short story film adaption

PLOT
I chose "A Rose For Emily" as the short story I would want to see adapted to film. I think the plot for this story would be perfect because it only allows the reader to learn small pieces of Emily's life and they are not in order. This would allow for small details to be added that could only be done in a movie. My favorite kind of movies are the one that have a twist on the end or that make the viewer rethink the actions they have seen and what they mean in light of the new information. IN the plot of this short story, we are told various details of Emily's life but it is not till the end that we learn of Emily's habits that we piece together the significance of he past actions.
POINT OF VIEW
this story is narrated by the towns people as a whole. Because of this the movie version of this story could be taken in many directions. One idea that has become popular in the last few years is where the movie is filmed like an amature is filming for a documentary. This may be an interesting way to hear from all the towns people and keep the same perspective. It may also be interesting to work backwards like a murder mystery. It may begin where the characters have just found the dead bodies in Emily's house and they need to uncover the story of her past to figure out what happened. These different perspectives would change the story a lot but there are very few ways the short story told with the entire towns people as the narrator could be worked into a film.
CHARACTERIZATION
In the short story we only learn about other characters through gossip. This would be workable if the movie was filmed in a documentary way or with a murder mystery. I think i would also want to include a little about who the townspeople are in general because as a reader we learn very little about them. This is inescapeable in a way because in film we can see the way the towns people act in stead of just simple reading about them. I also think it would be interesting to show what Emily looks like. She is described in the story very spicificaly to ensure that the reader notices the gray hair. however, it also includes and intersestin describtion of her.
SETTING
A central theme of the short story is that Emily is stuck in the past. With in the story this is seen with Emily's actions and words. For example, she won't pay taxes because her father never had to since he helped the town out, but it is now yeas later. She also doesn't leave her house so she no longer knows who is living and who isn't. Because of this theme, the setting of Emily's house in the film would include many out dated things to show her obsession with the past. She may lack new technology, access to current events ect. Further more, I would want this to show in her clothing and the way she speaks also. The town would need to be shown as close knit. this is because they all share gossip and they all know of Emily. This means it would probably have to be a small town run by local businesses in the movie.
THEME
I would want to keep the theme of not letting go of the past to remain the same in both the short story and the movie. The theme of the story is shown by the towns people's reactions to Emily and when they enter Emily's house. I would want to keep this is similar as possible. This creates a dramatic and creepy atmosphere in the story. The movie would show how even the nicest and closest knot towns have their secrets. I would want the movie to add to the story rather than deminish its theme. This is contrary to how many modern hollywood movies replace the theme with something that the audience "wants" to see. I would want to avoid this by sticking to the theme.