The "Killers" From page to screen

After watching the two different video clips, I reailzed a few things about this short story. Although it may not be the longest story, it has a lot of different aspects that are very interesting. In the article, Hemingway's 'The Killers" and Heroic Fatalism: From Page to Screen,' I still find Ole Andreson's reaction to Nick Adams just as interesting. In the article, heroic fatalism is defined as the 'graceful acceptance of one's circumstances in the fae of personal disaster up to and including one's death." Although Andreson's reaction was meant to come off this way, it is interesting that in the short story, there still is no detail as to why he reacts the way he does. In the article, it explained that Ole Andreson's character was based off Andre Anderson, a former boxer who wronged someone in a fight. I almost was dissapointed when I read this part, because it was the big question in the story that I had. It was the biggest detail in the short story that had no explanation in the story, whatsoever. I find it very interesting how many movies have been based off this short story. The first time I read the "Killers," I wasn't really impressed. I thought it was a little boring and didn't have much action. After reading it through again and analyzing the different characters and sequences, I really started liking it more and more. I liked watching the different movies that have been inspired by this short story and the different ways it is portrayed in these movies. There are such big differenes between the two "Killers" movies, but the main idea is the same.