taylor deemer mrs. drake english 10 pib b4 31 march 2010 a shot in the darkit be difficult to make it through the movie heart of darkness because it be incredibly unexciting . the book that this movie be base off of have little action to begin with . so the thought of turn it into a movie seem like a totally off hand idea anyways and basically guarantee a fail . most of the book be of the mental travel of a young seaman name marlow on a job through the many darkness of the congo and people a a whole i feel like the screenwriter fail massively at capture the essence of marlow travel . it totally miss the big issue of light versus dark . that be the major point in the book and when that doesn not translate to the movie and all that leave be 100 minute of boredom and monotony . this be the case and the question be pose and why would anyone make this into a movie . an even good question could then be ask and who would want to watch it . it be utterly a chore to watch . have it not contribute to a grade in my english class and i would have never even consider watch the movie . i would never recommend this movie to anyone . heart of darkness be strip of all it insight and meaning when it take from the page of the book . the novella be torture to read until the last twenty page or so and but the afterthought be that it be a pretty decent book . the movie be like a shot in the dark with no chance in the world of hit it target . how can a book that all about the mental process and realization of darkness be portray in a physical and visual sense . i feel like it impossible to accurately show thought . also and i feel like the time difference between the book and the movie create major point that do not seem to add up at all . the novella heart of darkness be publish in 1902 and while the movie version of heart of darkness be from 1993. the 91 year between the two may be a reason behind the seemingly different terrain . the novella seem to have much harsh condition and and the movie do not portray the prehistoric feel of the congo . the congo and in the movie and just seem like another place and not the dark and inhuman place that the book paint this setting of . i feel like this remove another major element that really contribute to the novella . with two of the big aspect of the storyline miss in the movie and the little bit of decency that be in the book heart of darkness be go . when the controversy of light versus dark be the big theme and not include it in the movie make it seem like the entire movie will be incredibly pointlessand it be . it dull and unexciting and and a major waste of time . there no reason to watch it . the book be strip of any significance it have . if it necessary and for some reason and read the book . avoid the movie at all cost . cast and credit marlow represent tim roth kurtz represent john malkovich the russian representmorten faldaas the intended represent phoebe nichollsdirected by represent nicolas roeg write by benedict fitzgerald and base on the novella by joseph conrad run time represent 100 minute rat pg 13 ( some sexuality and language ) .