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Marissa Toran replied to the topic The Unpopular Opinion of "Georgia" in the forum Film Talk 6 years, 10 months ago
I really like your analysis of the film and I tend to agree with the points you make. Specifically the comment about the antagonist of the film being addiction. I’m not sure if I enjoyed the film more because it was prefaced with negative reviews, but regardless I was pleasantly surprised by the film for being so real about enabling addiction,…[Read more]
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Marissa Toran commented on the post, “Seven Psychopaths” as a Commentary on Filmmaking, on the site Film Talk 6 years, 11 months ago
I definitely agree with your review of the film, especially as a commentary of film making. One of the moments that makes me think about film making the most is the scene in the car where a whole action sequence […]
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Marissa Toran replied to the topic The Encouragement of Privilege in Dead Poets' Society in the forum Film Talk 6 years, 11 months ago
I definitely agree with your analysis of privilege the film. The textbook scene is interesting to me because I find that it has another and more subtle show of the boys’ privilege that I think I noticed because of my background in education. One aspect of the classroom curriculum that many people are unaware of or don’t frequently notice is called…[Read more]
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Marissa Toran started the topic Is Edward the Hero of Big Fish? in the forum Film Talk 7 years, 1 month ago
Edward is an elaborate storyteller whose relationship with his son is declining. The stories he tells are always about some adventure that Edward found himself in, and he somehow becomes the hero in them all. This becomes a problem for his son, Will, who feels like he doesn’t know who his father really is. Even worse, his father’s stories take awa…[Read more]
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Marissa Toran joined the group Film Talk 7 years, 1 month ago
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