Before the law - short film - Kafka's adaptation

Before the law stands a gate-keeper. A man from the village wishes to enter the gate... (An adaptation to Franz Kafka's short story - BEFORE THE LAW)

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[sj97inr4]

i am sorry to say but this is not good adaptation. it falls short because of the need for clarity and for what the director calls "action". the story is ambiguous and disturbing to it as well as the a folk tale. this adaptation takes the folk tale but fails at the rest. also there is much to the cold manner of the guard in the original that is lost in the over dramatazation of this version. my best suggestion would have been to stick closer to the text and imply things rather than act them out.

[alonlevifilm]

@sj97inr4 Hello, thanks for your comment, but I (of course) disagree. the guard doesn't need to be cold/distant in order for him to be effectively blocking the man's way. actually, each one of them act as he acts, with out being "good" or "bad". it is the structure of things that create the context (IMHO). Try to see the film without comparing it to the original text, than you might see it in a more forgiving eyes ;) (or not, and thanks ok too. regards)

[Sheimii]

In the words of the Priest in The Trial - 'You're changing the story'.

I'm all for an adaptation but not one that undermines the original text, you re putting your own assertions and interpretations on the text by making the gate keeper attack the man. I always liked to read it as there was nothing stopping the man from entering but his own fear and his fear of reprimand by greater powers. But by actually attacking him, there actually is something stopping him, other than himself.

[alonlevifilm]

@Sheimii Well, I actually can debate that - I think that like all adaptations some changes are required. mostly since motion is different than text, and something (or so I felt) "must happen". but, and that's a big but, the essence is the same. The man acknowledge the power of the gatekeeper, and hence gives him the ability to stop him.

[MagicalSunrise1984]

הפקה נהדרת אלון :) לא הכרתי את היצירה הזו של קפקא וזו דרך מצויינת להכיר את הסיפור :)

[Hypnotron2006]

@zipstain07 Some people have a romantic idealogical view of what the law is. That vision of the "law" is specific to every man and because it's a fantasy, it cannot be entered. The parable suggests we should have a more realistic and pragmatic view of the world as opposed to an idealistic one.

[BloomITM]

I think that no one knows exactly what Kafka was trying to show us.But I think that the door symbolize our goals in life that we want to reach,and the gatekeeper is one of the obstacles in our lifes.This poor man was only trying to persuade the gatekeeper to let him,but the only thing he didn't,was to try.The gatekeeper even tell him to go if he dared without permission,but the poor man hesitated.Anyway I loved the video, is pretty close to the story.(:

[prachpan]

@alonlevifilm -- I agree with Sheimii. There is nothing in Kafka's original story which indicates that the man tries to break in without a permission from the gatekeeper. The story says that the man decides that it's best for him to wait until the gatekeeper lets him in, and that he tries to persuade the gatekeeper to let him in. Nothing says the man tries to break in.

Good film in itself though. Keep on the good work.

[pifibbi]

LOL. It should be " ...Each one stronger then the *last*..." 2:15

[SCORNDOGGMELACH]

@cujo76 However, it is specific. (door to the LAW)

[marciaholtzman]

Jerry it's mashehu mashehu ba seret Ahla!!!!!

[Itegrator]

completely missunderstood interpretation... nothing but pics & sm nice fxs...