my internet is finally working after two weeks! so im sorry for the super delay. I enjoyed Hamlet. I found it interesting, the whole NYC setting with old shakesperean language. It was very creative and it made sense to make the king the CEO of a company. I think that would be the closest relationship a modern day king would have to the modern day world. I found it alittle more confusing than the actual story. If i hadn't read Hamlet before the movie i would've been some what lost. It's a tragic story with a tragic ending, and it really shows how important the truth is, and how everything in life comes back to haunt you. And of course the famous "to be or not to be" scene which is the first thing i think most people think about when they hear Hamlet. The only character i was alittle disapointed by was Ophelia. She was too bland. I was expecting more drama, more emotion out of her. But I guess we do realize the exent of her emotions when she kills herself at the Guggenheim.
Im realy interested and excited to watch Freeway. Every movie we've watched so far in this class has been really interesting. Which is somewhat refreshing, it's always good to watch or see things in a different perspective. Little Red Riding Hood was my favorite story as a kid, and i remember watching the movie i had obsessively evry day. I haven't watched Little Red Riding Hood in 15 years so I'm excited to see a grown up perspective on the film, and I'm sure Reese Witherspoon will be good in this movie. The Betty Boop cartoon was adorable.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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You might enjoy taking a look at Jack Zipes or Catherine Orenstein's work on the genesis of Little Red Riding Hood...you can find links in the blog posts (if not you can likely scare them up at a local library).
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