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Quinn Wright started the topic The (Not So) Great Gatsby in the forum Film Talk 9 years, 11 months ago
Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby (2013) is a bombastic film in every sense of the word. With an A list cast of Hollywood actors and a very elaborate visual style, it’s easy to see why some think of it so highly, and I will consent that I believe it was a decent film with a connection to and appreciation for the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, but I am…[Read more]
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Quinn Wright replied to the topic The Sand Pebbles in the forum Film Talk 10 years ago
For a concise analysis, you cover a lot of good points about the film’s characters and cultural context. I agree entirely with your idea of the epic as a “sum of its parts” sort of film. It offers exactly what it needs to in terms of furthering the character development of Jake Holman, even with Frenchy and Mai Lee’s death. Although not entirely…[Read more]
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Quinn Wright replied to the topic Book's Character Journey in "Witness" in the forum Film Talk 10 years ago
I agree largely with what is being said here, but if I may shift the conversation slightly, I would like to talk about the general themes of seeing and being seen. Not only is there an undercurrent of male-centric gaze, but also the ways in which the amish are watched and observed plays a narrative function as well. They are viewed here less as…[Read more]
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Quinn Wright replied to the topic Washington Square: The American Cinderella in the forum Film Talk 10 years ago
Though I generally agree with your connections, I must comment that the implications of Townsend as a wolf figure and Catherine’s father as being overbearing are far more subtle than what you suggest, and that is a good thing. Catherine’s father, though certainly overbearing, never meant any harm for Catherine, but rather wanted to leave his…[Read more]
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Quinn Wright commented on the post, Washington Square, on the site Film Talk 10 years ago
I agree entirely. I feel as though it is Catherine’s refusal of both her father AND Townsend that delineate her as heroic. She’s a hero to herself, needing neither her father’s approval nor the company of a lover […]
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Quinn Wright replied to the topic The Female Struggle in "The Silence of the Lambs" in the forum Film Talk 10 years, 1 month ago
I agree with a lot of what is being said here. At its core, this is a film about predators and their targets, and the acts of victimization are not limited exclusively to physical violence. The decisive way in which the film is shot makes the audience feel the weight of every stare on Clarice’s body, which is unnerving in and of itself. What is…[Read more]
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