English @ SUNY Geneseo | Emma Dempsey | Group Activity https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/members/emmad/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Emma Dempsey is a member. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:02 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3bb045c35b4ec69302c8ca5c6cf551c6 Emily Ludwig wrote a new blog post Warmth and Quiet Contemplation in Leave No Trace in the group Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12830/ Mon, 13 May 2019 22:45:19 -0500 The film Leave No Trace felt warm and inviting throughout, despite tackling difficult issues almost constantly, and taking place in a wet and cold environment. I believe this almost cozy atmosphere is due in part […]

]]> 0 a6fd5feb12a3df45f8d71692d605c1bf ALISON AMES started the topic Universal Message in Leave No Trace in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/universal-message-in-leave-no-trace/ Mon, 13 May 2019 02:55:30 -0500 The first thing I would like to comment on is the portrayal of runaway culture. As someone who as dealt with the system in three different states, New York, Colorado, and Oregon, I found the depiction of the police state presence farcical in the face of reality. Go to Portland, and under any number of bridges you will find a heterogeneous…[Read more]

]]> 8ab571cf5e1b8426ed48011aa87ab46b Brianna Forgione wrote a new blog post Fragile but still Strong in the group Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12825/ Wed, 08 May 2019 21:16:30 -0500 Leave No Trace is about the relationship between a girl and her father. It’s a patient movie and a thorough one. It takes its time unveiling the details of their relationship and their lives. The father, (Ben […]

]]> 0 5179a821cb7bbbfe9d916865e7159057 Raina Schoen Thomas replied to the topic Gender in Children of Men in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/gender-in-children-of-men/#post-1416 Mon, 06 May 2019 20:25:45 -0500 I’m not sure if this was ever fully established in class, but if the fertility issue is in the female population alone, having a woman as the hero would have added some extra layers to character. If it was a woman assisting Kee, the heroine’s own issues with motherhood and infertility may have played a bigger role. Both male impotency and female…[Read more]

]]> 9c7101684c4ac9c651eb49159696c96d Nicholas Santora replied to the topic Gender in Children of Men in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/gender-in-children-of-men/#post-1413 Mon, 06 May 2019 16:33:52 -0500 I too agree that the concept of Gender in “Children of Men” Is significant.  Even looking at just the title of the film, we already know that our societies social constructs paint the gaze of film from the perspective of men; and being that our protagonist is a man who aids and protects a woman…the film definitely is male centric and involves a…[Read more]

]]> ceee462281134c8012656ad010cf1c14 Brittany Pratt replied to the topic Gender in Children of Men in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/gender-in-children-of-men/#post-1412 Mon, 06 May 2019 16:11:04 -0500 I also found myself thinking a lot about gender watching Children of Men. In regards to our hero being male in the film, I agree that making the hero a woman would entirely change the reception. Personally, I think it would have been more powerful to woman in the hero role and it would have felt a little less like there was this male savior…[Read more]

]]> fa9de0d29228f84d92df26d67c157e29 Kelsey Kwandrans replied to the topic Gender in Children of Men in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/gender-in-children-of-men/#post-1411 Mon, 06 May 2019 13:21:59 -0500 <span style=”font-weight: 400;”>I also definitely enjoyed this film, though I was a bit bugged by the lack of explanation in the movie or the interview as mentioned about why the change was made to have women be infertile. I found that I really liked Theo as the main character. To me he seemed a hero in a refreshing way, focused mainly on evading…[Read more]

]]> b45a7e74c9fdbbf7681a82b8ff9af925 ALISON AMES started the topic Complacency in Children of Men in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/complacency-in-children-of-men/ Sun, 05 May 2019 23:24:11 -0500 As a dystopian film, Children of Men draws attention to fears that resonate not just because it may someday happen but because things like this have happened (not global infertility obviously, but genocide, internment, police states, etc.). The film provides no answers- to how humanity has gotten to this point, to the problem of infertility, or…[Read more]

