Mother Courage Video Response

Yet another interesting production of a play. My immediate afterthoughts were more about Meryl Streep than the actual play and its meaning. I did not see the critical connection to capitalism and its role in art included in this film. Instead, I felt like it focused on Meryl and her acting skills. No problem with this, and I think Prof Parent wanted us to see some backstage action of a production. I had only seen Meryl on the tv/film screen, so seeing a movie star do all the leg work behind memorizing lines for a play was impressive. She truly is a gifted actress, but I feel as if a no-name actress would have embodied Mother Courage's character a bit better.