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<blockquote data-quote="Alexis" data-source="post: 154206" data-attributes="member: 68">Yea I was aware that both are adaptations of the novel, originally titled The Painted Devil. Coppola&#039;s version just isn&#039;t as good. On reading up on her version my suspicions were proven right. She had wanted to make a more female empowered version. Which to me seems ridiculous as in the novel and the Segal version the women basically have the power in the end. That&#039;s the film. The Yankee is beguiled by the women and the women at the same time beguiled by him. The Segal film does better at showing both views though. I just listened to that review and pretty much agree with Kermode. It makes no sense to remove Halle the slave girl from the story. He, and I, both pointed out that she was a strong character, a strong female character and one that opened up the story a lot. She had some of the best lines in the Segal film and Coppola&#039;s film feels a bit empty with her not there. Coppola mentioned she didn&#039;t want to include her because she wasn&#039;t a strong representation of women or a good role model for young women, or words to that effect which I feel is a bit stupid. As if a slave couldn&#039;t be wise and strong? The very fact of her being a slave makes her invalid as a strong female? It didn&#039;t suit her 2017 view of feminism therefor it didn&#039;t happen. It&#039;s funny that in wanting to make a more female empowered adaptation she had to cut out probably the strongest female in the source material.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alexis, post: 154206, member: 68"] Yea I was aware that both are adaptations of the novel, originally titled The Painted Devil. Coppola's version just isn't as good. On reading up on her version my suspicions were proven right. She had wanted to make a more female empowered version. Which to me seems ridiculous as in the novel and the Segal version the women basically have the power in the end. That's the film. The Yankee is beguiled by the women and the women at the same time beguiled by him. The Segal film does better at showing both views though. I just listened to that review and pretty much agree with Kermode. It makes no sense to remove Halle the slave girl from the story. He, and I, both pointed out that she was a strong character, a strong female character and one that opened up the story a lot. She had some of the best lines in the Segal film and Coppola's film feels a bit empty with her not there. Coppola mentioned she didn't want to include her because she wasn't a strong representation of women or a good role model for young women, or words to that effect which I feel is a bit stupid. As if a slave couldn't be wise and strong? The very fact of her being a slave makes her invalid as a strong female? It didn't suit her 2017 view of feminism therefor it didn't happen. It's funny that in wanting to make a more female empowered adaptation she had to cut out probably the strongest female in the source material. [/QUOTE]

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