The Hours and Mrs. Dalloway are both masterpieces that display complex connections. Frankly, both of the movie and book were confusing to a certain point and then you realize just how everything and everyone fits together. The point where everything comes together leaves you in awe of how Virginia Woolf and the director of the movie were able to hint at connections but they did not reveal them until the climax. Although, the book displays expertise in a different way than the movie. The book illustrates thoughts and the connections between them. It describes different people's reactions to the same thing and it can be difficult to determine whose thoughts are being explained. However, the movie utilizes the link between people and not the link between thoughts. When watching the movie, the audience is constantly questioning exactly who the character is and how they fit into the bigger picture. The majesty of the piece is the fact that the audience can't tell what the picture is until the very last piece is in place. When we found the reader in the movie was Richard's mom, the whole class started talking at the same time saying things like "Omg!" or "That totally makes sense now". After reading the book and movie, I have a huge amount of respect for Virginia Woolf and whoever directed the movie. However, I still believe that the book was seriously confusing.
Resources:
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
The Hours
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