Stanley's character in movie

In the 1951 film, “A Streetcar Named Desire”, Elia Kazan let the actors to further define the characters in the play by making the characters their own. Once I watch the film version of this play, I sense a slightly different understanding of Stanley. According to the reading, in scene 3, William depicts Stanley as a brute beast by the his animalistic behavior: “throws back his bead like a baying hound and bellows his wife’s name” and “then they come together with low, animal moans”.(1562) Based on the reading, I only sense Stanley’s true intention of desiring Stella is merely a physical attraction and male dominance.

However in the film, Brando not only portrayed the savageness of Stanley, he also shows a more passionate side of him. With the settings and Brando’s action in the film, it is similar to the balcony scene in “Romeo and Juliet”. The slow background music and movement of Vivian Leigh emphasized the romantic emotions, that did not describe as strongly in the script. In the film, Stanley express his love to Stella passionately and softly, “Don’t ever leave me baby!”. This addition line that added in the film shows Kazan wants to portray Stanley not only as a masculine brute, but a character with a passionate personality.