https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/members/qwright32/activity/ Activity feed for Quinn Wright. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:02 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 027fc07ec99ea2fbe76b51cc42c7c6d6 http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/the-not-so-great-gatsby/ Mon, 05 May 2014 00:29:51 -0500 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]

]]> 73732021476a4ab36ae1225a9d8a04ca http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/the-sand-pebbles/#post-392 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:22:03 -0500 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]

]]> 41f4e56bcd831955dddcd165a3d75f1f http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/books-character-journey-in-witness/#post-366 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:04:11 -0500 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]

]]> d92e3f29823d3d94ce0729b7c231cac5 http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/washington-square-the-american-cinderella/#post-290 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:03:03 -0500 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]

]]> 880729c2943b09021173cc5f29bbdf89 http://filmtalk.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/03/16/washington-square-2/#comment-16 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 21:50:39 -0500 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 […]

]]> d3af2f3d8d50aaa03a7c08a03d2080be http://sunygeneseoenglish.org/groups/film-talk/forum/topic/the-female-struggle-in-the-silence-of-the-lambs/#post-285 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 20:02:19 -0500 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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