(1960) in my Seminar class. In my english level I have to admit that I didn't understad it all. But the story was clearly explained along the movie.I don't consider that the screenwriter's intention was to make Luke to looks as a Christ figure at all time. Maybe he just wanted to make a comparison with other kind of "known heroes" in some parts of the movie.
I consider him like a hero. Not a social hero, but a kind of hero in the jail and specially for radical people. He was always defending what he felt as the real good way to do the things. I think that he could saw the things that were wrong about authority and law. So he just revealed himself against the authority.
I appreciate the way he just consider to "fight until dead" and protect his principals of liberty. He believes in humans as free beings.
One failure in communication in the movie was the accent. I'm not sure if it was an southern accent but the english of the characters was pretty hard to understand at all.
Anyway, HERE
you can buy the DVD if you haven't seen it yet.And because I'm in a good mood, here's the best part of the movie.
Enjoy it!
Jorge,
ReplyDeleteI like your sense of humor--I can see how the accent was indeed a failure of communication. I also like the distinction you make between heroes in the "real world" vs. heroes in the world of the prison. Everyone needs heroes and heroism, certainly. And if we say Luke's life was wasted, we in some ways reject the humanity of the prisoners.
Ha!
ReplyDeletethe cover of film you posted really reminds me of sth.
i think the scence of the girl who is washing the car in the film really means sth, and i am not sure if it is a implying of sexual liberation during the 60's in America....