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Liesel Zimmerman replied to the topic Jay Gatsby as an Anti-Hero in the forum Film Talk 10 years ago
After our class discussion last week on anti-heroes, this was the first time I had viewed Gatsby in this light. I agree with Megan and Dorothea in that I had originally considered him to be a tragic hero, guilty only of maintaining his idealized dream for the future. Instead of instantly seeing Gatsby as a hero, I instead took note of his more…[Read more]
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Liesel Zimmerman replied to the topic The Silence of the Lambs in the forum Film Talk 10 years, 1 month ago
In response to your noting of the “extreme close-ups,” this is something that I noticed as well. Throughout the film, Lecter highlights the concept of “simplicity,” and I feel that the filmmakers took this to heart. The use of close-ups for the exchanges between Lecter and Agent Starling let the richness of the dialogue speak for itself. There i…[Read more]
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Liesel Zimmerman started the topic Heroism in Glory in the forum Film Talk 10 years, 2 months ago
The film Glory highlights the heroic acts of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw in leading the nation’s first all-black regiment. However, the film does not just praise the valor of Shaw, but of the entire 54th Massachusetts Regiment. This joint focus departs from the purely biographical take of Peter Burchard’s One Gallant Rush. The theme of sacrifice is…[Read more]
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Liesel Zimmerman joined the group Film Talk 10 years, 2 months ago
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