When literature is transformed into film, it goes through a process known as cinematic mutation. This process could not be more noticeable in the production of Tennessee William’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. This playwright and later blockbuster film is based on the inner conflicts of honesty, love, and greed. There is a great deal of narrative refraction in the screenplay by Richard Brooks and James Poe. Some major thematic modifications in the …showed first 75 words of 1069 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1069 total…day are controversial and haunt people’s lives. The film version has a stereotypical happy ending, but still manages to keep most of the themes intact. The original play is a true masterpiece with very few things to criticize. It follows Aristotle’s Principles of Unity precisely, and forces readers to analyze the actions of a troubled society. Tennessee Williams intended to deliver personal insight while raising some moral questions. He did a magnificent job.