]]> 1e205ff8b476e6f0eb0fd789721ce91c Shaina Fifield replied to the topic Gender in Children of Men in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/gender-in-children-of-men/#post-1409 Sun, 05 May 2019 02:59:04 -0500 I also found this Children of Men to be a very powerful film. Gender does play a big role in film, and I do feel that if this film had a female perspective it would have been a fairly different film. I think that if Theo’s character was a female it would bring the message, “women supporting women”, but in this case it made it very different.…[Read more]

]]> 5074cb0c5e482ea75fd20d12d44d94f9 Molley Gross wrote a new blog post Ringing In Your Ears: The Relevance of "Children of Men" Today in the group Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12806/ Fri, 03 May 2019 02:47:49 -0500 Alfonso Cuaron’s “Children of Men” opens on news reports of the chaos that has consumed the world in 2027. We soon discover humanity is suffering from an infertility crisis and that the U.K. is seemingly the only […]

]]> 0 7cbcb2c334fe2226bd98b7104d040a35 Catherine Henzel started the topic Gender in Children of Men in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/gender-in-children-of-men/ Fri, 03 May 2019 02:41:07 -0500 <span style=”font-weight: 400;”>I would like to preface this discussion by saying that I was thoroughly impressed with </span><i><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Children of Men. </span></i><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Its devastating and stark representation of an all too realistic apocalypse was haunting and effective. The filmography and the…[Read more]

]]> 0ba5736c05a64998aa3bef4ba493e8d2 Catherine Henzel joined the group Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12804/ Fri, 03 May 2019 02:39:29 -0500 0 4038ffe9b286c87e77953af2aad3b0e9 Ian Oxman replied to the topic Cultural Implications in The Thing (1982) in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/cultural-implications-in-the-thing-1982/#post-1404 Tue, 30 Apr 2019 15:29:54 -0500 After discussing the potential political message behind Carpenter’s The Thing in class yesterday, it made me think of a particular scene that plays well into the Cold War allusions pointed out by Alison. I’m talking about the scene where they find the bags of blood tampered with, causing them to lose faith in the current station chief Garry. T…[Read more]

]]> b2678af83ba8303018103e4908bb219b Kelsey Kwandrans replied to the topic Cultural Implications in The Thing (1982) in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/cultural-implications-in-the-thing-1982/#post-1398 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 03:28:59 -0500 Adding a historical context to this movie is an interesting interpretation! I think what you said about the attempts to demonstrate the individuality of each character makes sense. I really see your connection between their waiting around for whatever will happen at the end and the Cold War.
What do you think about the idea of resigning themselves…[Read more]

]]> 7efc2deb1148f75bcd9298a559d5260f ALISON AMES started the topic Response to... Plot Armor in The Thing in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/response-to-plot-armor-in-the-thing/ Sun, 28 Apr 2019 19:40:55 -0500 I could not figure out how to reply to the blog post unfortunately so I hope this is okay…

The concept of plot armor is something that I was actually going to post about so I’m glad someone decided to!

I would add that this concept is first apparent in the opening scene when the chopper is attempting to shoot the Thing (as a dog). The shooter…[Read more]

]]> 62f37aaf76c3743567092c6a94c56fe8 Una McGowan wrote a new blog post Plot Armor in The Thing (1982) in the group Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12725/ Sat, 27 Apr 2019 21:03:55 -0500 The concept of Plot Armor has existed forever and is something that any audience understands even if they don’t know that it has a name. In any given book, movie, tv show, or other form of story, the hero is g […]

]]> 0 c6cd1db6407ffea80629af00cee0cb75 Jason Whelehan replied to the topic Cultural Implications in The Thing (1982) in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/cultural-implications-in-the-thing-1982/#post-1392 Sat, 27 Apr 2019 20:56:44 -0500 I agree. The unfortunate thing about horror films, particularly during the eighties, is that they were largely B movies and often the philosophical or in this case, social and political messages would go unnoticed, even by those of us who were B movie geeks. There were many films, Night of the Comet, Dawn of the Dead, etc. that had very…[Read more]

