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AJ Smith replied to the topic The (Not So) Great Gatsby in the forum Film Talk 9 years, 10 months ago
I’d like to disagree with some of what you said about the visual style of the film. While I agree that the degree of elaboration makes the film seem unrealistic, I don’t think that this is a bad thing. I would even say that the film’s goal is to appear unrealistic and outlandish, which reflects Gatsby’s character perfectly. Ultimately, The Great…[Read more]
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AJ Smith started the topic Washington Square: The American Cinderella in the forum Film Talk 10 years ago
Watching “Washington Square,” I couldn’t help but think about it in terms of the fairytales we’ve been reading for class, particularly Cinderella and Red Riding Hood. I thought a good slogan for the film could be: Cinderella Meets a Wolf on Her Way to the Ball. The movie starts like the typical Cinderella tale. In the Introduction to the…[Read more]
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