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* calendar -- 12.12.2007 -- Final class/Final Papers (1st draft) : feedback
... papers (samples) 2008 -- Politics & Movies : proposals Class discussions & feedback [ calendar ] List of titles to watch -- see eGroup!
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* personal (student) pages @ google.com/group/filmstudy [list]
... POV and pov.vtheatre.net [ notes on metaphysics of film ] ... two generations : X & Y
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PS @ film.vtheatre.net2007 MOVIE : Into the Wild
Questions to ask :
Character(s) :
Earlier, when he was working for Wayne Westerburg (Vince Vaughn), we were never given enough to understand why these two hit it off so well, so we don't get why either of them develop the attachment they do. On the other hand, McCandless’ time with a pair of traveling hippies, again, provides insight in much more detail than the voice-overs could ever provide. By the time Alex has teamed up with Ron Franz (Hal Holbrook) we are at last given some true moments where McCandless’ character is revealed by how Franz reacts to him by what he says himself. At last, we had a movie.
[ list --> script ]Plot/Story :
Road Movie = Hero's Journey
[ details at filmstudy/web ]
Themes :
... music : Eddie Vedder - Into the Wild
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Grizzly Man :
For 13 years, Timothy Treadwell spent his summers on the Alaskan Peninsula, living among wild bears and, for the last five years, videotaping his life there. His winters were spent touring elementary schools and making television appearances, in an effort to educate people about the plight of the animals he loved. This continued until October 5, 2003, when Treadwell and his girlfriend were attacked and killed by a bear. Using Treadwell’s footage as well as interviews with his friends, family, and local authorities, director Werner Herzog crafts a fascinating documentary around his favorite themes: obsession, madness, and man’s place in nature. Herzog, who has an active role in the film, empathizes with Treadwell, even though their worldviews are on opposite ends of the spectrum. Addressing the camera, Treadwell, who had no formal training with animals, saw himself as a “kind warrior” who was there to protect the bears from poachers, developers, and others who would do them harm. But others saw him as a deluded kook, suffering at least from a naiveté about his role in the bears’ lives. (When Treadwell waxes poetic about a fresh pile of bear dung, it’s hard to disagree with them).
Charlie Rose discussion with Pen [Into the Wild].
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