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Shaina Fifield replied to the topic Gender in Children of Men in the forum Film Talk 4 years, 10 months ago
I also found this Children of Men to be a very powerful film. Gender does play a big role in film, and I do feel that if this film had a female perspective it would have been a fairly different film. I think that if Theo’s character was a female it would bring the message, “women supporting women”, but in this case it made it very different.…[Read more]
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Shaina Fifield replied to the topic What is Lost on the Cahulawassee: Psychological Consequences in Deliverance in the forum Film Talk 5 years ago
I agree that these men were hoping to gain masculinity from this rigorous canoe trip, but they surely did not get that from the tragic events that took place in the film. I also found it interesting the way that Bobby dealt with his trauma, because he was able to continue on with the story like nothing ever happened. Bobby just wanted to forget…[Read more]
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Shaina Fifield replied to the topic Cool Hand Luke Review in the forum Film Talk 5 years ago
I agree that Luke was continually a strong character throughout the film. He never gives up, which in turn makes hims seem like he is a person to look up to. I feel that once Luke first entered the prison, he was looked down upon, and he wasn’t respected. However, throughout the film he was able to gain the respect of all of the men that were also…[Read more]
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Shaina Fifield started the topic The Selfless Hero in the forum Film Talk 5 years, 1 month ago
Overall, I thought that Casablanca was a great representation of how selfless a hero can be. Michael Curtiz’s way of showing how Rick wants to do the right thing by giving up the woman that he loves, Llsa in order to make sure that she is safe even if she is with another man, Victor. Rick was able to think of the larger picture, and Llsa being s…[Read more]
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Shaina Fifield joined the group Film Talk 5 years, 2 months ago
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Shaina Fifield became a registered member 5 years, 2 months ago