Watching three different versions of Madama Butterfly made me understand different aspects of the story, but there were also differences between each of the versions. The movie version was extremely well made and I thought the movement of the camera really enhanced the story. There were many occasions of complex dolly movements that made you focus on certain elements when they became more prevalent throughout the scene. I also thought the use of foreground and background elements was used to great effect when Madama learns that Pinkerton’s American wife wants her child. Madama and Suzuki are facing each other in the foreground and in the background, Pinkerton’s wife is placed right between them, like a ominous wall severing Madama’s life. The opera version performed in the Met was also well done but the most off putting thing was the fact they used a puppet to play Madama’s son. The puppet appeared to be operated by three people who were we...