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Cassidy Brighton replied to the topic Is Mr. Keating the Devil or Angel on their shoulder? in the forum Film Talk 6 years, 11 months ago
Sami, I definitely agree with a lot of the points you made. I have also seen this movie more than once, and when I watched it when I was younger, some of these points you made now I wasn’t able to make sense of. At first, Mr. Keating does seem like the cool teacher: ripping pages out of books, having them kick kickballs as they read lines of…[Read more]
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Cassidy Brighton replied to the topic Is Mr. Keating the Devil or Angel on their shoulder? in the forum Film Talk 6 years, 11 months ago
Sami, I definitely agree with a lot of the points you made. I have also seen this movie more than once, and when I watched it when I was younger, some of these points you made now I wasn’t able to make sense of. At first, Mr. Keating does seem like the cool teacher: ripping pages out of books, having them kick kickballs as they read lines of…[Read more]
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Cassidy Brighton replied to the topic Surprised Marshall depicted the cannibalism? in the forum Film Talk 7 years ago
Megan, I do agree with you that the cannibalism is really disgusting, but I think it is essential to the movie. On my list of scenes to include, it was on my list because I think that is one of the main elements that set this story apart as being one that people find so shocking and interesting. I was shocked at the way the scenes were done…[Read more]
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Cassidy Brighton replied to the topic Film Adaptation of Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors in the forum Film Talk 7 years ago
Arden, I think you made a lot of good points about this film. While I was reading the book, I felt a strong emphasis on the aspect of religion. I was happy that Marshall made a point to include key scenes that emphasized religion as well. This is a true story, even though it has been creatively adapted now on film. The religion was obviously…[Read more]
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Cassidy Brighton started the topic Who is the real hero in Big Fish? in the forum Film Talk 7 years ago
Big Fish is a film that depicts the story of a man’s life and relationship with his son as he lies on his death bed. The movie gives the audience many examples that would point to Edward being the main Campbellian hero of the tale. There is one problem with his heroic nature though, being that the end of a hero’s journey is supposed to leave the…[Read more]
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