More O Film Viewing

I was extremely frustrated by the end of the film. I did not find the ending to be very believable. Not only was the plan not very well thought out, there were too many holes that any normal person would have questioned. In real life, I do not believe that Odin would have gone along with it. First of all, deciding to murder someone because you're jealous is not a very good reason, especially since Odin had no real evidence. Second, I feel as though Odin should have been smarter and questioned why Hugo was so interested in helping him. Third, there would have been no way for them to carry out this plan because I do not think that they would have been able to go to the game on their own. Even if they were suspended, they would still have to ride with the rest of the team to the game.

Even though the plan clearly blew up in their faces, I think in the end Hugo still got what he wanted. I think he did probably know that the plan wouldn't have worked. But attention was finally being given to him. People were finally going to be focused on him. And that was his ultimate goal.

O Film Viewing

Right now, we are watching the film O in class. I knew that it was a modern spinoff of Shakespeare's Othello, but I did not realize how close the storyline of the film would follow the plot of Shakespeare's play. Knowing this however, makes the film seem a little silly and outlandish. I don't know too many guys who would give a girl a scarf as a present. I am looking forward to the conclusion of the film. I feel as though it may turn out to be slightly on the ridiculous side and not very realistic.

One thing that I do like about the film though is that you can see how easily Hugo is able to plant a seed of doubt in Odin's mind about Desi and Michael. I like that the film gives a reason for Hugo's behavior (his being on some type of steroid and the trouble he is having with his father). It makes Hugo seem more human. In the play, Iago just seems to be a cold, heartless person. The film gives Hugo more of a life and emotion. It is also easy to see how the fight that Desi and Odin got into when she couldn't find the scarf was a misunderstanding on both of their parts. As a viewer, it is extremely frustrating because I can see where they both think that they are right and that because they are not communicating with each other clearly, they are only making the situation worse and exactly what Hugo wants.