walrusbear
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I watched this film earlier today and it's very interesting, i must say!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067800/
It's the first Peckinpah movie I've seen, so the violence was no big shock. I found it quite well made but it seems somewhat ambivalent in its meaning.
The film can be seen as somewhat reactionary in its values of masculinity. It's hard to discern what Peckinpah is getting at; whilst the violence isn't glorified are we suppose to approve of David's violent awakening? Is it a coming of age tale with a very primitive understanding of 'masculinity'? Or lamenting the primitive nature of masculinity?
There's also an intense rape scene which annoyed many feminists; and I can see why. However I think it works in the context of the film; which wears its subjective masculine eye on its sleeve.
anyone else seen this have an opinion on the political nature of this film??
aside from this it's quite well made i'd say.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067800/
It's the first Peckinpah movie I've seen, so the violence was no big shock. I found it quite well made but it seems somewhat ambivalent in its meaning.
The film can be seen as somewhat reactionary in its values of masculinity. It's hard to discern what Peckinpah is getting at; whilst the violence isn't glorified are we suppose to approve of David's violent awakening? Is it a coming of age tale with a very primitive understanding of 'masculinity'? Or lamenting the primitive nature of masculinity?
There's also an intense rape scene which annoyed many feminists; and I can see why. However I think it works in the context of the film; which wears its subjective masculine eye on its sleeve.
anyone else seen this have an opinion on the political nature of this film??
aside from this it's quite well made i'd say.
