My Major Gripes With the Movie

After watching most of the movie I have come to form two major gripes with the movie. The first is that Gertrude is really never focused on to the extent of the book and that Absalom looks like a grown man. In the movie only a few things about Gertrude are done and even after Kumalo saves her from being a prostitute she just fades into the background never to be mentioned except that she disappeared. In the book Gertrude was a great example of what Johannesburg can do to a person from the country. Another thing that the book did was show her struggles at Ms. Lithbe's house and this explains her eventual decision to become a nun. But, in the movie when we learn Gertrude is gone the audience does not know where she went. So, for all they know she went back to being a prostitute instead of transforming her self and becoming a nun. Another thing that I did not like about the movie was the fact that Absalom's actor look like he was 40. One of the main things that help the reader side with Absalom on the murder case was that he was young and scared. If Absaloms actor was like 18-19 the viewers would be able to understand Absalom's argument.