About the 2005 film, Wright State University English Professor, Sharon Lynette Jones wrote, "While the film remained true to some aspects of the plot, major omissions involving characters and events cause the film to ignore much of the social and political commentary in the novel. As a result, while the film introduced Hurston's landmark novel to a wide audience for the first time, the film version does not come close to illustrating the complexity and innovation of
Their Eyes Were Watching God."
Do you agree that the film version does not compare to the novel?
What key differences and omissions did you notice while watching the film version?
How did these differences change the original source material's political and social commentary, Hurston's message on gender, race, and class relationship to power and voice.
Write a detailed response in at least one full paragraph (minimum five sentences) as a comment below.