]]> ffa2121468c9cf366ba6275b29ae63a0 ALISON AMES started the topic Cultural Implications in The Thing (1982) in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/cultural-implications-in-the-thing-1982/ Sat, 27 Apr 2019 17:10:23 -0500 I think The Thing (1982) is far more complex than it appears at first glance. I first noticed, and this could be due to the similarities it shares with my research paper, the cultural implications. Kurt Russell plays the man-of-action cowboy hero quintessential to the Reagan-era Hollywood hero. In 1982, nearing the end of the Cold War, this movie…[Read more]

]]> f43401be61589ba1821aa58b31d4d949 Brittany Pratt replied to the topic Does "The Station Agent" Have a Plot? What About a Hero? in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/does-the-station-agent-have-a-plot-what-about-a-hero/#post-1387 Mon, 22 Apr 2019 19:24:05 -0500 I think the discrepancy comes from the definition of plot. By your definition, Nicholas, then yes, I’d say The Station Agent is a film with a plot. For me, I consider plot to be the external events that push the story forward and incite the change in the characters. So, by my definition, I have difficulties considering this as a movie with a…[Read more]

]]> 4f543b49477bba43364245aacd3e29b4 Raina Schoen Thomas replied to the topic The Call of Cthulhu in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/the-call-of-cthulhu/#post-1386 Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:40:02 -0500 Lovecraft may have been tapping into an issue that is becoming more and more relevant as time progresses. During the time he was writing there had been a good number of scientific breakthroughs concerning biology, technology, and the cosmos.  Just to give a sense of the time, in the 1910s, several cellular discoveries were made and blood banks…[Read more]

]]> 84d7c20a8a884ee0dd8733c47f02268b Nicholas Santora started the topic Is Olivia a "Damsel in distress"? in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/is-olivia-a-damsel-in-distress/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:20:04 -0500 Upon watching the Station Agent, I have never seen the film before so I did not know exactly what to expect.  I admire the strive for representation in the film and the message behind the plot.  What was immediately frustrating for me to conceptualize was the negativity behind so many of the characters.  I know that both Olivia and Fin had fa…[Read more]

]]> f5ee9559fda87459ffa0f18f1e5078f2 ALISON AMES started the topic The Call of Cthulhu in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/the-call-of-cthulhu/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 01:13:35 -0500 The Call of Cthulhu suggests that there exists some form of collective consciousness, the forgotten knowledge of the past only accessible through artistic minds. However, the forgotten knowledge and “stirred memories” of this ancient knowledge destroys us; like our inferior means of communication, our physical bodies are not fit to digest divine…[Read more]

]]> aa87a18adeb53760c18bbd7d09ebb883 ALISON AMES replied to the topic Does "The Station Agent" Have a Plot? What About a Hero? in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/does-the-station-agent-have-a-plot-what-about-a-hero/#post-1383 Sat, 20 Apr 2019 19:09:11 -0500 I do agree that The Station Agent has plot elements and is a movie with a plot. I think one reason that it may be considered as lacking a plot is that the conflicts are predominantly internal. Each of the central characters struggle internally rather than some opposing force which must be overcome. I also think, the fact that the central…[Read more]

]]> 46562a2a68b29fe972194b78935d56b8 Nicholas Gentry started the topic Does "The Station Agent" Have a Plot? What About a Hero? in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/does-the-station-agent-have-a-plot-what-about-a-hero/ Fri, 19 Apr 2019 00:21:00 -0500 We spent a good portion of class last week prefacing The Station Agent as a movie that lacked a plot. After watching the film, I disagree with that sentiment. In my opinion, if I can watch a movie or read a book or any other type of media, and at the end I can recap in chronological order the events that occurred in the narrative and their s…[Read more]

]]> e2e8505850d628b31caade05f9f91411 ALISON AMES started the topic "Angel-woman" & "Monster-woman" Undertones in Georgia in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/angel-woman-monster-woman-undertones-in-georgia/ Sun, 14 Apr 2019 17:58:36 -0500 After watching the film, Georgia, I could not help but draw parallels between the reading from Gilbert & Gubar’s “Snow White and Her Wicked Stepmother” and Georgia. Sadie’s obsession with her sister and her subsequent attempt to live up to her in her fathers eyes is brought to attention in the first scene the two women are together, “What is it…[Read more]

