The literary point of view: both contribution and limitation Serving as a method of narration, the literary point of view is, in fact, the “eye” and the “ear” of readers and audiences, through which people can gain access to the fictional world in novels and films. Different points of view will lead to various angles and perspectives on the same individuals, events or actions, and therefore lead to divergent interpretations of emotions, feelings and understandings. Therefore, analyzing the literary point of view in the narratives of both novels and films is essential for people to get closer to the core values ​​and true attitudes beneath the surface of the stories, as it determines the audience's connection with the world within the stories. to a large extent. The third-person point of view applied to both the novel and the film “The Talented Mr. Ripley” focuses on the protagonist Tom Ripley, presenting the point of view of a non-existent person who follows Tom Ripley throughout the story. In the novel, taking advantage of the third-person point of However, to condense the novel into a two and a half hour film, director Minghella shortened some of the plots of the novel, such as the part Tom's travels to Paris and Venice and the suspension of Dickie's signatures which he forges. Minghella also created some new characters to make the transition in the film more reasonable and also to intensify the conflicts in the film, including Silvana, Meredith and Peter. The most significant difference is that the film uses music, which is not even mentioned in the novel. The music in the film becomes a fundamental clue to advance the plot and to decode Tom's personality. Although there are changes from the novel, the film maintains the same settings, main characters, critical climax and ending. (892