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Marlene Maney started the topic Jay Gatsby as an Anti-Hero in the forum Film Talk 9 years, 11 months ago
I have to admit, when I found out the film for this week would be the most recent rendition of The Great Gatsby, I was slightly concerned about my review/comment being somewhat biased – particularly because I wrote my formal paper about the state of the hero in several Gatsby adaptations. In the paper, I concluded that while both Nick Carraway an…[Read more]
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Marlene Maney replied to the topic Casablanca in the forum Film Talk 10 years, 1 month ago
While I agree with everyone that Rick acted heroically and in the best possible interest of both Ilsa/Elsa and her husband, and generally follows the entire course of Campbell’s Monomyth, I can’t help but wonder whether it could be said that Victor Laslow also follows a heroic journey of his own. He is called to advocate for the rebel cause…[Read more]
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Marlene Maney joined the group Film Talk 10 years, 1 month ago
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