The Picture of Dorian Gray

The original 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' was a really good watch. I think the film had a beautiful play on words and had me thinking immensely on my own character. As the character Lord Henry ranted on about how impressionable youth are as he bombarded Dorian with a convincing argument which made him give into Lord Henry's mind games and questionable theory's on life. He put a lot of peer pressure on Dorian to stay daring and engage a meaningful life as Lord Henry said

"Youth is the one thing worth having. What the gods give to you they quickly take away. Time is jealous of you Mr Gray don't squander the days. Live let nothing be lost upon you, be afraid of nothing, there is such a little time your youth will last and you can never get it back. as we grow older our memories are haunted by the exquisit temptations we hadn't the courage to yield to. The world is yours for a season. It would be tragic if you realised to late."

This made me feel as if he was a man realising his mortality and wishing to live his life through Dorian as he urged him to explore and indulge in as many aspects of life there is to offer before he reaches his old age and he settles down.

I thought that was the turning point in the film. Watching this film brought up a lot of concepts to structure my work around.