English @ SUNY Geneseo | Jason Whelehan | Activity https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/members/jason/activity/ Activity feed for Jason Whelehan. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:02 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 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]

]]> 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]

]]> 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]

]]> 28c0bd17d2d9e45f932231516cff4921 Jason Whelehan replied to the topic The Female Gaze? in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/the-female-gaze/#post-1325 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 19:12:06 -0500 It’s hard to say. There are no examples of the fetishistic scopophilia that come to mind. I can’t picture an example like the one of soft lighting surrounding Ilsa in “Casablanca”. ANd to consider a woman’s point of view as a writer or director does not seem to necessitate a female gaze. I think that says more about women writers’ role in social…[Read more]

]]> ff8344a614a26a66647ebcf0be3ae537 Jason Whelehan replied to the topic Casablanca Review in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/casablanca-review-2/#post-1307 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 18:15:30 -0500 Im curious of a particular quality that seems to blur with Rick’s neutrality, and Renault as well.  It seems ther lack of scruples helps to shape what comes across as neutrality. I feel like rick has always been the “hero” and as mentioned in the post, he is refusing the call, he’s bitter over lost love, etc. but we get glimpses of his lack of…[Read more]

]]> fc39fb8e847fa044bd10f78ee03e270f Jason Whelehan started the topic The Female Hero Pt. 2: Clarrisa Suanders role in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington in the forum Film Talk https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/the-female-hero-pt-2-clarrisa-suanders-role-in-mr-smith-goes-to-washington/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:13:44 -0500 I would like to address two notable observations from “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”. The first is the role of Clarissa Saunders. In the first film, Courtney addressed female heroism in the role of Annabelle. I wonder if you all noticed a similarity here, that were it not for Clarissa, Jeff would not become the hero as we acknowledge him to be.…[Read more]

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