A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

1. Yes and no. When I first read "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" I imagined the environment to be much darker and not big as the actual bar/cafe was in the visual adaptation. I do think that it was portrayed very honestly in comparison to the context of the story aside from maybe one major difference.
2. Like I said in question number one,  I think the film was accurate in its depiction of Hemingway's short story. His existential-nihilistic ideas are expressed through the old man's choice of death (suicide), the emphasis of being an "old man",  and through the repetition of "nada" throughout the end of the story. 
3. I think they could have changed the setting of the story to a more intimate surrounding in contrast to this very empty and big space. I also think that at the end of the video, when the voices are talking over each other and you can only make out the word "nothing" because it is repeated. I think that added to Hemingway's existential-nihilistic beliefs but it could have been done a different way. 
4. I thought the difference in age and morals between the waiters was done very well (in spite of the less than decent acting). I also thought that however successful the production was at making the movie identical to the story, it could have done things to emphasize Hemingway's "under the surface" information because it is a visual representation rather than a written work. 
5. I would have changed the closing audio (screaming). I wasn't very fond of it. I also would have recast the younger actor and cast someone more experienced. I would have darkened the old man a bit more and cast someone more like the old man that I imagined. I feel like the movie also lacked emotion so I would have definitely tried to implement more things to make sure there would be more emotion or "pazzazz" emitted.
6. I think the actors were cast well. I didn't quite think of the old man as a short, hairy guy but it worked. I wasn't a huge fan of the acting but I felt the older waiter did a better job than the younger waiter. You could tell he wasn't a very experienced actor by his movements and because he wasn't very comfortable on camera.