English @ SUNY Geneseo | Natalie LaCourt | Activity https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/members/natalielacourt/activity/ Activity feed for Natalie LaCourt. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:02 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b76de9417246be2dc3d1ad61db69b8e1 Natalie LaCourt commented on the post, Elements of Fairytales in 'Seven Psychopaths', on the site Film Talk http://filmtalk.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2017/04/26/elements-of-fairytales-in-seven-psychopaths/#comment-4305 Mon, 01 May 2017 01:07:46 -0500 Megan, I think you make a really good point when addressing how violence is showcased in order to make for a good story, and how often outrageous aspects of the plot occur just because they can. I also thought […]

]]> 26466d5fdc5c55ce7f02420836796a57 Natalie LaCourt replied to the topic The True Villain in Silence of the Lambs? in the forum Film Talk http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/the-true-villain-in-silence-of-the-lambs/#post-1029 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 19:00:17 -0500 I agree with almost everyone who has posted so far regarding Hannibal Lecter’s role in the movie. It was almost a shocking realization that I could watch him bite into someone’s face in the middle of the movie, and somehow still like him in the end. I think this stems from the identification of the audience with Clarice, and as Clarice comes to…[Read more]

]]> f26d1b2be10abcfbbcfeb41abdef9f9b Natalie LaCourt replied to the topic Tentative Thoughts on Gender Politics in Silence of the Lambs in the forum Film Talk http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/tentative-thoughts-on-gender-politics-in-silence-of-the-lambs/#post-1028 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 18:44:26 -0500 Hi Lizzie, I agree with you that the transgender issue in this movie gets slightly complicated. The movie does not seem to demonize transgenders, yet the scene in which we see Buffalo Bill dressed as a female, juxtaposed by Katherine screaming in the well is chilling. By emphasizing the transgender element, here it seems to tie together…[Read more]

]]> a11394e473d4e4b2d0035778c8e58641 Natalie LaCourt replied to the topic Is Mr. Keating the Devil or Angel on their shoulder? in the forum Film Talk http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/is-mr-keating-the-devil-or-angel-on-their-shoulder/#post-1014 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 16:20:11 -0500 Sami, I completely agree with your quandary over what to think of Mr. Keating. When watching the movie on your own, it is easy to look over the underlying aspects of white privilege that permeate the film. When analyzing the movie in class, though, it is easy to notice how Mr. Keating seems to foster a sense of white privilege in the boys. They…[Read more]

]]> 594e8f0d3795b8503b52e82dd384340b Natalie LaCourt replied to the topic Film Adaptation of Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors in the forum Film Talk http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/film-adaptation-of-alive-the-story-of-the-andes-survivors/#post-979 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 21:04:03 -0500 I definitely agree with both Arden and Darby about the significance of religion in the movie. To me, it seemed like religion was Marshall’s main focus with the most powerful and emotional scenes being the rosary scenes. Their prayers seemed to give them the ability to transcend the gloom and despair of the plane and come together with a faith that…[Read more]

]]> e7ea133532bfbc643038837da3396898 Natalie LaCourt replied to the topic Is Edward the Hero of Big Fish? in the forum Film Talk http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/is-edward-the-hero-of-big-fish/#post-966 Mon, 06 Mar 2017 18:52:56 -0500 Marissa,

I really enjoyed the perspective you took on the character of Edward Bloom. As the movie is shown primarily through Will’s perspective, it is difficult to see Edward initially as the hero. Because the characters of Will and Edward are so different, Will very factual-based and Ed as a story-teller, the audience initially questions Edward…[Read more]

]]> c8ce7266797a2853c60d299fac2a2ece Natalie LaCourt replied to the topic The Significance of the Heroine in "On the Waterfront" in the forum Film Talk http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/the-significance-of-the-heroine-in-on-the-waterfront/#post-952 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:20:24 -0500 Looking at Edie as the heroine while also attempting to analyze her through the lens of Mulvey, introduces two seemingly different perspectives on the character which I thought was very interesting. Mulvey seems to argue against the notion that females can be heroes at all due to their symbolic lack of phallus, the female character is simply…[Read more]

]]> a739bcc9683c3cb3d4c125899b1e6d25 Natalie LaCourt started the topic Casablanca as Monomyth in the forum Film Talk http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/casablanca-as-monomyth/ Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:41:14 -0500 When analyzing Michael Curtiz’s Casablanca (1943) in terms of Campbell’s, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, we are able to interpret this film looking at it as a universal story that we can see played out across vast cultures and spans of time, even though this film does not appear to resemble classic myths that we typically think of. Looking at the…[Read more]

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