In Reply to: Re:It ain't yer commas, Victor, it's yer apostrophes! posted by Gee LP on May 30, 2005 at 21:57:04:
suggest all characters had to have redeeming qualities (but most do; however, it may not suit an author's purpose to show a many-sided character).
Rather, I was criticizing Scorscese's bleak view of the human condition. His view is depressing, ill-humored, and in-human. The tragedy of Macbeth (though I'm loath to mention it in this context) or Richard II, for that matter, is his immensely complex character, with so many good pieces, turned to evil. Of course, Shakespeare shows the triumph of the more positive.
I don't need a "feel-good" story but merely one which doesn't tilt unreasonably (and in Scorscese's case, repeatedly) towards the dark.
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Follow Ups
- Straw dogs, anyone? I did not - tinear 09:07:27 05/31/05 (6)
- Re: Straw dogs, anyone? I did not - jamesgarvin 10:28:28 05/31/05 (5)
- And yet another straw dog: is there a - tinear 15:15:50 05/31/05 (4)
- Re: And yet another straw dog: is there a - jamesgarvin 15:42:26 05/31/05 (3)
- You are one slippery guy. Do you unconsciously - tinear 06:19:02 06/01/05 (2)
- There does not NEED to be a redeeming value in a character! - RGA 15:11:27 06/14/05 (0)
- Re: You are one slippery guy. Do you unconsciously - jamesgarvin 06:35:37 06/01/05 (0)