]]> 98992c72b3a602d04d4a5376491b3ebe Jason Whelehan replied to the topic "Georgia" and is there a hero with addiction? in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/georgia-and-is-there-a-hero-with-addiction/#post-1377 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 22:28:04 -0500 I’m inclined to agree. Yet, Sadie is such a wonderfully flawed character. I offer no critical argument for her heroism. Rather, I have adjusted, to some degree, how I believe a character can be viewed. I feel hopeful at the end of this film. And so, perhaps Sadie can be a hero. Is she drinking still? Yes. IS it a stronger argument that she fails…[Read more]

]]> af407fc181793b62c67fe85f2390ad4d ALISON AMES replied to the topic Cinematic Parallels & "Noble" Heroism in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/cinematic-parallels-noble-heroism/#post-1376 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 21:35:42 -0500 Commenting on your hero in Wind River response, I agree with you. I left the film feeling as though there was an absence of heroism in the film. Although Cory appears to mentor Jane through the investigation, he is driven by a want for vengeance not justice. As Jane stumbles around behind him, not every truly understanding the gravity of her…[Read more]

]]> e670a2b333bd7ca2d4710bef66645841 Jessica Drechsler replied to the topic "Georgia" and is there a hero with addiction? in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/georgia-and-is-there-a-hero-with-addiction/#post-1375 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 20:26:00 -0500 I completely agree with you that Jennifer Jason Leigh’s performance  in this film absolutely blew me away. Her ability to convey these themes of addiction and passion in such a compelling way was absolutely amazing. I also agree with you in the fact that I do not see a hero in this film even though I desperately want to. I believe it is obvious…[Read more]

]]> 040830fe81be920b9ad8c0de5898a6bb Kaitlyn McCarren started the topic "Georgia" and is there a hero with addiction? in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/georgia-and-is-there-a-hero-with-addiction/ Tue, 09 Apr 2019 20:04:20 -0500 <span style=”font-weight: 400;”>The movie “Georgia” is a raw take on not only addiction but also on trying to succeed. Sadie is a character who may not have talent but has so much passion, while living in the shadow of her talented sister with little passion. This is even stated by Georgia herself while talking with Sadie in the kitchen as she say…[Read more]

]]> 2fb6333a7fce741f32daacb65fa67f17 Gabrielle Esposito replied to the topic Cinematic Parallels & "Noble" Heroism in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/cinematic-parallels-noble-heroism/#post-1373 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 19:58:15 -0500 You bring up an interesting point about Wind River and the “hero” figure. I think that since this movie is dealing with difficult subjects such as rape and murder, the expectation of a “hero” is going to be challenged. Cory doesn’t bring Pete to justice in the conventional way, but there is something horrifically satisfying about seeing Pete die…[Read more]

]]> e84129c834d4ce170fef4386f9bf0a93 Nicholas Gentry started the topic Cinematic Parallels & "Noble" Heroism in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/cinematic-parallels-noble-heroism/ Mon, 08 Apr 2019 19:08:29 -0500 *As we established last class, there doesn’t appear to be a way to reply to people’s published blog posts, so to circumvent that I’m just going to just make my responses a new topic here on the forum.

I have a couple of topics that came up in some way or another in this weeks’ blog posts that I’d like to respond to. First, I’d like to discuss the…[Read more]

]]> 4c0c3f595da55fcb05778d574a1f066d Jason Whelehan replied to the topic Snow White in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/snow-white/#post-1371 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:56:27 -0500 I agree particularly with the framing mechanisms. When I read the section you mentioned on the frame and the mirror, I was reminded of a film, “Imitation of Life”, where the director uses mirrors and frames to illustrate the feelings of being trapped by the main character, Jane.

