Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is about an African American family in a time where white people are superior and extremely racist. The husband/dad dies and an insurance check for 10,000 dollars. The family’s value of living increase and Mama, the mother, uses the money to buy a house. Walter, the son, loses the the money that was for college and to pay for the monthly house payments. He then has to call a white man who offers the family money to not move into the house, which allows Water to grow into his man hood. In 2008 the play, A Raisin in the Sun, was turned into a movie where Kenny Leon is the director. A Raisin in the Sun movie and play has similarities and differences in its characters and scenes, although there are positive and negative critiques about the actors and actresses.
The play and the movie are more similar than different. They both follow the same plot, setting, and include all the main characters. The setting in the play starts in the morning, and the youngers are in the the processes of deep cleaning the house. In the film, the setting is the same as play, following the scene directions given. The plot of the play begins when Momma gets the insurance check of $10,000 from her husband’s death. In the film, the plot is the same, but does add music that was not stated in the stage directions of the play. The dialogue in the film has some omissions from the original play, and includes new dialogue added throughout multiple scenes. The addition of music and dialogue to the movie scenes was helpful and made the movie realistic and easier to follow along with. The movie is a good representation of the play, and made the right move adding and deleting dialogue and music.
There are a plethora of differences from play and the film, large and small. Much of the differences are in the dialogue, as it is rephrased and not spoken word-for-word as the author has written it in the play. As well as, some of the dialogue from the play is deleted; however, fresh dialogue is incorporated in the film. Unlike the film, many of the stage directions the author has written in the play did occur in the film. For example, Ruth says “Praise God” (Hansberry 92). The author writes that she throws her head back with jubilance, as she tells Walter Lee to be glad. The author also narrates that Walter does not turn to face Momma or Ruth and instead fiddles with objects on the table while they talk; these instructions were not followed through in the movie, however. In addition, the setting of the play is always in the apartment and never shows the family members anywhere else. In the film, the setting is the same as the play, but includes scenes like Walter and Momma at work, as well as, Ruth visiting a lady about an abortion. The additions made by the movie enhances the story and makes it intriguing to watch the film.
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