In Reply to: Re: Straw dogs, anyone? I did not posted by jamesgarvin on May 31, 2005 at 10:28:28:
sale on them this week, or what?
Again, I have no problem with violence or the subject matter: I like and admire Tarantino.
No, my problem is the perspective, the lack of humanity in Scorscese's vision. He exalts the violent. To watch him work is to see sadism and mayhem lifted to an altar of worship.
Ultimately, that is also the major problem I have with his friend Coppola's Godfather. The Pacino and Brando characters are elevated to sainthood. Oh, sure, Michael is shown to be nasty to his wife and murdering his brother but these become insignificant in his "character"'s life, which is about carrying on the family business, i.e. crime (murder is ok but, horrors, not drug-selling!).
Neither of these gentleman have a moral bone in his body and THAT is my objection. Both cross over the lines of portrayal from depiction to empathy and then sympathy.
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Follow Ups
- 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)