There is a quote from another film, “A Room with a View”,  that…[Read more]

]]> 8c79f7ce8cdd9d27ed8f55f85981950c Brittany Pratt replied to the topic Snow White in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/snow-white/#post-1370 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:53:09 -0500 I agree that Snow White manages to fall flat as a character, especially in early adaptations. In addition to her purity and beauty, the reading mentioned how in many versions of the story, much of the “action” Snow White does revolves around caring for the seven dwarves. I wonder if this adds to the appeal of a character we can look back at now…[Read more]

]]> 4aee5c38a941dec0f81bd33f70f7cd68 Raina Schoen Thomas started the topic Snow White in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/snow-white/ Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:16:23 -0500 <p class=”p1″>The tale is painting the picture of an ideal woman: beautiful, obedient, dutiful, innocent, docile, pure, etc. The character of snow white is often described as very flat and not very interesting. Her beauty and purity are the only things she needs to get by, which is giving little girls quite the misleading and hindering message.…[Read more]

]]> 3bfc30ea3be5cee7eefefffeab513b7f Aileen Mack wrote a new blog post Setting the Tone in the group Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12481/ Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:32:14 -0500 I think because  I had already seen “Wind River” before we watched it in class I was able to appreciate the way director Taylor Sheridan was able to use the harsh Wyoming landscape to create the overwhelmingly […]

]]> 0 4065e799ed7fc60a87dc069b9af6fc77 Mikhayla Graham wrote a new blog post Could there possibly be two heros? in the group Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12471/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 14:07:01 -0500 I went into this film never even having heard of it, and I finished the film thoroughly enjoying it. Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner), is a wildlife conservation officer soon turned into a criminal investigator in a […]

]]> 0 a9fb50c0f1cefd583254200f0dfab8e3 Kelsey Kwandrans wrote a new blog post Losing a Voice in The Razor's Edge (1984) in the group Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12457/ Fri, 29 Mar 2019 02:28:14 -0500 While I was not necessarily hoping for a voice-over to represent the narrator, a possibility we discussed in class, I’ll admit my surprise at hearing that the whole character of the narrator was not included in t […]

]]> 0 5ee82625ceffd555579a0ec045fe12ee Jessica Drechsler wrote a new blog post The Inauthentic Portrayal of Larry in The Razors Edge in the group Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12453/ Wed, 27 Mar 2019 03:37:31 -0500 The 1984 film adaptation of the Somerset Maugham’s novel “The Razors Edge” starring Bill Murray was considered to be a massive failure by both critic and audience alike.  The budget for the film was 12 million […]

]]> 0 dc5fba88259c02c95eab768fd61ebb35 Aileen Mack wrote a new blog post What Happened to Larry? in the group Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12447/ Tue, 26 Mar 2019 14:35:11 -0500 As we discussed in class, film adaptations are a tricky business. The Razor’s Edge proved to be an especially difficult adaptation as the novel’s characters are all filtered through the mind of the narrator, who […]

]]> 0 a526c7d6d6c6d91cd7070025a2795cca Valeria Guarneros replied to the topic Deliverance and the genre of Film Adaptations in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/deliverance-and-the-genre-of-film-adaptations-2/#post-1364 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 20:04:38 -0500 This is a topic that I think many people can agree with, including myself. When I watched the film, I was also disappointed that certain scenes from the novel were left out or changed. For one, I would’ve liked for the film to have ended differently. It was very abrupt and it didn’t feel like it should’ve stopped there.

I’m sure that there are…[Read more]

]]> 75a13a5c91e241cd02e001dbdf7bb02d Molley Gross joined the group Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/12443/ Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:23:29 -0500 0 a74383f57c87753c79f4ff434c959656 Shaina Fifield replied to the topic What is Lost on the Cahulawassee: Psychological Consequences in Deliverance in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/what-is-lost-on-the-cahulawassee-psychological-consequences-in-deliverance/#post-1361 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 13:31:43 -0500 I agree that these men were hoping to gain masculinity from this rigorous canoe trip, but they surely did not get that from the tragic events that took place in the film. I also found it interesting the way that Bobby dealt with his trauma, because he was able to continue on with the story like nothing ever happened. Bobby just wanted to forget…[Read more]

