Secret Window (Film): Reaction

The film of Stephen King's Secret Window, acted as my tool of clarification for the novel. After viewing the film, I became certain that Mr. Rainey's external conflicts with his relationship between his soon to be ex-wife and accusations of plagiarism from "John Shooter" were all products of a much more severely self-destructing internal conflict that literally drove him insane on a day-to-day basis. The unfortunate happenings of Mrs. Rainey's infidelities which mainly triggered the divorce, all branched from his mental and emotional absence to her; because part of him was being consumed by "John Shooter" who's existence was only a figment of his imagination because he, Mort Rainey, was "John Shooter". Since the film provided a very clear visual explanation of the story, the camera works were very important to take into consideration.  The setting was located in Tashmore County, more specifically next to the lake and up in the woods was where Mr. Rainey resided. He lived in a very quiet and isolated area, and in order to emphasize this, the camera used numerous longshots to show how vast and lonely it really was. Being that the "secret window" was a major symbol in the film, whenever shown, it was a frame within a frame, and this camera technique automatically focused my attention on the window and the garden beneath it. Since the light schemes were mainly dark and dim, it gave the film a gloomy mood. The motifs of darkness and mysterious/gothic-like/dull music were also factors which contributed to the mood, and in the end it was these elements which really helped the clarification and delivery of the plot, the message, and the film as a whole.