Wednesday 6 May 2015

The Diary of Anne Frank and Humility

In The Diary of Anne Frank, to show humility to one another could have been a very difficult task in such a terrible time in history. Anne had a hard time cooperating with the people she stayed hidden with for the few years of hiding; her own family and another family. Everyone had their own moments of pride and anger, either if it was being annoyed by someone else, thinking they were having a more miserable life than the others, wanting to pick fights, taking more rations of food or facility time than others, et cetera. It would be hard to live under so much stress during those times, and it would be hard not to think of yourself during your own time of need and care. Although, everyone should or had learned that they weren't the only ones scared and miserable. Everyone was suffering through the same thing. Since that was the case, think of how much they, or we in general, could get along when we consider other people's thoughts, and help them out when they are feeling down, or angry, or upset. People should always have consideration towards each other, and help them out, and not just ourselves. No one is better than anyone.

Tuesday 5 May 2015

The Diary of Anne Frank Review

I believe that The Diary of Anne Frank play was quite good. I found it entertaining and different. The stage set-up was unique with the different components of two rooms coming forth out of the walls (stairs, tables, beds, doors, etc.). When the actors and singers first pulled them out, it was very neat, and I also found it a bit surprising. I was expecting to see people bringing out the furniture and props used for the play. This way with the props and furniture coming out of the walls, it would be more efficient than having people coming out to reset the set. I found that the different uses of light in the play gave the performance an eerie effect when emphasising Hitler giving his speeches behind the wall, making him look dark and scary. The way they were able to shake the set also added a scary experience, especially when the bombs were going off and the gun shots were going on.
I thought that the acting was good. The actors fit well with their assigned part. Although when I had read a bit of Anne Frank's diary, I wouldn't have thought her as so annoying and energetic. Near the end of the play, I found it had ended a bit suddenly, but that could have been how it had ended in real life. I did not finish reading the book.
I had also noticed that there were a few parts of the diary that had been placed in different spots of play, and a bit was changed or tweaked. Overall, the play was good. I believe that other viewers found the play a bit more emotional than I did, but that is just my opinion.