Sidney Potier who played Walter in the 1961 film did a decent job but it wasn't good enough. He was over dramatic in some parts which didn't make it realistic enough. He uses little hand gestures when he speaks which was a bad thing especially in this movie when hes suppose to be mostly angry or happy. Danny Glover on the other hand uses a lot of hand gestures it made you feel like he was actually the character he was playing. He was also dramatic but it wasn't over the top it was how normal people would act if they were in that type of situation. For overall acting they really don't compare. Sidney would have a pause in between his reactions but it wasn't as long as it should have been. While Danny had the right amount of time in between which kept you guessing," what is he going to say? or what is he going to do?"
Sean "Diddy" Combs was actually my second favorite actor. When he was talking he had this soft whisper to it which was interesting. The only bad thing about him was that he kept the same facial expression through out the entire scene. Even when he was happy it would be this little smile that'll go back into a straight face. He also ran through the emotions too quickly one minute he was happy another sad then happy, you couldn't really keep up. It actually sounded like he was just reading the script and not actually acting out the part. I think he didn't do so well because he had an image to uphold as him being a rapper so didn't really cry or act soft.It felt like he had an image to uphold so he was more so still acting tough. Danny did everything from crying to sweating! He made everything that he did believable.
Danny Glover was the best to me but he did have some flaws. The sweat was unbelievable he would start sweating before he would even speak which was weird. Sometimes it'll fit into what he was talking about like when Ruth said she was going to get rid of the baby, the sweat just made it more dramatic. Danny also used props during his scene: In one scene he grabbed his hat while he was on his knees and said,"Please Mr.Boss Man ! You don't want to stay next to a bunch of N-words." While he was saying this he had his hat out like he was begging for money like homeless people do. Therefore, giving the effect of him being poor and needing money. That would have to be my favorite scene by him out of the two clips we watched he made it so realistic.
This movie shows us how it was back in the 50s and how hard it was to make money for some African Americans. This whole movie is based on dreams and freedom that the Younger family has. The reason you should analyze the movies are, that you can see how the script changes and how the actors portray the character. You can see how acting changes as the years past and see who was the stronger actor that played as Walter Lee. Raisin in the Sun connects with me in numerous ways. It taught me that money can't really buy you happiness or dreams. That you have to work in order to fulfill your dreams and how money will never be life and it can go as fast as it comes, but family stays forever.