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Kelsey Kwandrans replied to the topic Gender in Children of Men in the forum Film Talk 4 years, 11 months ago
<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]
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Kelsey Kwandrans replied to the topic Cultural Implications in The Thing (1982) in the forum Film Talk 4 years, 11 months ago
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.
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Kelsey Kwandrans wrote a new blog post Losing a Voice in The Razor’s Edge (1984) in the group Film Talk: 5 years ago
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 […]
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Kelsey Kwandrans replied to the topic Deliverance and the genre of Film Adaptations in the forum Film Talk 5 years ago
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]
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Kelsey Kwandrans replied to the topic Appearance vs Reality in Big Fish in the forum Film Talk 5 years, 1 month ago
I agree with your comment that it takes the “story” version of Edward’s death for Will to see the use of stories. Edward was sometimes using stories to make reality seem more appealing than it actually was, to hide sad or disappointing truths with something more fantastic. For instance, the doctor tells William the truth about why his father…[Read more]
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Kelsey Kwandrans joined the group Film Talk 5 years, 2 months ago
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