you adapt a play because of the script, because you have to basically change everything else. And a good script, for a play I mean, usually has to be strong enough that it stands on its own, you're gonna have different directors, actors etc. A good playwright knows this and writes something that can speak for itself.

It's obviously not a science, but when a great director like aronofsky spends this much time and energy on adapting a script from stage to screen, yeah, I kinda have high expectations

>Do you watch a lot of plays?

nah, theatre is gay

I'm kidding, but I actually don't watch a lot of plays anymore