original play, but the genders have been reversed. Also instead of being teachers of phonetics, Higgins and Pickering are educational advisors, as well as campaign …show more content…
In the case of Pygmalion they are passing Eliza off as a Duchess. In The Makeover they are running a political campaign with Elliot as the candidate. This is where there is another variance between the original and the movie. In the play Eliza knows what the bet is, that is she supposed to be a Duchess. In the movie Elliot is unaware that there is a bet, and he believes his improved grammar is to get a job as a sales representative at his brewing company. He does not find out that he is being asked to run for Congress until he has already been reeducated. He does not take this news well, while Eliza was fine with what the bet was. Also the outcome of the bets are not the same in these two stories. Eliza wins the bet, acting as a Duchess flawlessly, fooling the well-known translator, Nepommuck. Elliot is unable to win the election, losing by a narrow margin. In both stories Doolittle approaches his/her educators to try and improve their grammar. Eliza wants to be taught to speak well so she can open a flower shop. Elliot knows that if he improves his grammar he will have a better chance at becoming a sales representative for the company he works …show more content…
Eliza hears how happy Henry and the Colonel were that it was over. Elliot hears Hannah and Colleen saying that they can just drop him off at a Bruins game with a case of beer. This is when both of the Doolittles begin to feel used in their respective stories. Then Doolittle argues with Higgins about how they were treated, mainly about how Higgins treats Doolittle like someone from the gutter, and that Pickering treats them like a lady or gentleman. After the fight Higgins and Doolittle both realize that they actually need each. However, this is where another difference is. In the play, Eliza will marry Freddy, while in the movie Elliot and Hannah end up
With any comparison between a play and its movie counterpart there are bound to be major differences and key similarities between
Eliza changed herself for the better. In act 5, she told the two men to start calling her “Miss Doolittle” and that was the beginning of learning her self worth. She was done being treated like a “live doll” and began to see herself like a Duchess, like Higgins
differences exist between the original play and the film. Apart from the specific techniques of lighting and
Another difference is the presence of three judges in the movie, whereas in the play there were only two, both of whom where made out to be "bad guys." One additional judge is added in the movie possibly to show that it was not the entirety of the Church that was unjust, cruel, and nearly ignorant. I
Another difference in the movie from the play is the obvious different points of view. The play is told from Estela’s point of view and the movie is shown through Ana’s point of view. The play shows more of Estela’s struggles in the factory, not being able to pay for the machines, paying rent and most being an undocumented worker in the
In Summary, with these three examples it is shown that the play and the movie contrast quite a bit. Most of the story line and the dialogue were very similar to the original story in the movie but some things were changed, possibly to shorten the story to be able to make
To contrast, In the movie there way over dramatic because when they found out Helen was blind and deaf Kate let out a huge cry of grief and they were a little over dramatic when Helen finally figured out what everything was because Helen figured out what water was and what the ground was after that Annie was screaming yes. A difference between the play and the movie would be the fight with negro kids because in the play they said that helen was touching the kids mouths trying to feel what they said but when the negro boy bit Helens finger she tried the girls mouth and then she tried to cut her hair but the negro girl stopped it but then Helen jumped on the negro girl but then Kate pulled them apart but in the movie they just showed the part where Helen going through the sheets then goes to the part where Helen is wrestling the negro girl on the
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw is a play that shows a great change in the character Eliza Doolittle. As Eliza lives in poverty, she sells flowers to earn her living. Eliza does not have an education. This shows through the way that she does not have the most proper way of speaking. This happens through when Eliza is speaking to the other characters when she meets then when she is still at a low level of poverty in her life. To understand the reasons Eliza is able to change and be changed into an almost Cinderella like character. With Eliza going from and growing and changing through the hardship she faces. In the play Eliza begins with no confidence and works towards having a way to reach trough from learning during her life
The change in the location and the time century where this is taking place changes the way that the actors talk, wear and respond to the play that they are doing. Another difference that is in the movie but not in the play is that the character Nick Bottom has a wife in the movie while in the play he is a single man. Even though he is married the wife is only seen in two to three scenes and with that, she is not necessary towards the plot of the movie. Even though this is a minor part of the movie, this is still a notable difference that the movie has that the original play does not have. Another part of the movie that was not in the play was the scene where Hermia and Helena had gotten into a fight in the mud pit. This part of the movie was not originally in the play, but was added to the movie to add a more dramatic scene to the movie. The next difference was that in the book it tells us that the queen of the fairies refused to give her husband the Indian man so her husband, Oberon, curses her and then when he succeeds in getting the Indian man, he tells Puck that he acquired the man. The differences are that in the movie there is no mention of the Indian man after the confrontation and is not brought up again after that. There are many differences in the play and the movie then there is anything else since it was easier to
Mr. Higgins and Colonel Pickering decide to take her to a horse track to test out her skills. The track, of course, is dominated by the upper class. They are all dressed up in gorgeous gowns and nice suits. When Mr. Higgins’ mother finds out about Eliza coming to the horse track, she is disgusted that her son invited a common flower girl to her private box. The upper class does not take too kindly to the lower class. They enjoy and respect their differences, sometimes even push it. While at the track, Eliza screams at a horse to move its “bloomin’ arse,” in her native lower class, crude language. The people of the horse track are shocked by this and cannot believe what they heard. After this, Colonel Pickering wants to call off the bet with Mr. Higgins. Pickering does not believe Eliza could be taught to walk and present herself as a lady at the Embassy
The different classes in both plays had their advantages and disadvantages; however, some classes had more benefits than others. In Pygmalion, the upper-class was the most privileged money-wise. Henry Higgins was an upper-class educated man who had quite a reputation and enough money to take on the challenge of transforming Eliza, a lower-class woman, into an upper-class citizen. As a member of the upper-class, Higgins had access to “chocolates, and taxis, and gold, and diamonds” that members of the lower-class didn’t necessarily have (Shaw 19). These objects are associated with
Professor Higgins won the bet. After they get home, Colonel Pickering and Higgins congratulate each other without a single thank you to Eliza. Eliza becomes furious and leaves the house to meet Freddy outside. She goes back to where she used to live, but nobody recognized her, so
Eliza, in the climax scene vulnerably asks Higgins, why he made her a sophisticated Duchess if her never cared for her, and why did not he thought of the trouble it would make for her, on which Higgins shocking reply says:
Class distinctions are made abundantly clear in Shaw’s “Pygmalion.” Eliza is representative of Shaw’s view of the English working class of the day: Crude, crass, and seemingly unintelligent yet worthy of pity. Equal criticism is leveled at the upper classes, who pass judgement upon the poor precipitated by their appearance and mannerisms. Higgins and Pickering’s attitude towards Eliza is one of derision, stemming from their difference in social status. For instance, Higgins’ open mockery of Eliza’s speech: “You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days.” (Shaw.
The factor that changes her fate is that Eliza knows how to grasp chances when they favor her. Overhearing Higgins boast that the professor can make her a duchess, she immediately seizes the opportunity and makes a visit to Higgins. This is the turning point of her life; that is, the beginning of her transformation. Without the independent character and the ability to make right decisions as well as right choices, Eliza would have remained a poor flower girl all her life.