]]> 7d35ea8c0e7a05e04d238250b38178af Kelsey Kwandrans replied to the topic Deliverance and the genre of Film Adaptations in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/deliverance-and-the-genre-of-film-adaptations-2/#post-1360 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 03:22:46 -0500 I agree that many times what may carry the message of a novel is the internal thoughts or decisions a character makes, which is more inconvenient for filmmakers than when these moments happen through dialogue or action. Besides the scene you mentioned, I thought that Ed also gained a lot of character through his way of viewing things that happened…[Read more]

]]> 03b2e4250f48aea73fe14c3f3059a86d Ian Oxman started the topic Deliverance and the genre of Film Adaptations in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/deliverance-and-the-genre-of-film-adaptations-2/ Fri, 15 Mar 2019 01:43:24 -0500 It often seems that films based on novels rarely live up to the expectations set by their inspired work. Even the best film adaptations still feel like they miss out on something. This is not to say that one medium of storytelling is worse than the other, just that each medium has its strengths and shortcomings. Along with the pressure of…[Read more]

]]> 3c244c8e41e40e8e30a1e33f169e1219 Tyler Waldriff started the topic What is Lost on the Cahulawassee: Psychological Consequences in Deliverance in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/what-is-lost-on-the-cahulawassee-psychological-consequences-in-deliverance/ Thu, 14 Mar 2019 18:26:35 -0500 Four friends take two canoes down one ferocious river in the remote Georgian wilderness. What could possibly go wrong? As it turns out, a lot. John Boorman’s Deliverance follows the harrowing journey of four “city slickers” weekend retreat down the Cahulawassee River. The men seek to escape the monotony of their regular lives to reclaim some aspec…[Read more]

]]> 4e9fa81d3c5a5c27e290e8626e81a050 Jenna Coburn replied to the topic Cool Hand Luke Review in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/cool-hand-luke-review/#post-1354 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:12:08 -0500 I completely agree; Luke’s strength of character and “cool hand” is such a driving force of the movie, both in terms of plot and emotional themes. Ironically, I think the scenes that really drive this point home are the scenes where the audience (along with the guards and prisoners) is made to believe that Luke has been broken. The scene in which…[Read more]

]]> 97bbd2ed1d20447c8df8e5244d25840a Shaina Fifield replied to the topic Cool Hand Luke Review in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/cool-hand-luke-review/#post-1353 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:02:23 -0500 I agree that Luke was continually a strong character throughout the film. He never gives up, which in turn makes hims seem like he is a person to look up to. I feel that once Luke first entered the prison, he was looked down upon, and he wasn’t respected. However, throughout the film he was able to gain the respect of all of the men that were also…[Read more]

]]> f2bc5f12538d834054d119f368690a67 Brittany Pratt replied to the topic Cool Hand Luke Review in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/cool-hand-luke-review/#post-1352 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 19:15:45 -0500 I agree that one of the most striking aspects of the film is Luke’s impulsive nature and “death wish.” For me personally with the ending, I’m stuck between Valeria’s interpretation and Jonathan’s questioning of “something entirely different.” While I could see that final shot of Luke smiling as him embracing the end, having lived a full life, I…[Read more]

]]> 4f34cecb20f7c9485aca1cc028ddd099 Ricky Noel replied to the topic Luke as a Christ Figure in "Cool Hand Luke" in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/luke-as-a-christ-figure-in-cool-hand-luke/#post-1351 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:41:05 -0500 Jenna, I too thoroughly enjoyed reading your review and saw instances of Luke as a Christ-like figure myself throughout the film as well. To continue with your thought about legacy and how Luke and Jesus both leave their followers “changed” as a result of their experiences together, my reflections on Cool Hand Luke and Luke’s role within it have l…[Read more]

]]> bc4709cfbf14a853606859d2a0d41957 Raina Schoen Thomas replied to the topic Luke as a Christ Figure in "Cool Hand Luke" in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/luke-as-a-christ-figure-in-cool-hand-luke/#post-1350 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:36:32 -0500 I really appreciate the subtlety of the religious symbolism. Apart from the post-egg-eating scene when Luke is casually spread out in the shape of the cross, I found that I had to dig a little deeper to discover the underlying symbolism of the film. It was smart of the filmmakers to insert the symbol of the cross as a sort of Easter egg for…[Read more]

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