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May 8, 2017 at 11:19 am #1040Chloe LaroscheParticipant
Melissa,
This is an amazing analysis of Georgia; though I was not a fan of the long, drawn-out music scenes (just for the sole reason that I hate musicals and any movie with that mindset) I found the characters in the Georgia to be extremely interesting. Specifically two of your lines really struck a cord with how I felt about the film: “I kept waiting for Sadie to sabotage her sister’s—Georgia’s—life, whether it was stealing her husband or somehow destroying her career, but it never happened” and “I believe that the antagonist in Georgia is not Georgia or Sadie or anyone, but the addiction that Sadie suffers from.” Addressing the first statement, at the beginning of the film when Jake was telling Sadie about his and Georgia’s problems with cheating I assumed that this thread would find it’s way back to a Sadie and Jake betrayal. Instead it offers something to the audience that, in my opinion, was missed by Sadie. In modern day society the social science field has linked sex and addiction. For some people, sex is their drug of choice. I think including this in the film was a brilliant choice for showing that Georgia is not perfect. She can harm others just as well as Sadie can, the difference between the two is that one beat her addiction and the other is consumed by it. Which leads to your second statement. I hesitatingly saying that viewers who know someone with an addiction can understand Georgia slightly better than those who do not. Sadie takes steps to beat her antagonist starting with the heartbreaking scene of her screaming for shoes in an airport because she just wants help. Sadie sought out Georgia’s love and support and it brought the two together for a short period of time. Yet, the Flood family has obviously been broken since the two sisters were children. It seems that neither sister knows how to fully support and love the other one without their father’s past statements getting in the way. Without working out these problems in tandem with Sadie’s addiction, Sadie did not have a chance to get better. For addiction to be beat a person and their family have the be truly honest with themselves and I do not think that Sadie or Georgia was ready to do that so the film shows the audience that the cycle is doomed to repeat.
April 13, 2017 at 6:44 pm #1011Chloe LaroscheParticipantEmily,
I completely agree with your analysis of the textbook scene. Out of the entire film I would argue that only Neil and Todd understood the main points Keating was trying to make about poets and literature. Neil, through his acting and the Dead Poets Society, concluded that Keating was correct in saying that you cannot judge poetry based on a scale written by one male quoted in a textbook. He found it freeing and enjoyable yet could not ultimately escape from the weight of his privileged society. Todd, on the other hand, is only brought out of his shell by Neil and Keating. Still in relation to your argument, to him tearing out the pages is not about poetry it is about freeing him from the same privileged society that destroyed Neil. The class is inspired by the power. Neil power over his life and Todd power over himself and reducing the shadow of his older brother and parents.
-Chloe Larsoche
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