tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post1973566617172948088..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: 3 GodfathersEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-15646711405437988512009-05-13T00:30:00.000-04:002009-05-13T00:30:00.000-04:00PH:
Thanks for the comment. Good point about the d...PH:<br />Thanks for the comment. Good point about the differences between the 2 movies; Van Sant's is certainly darker and bleaker in its outcome, though both use landscape in similar ways. I don't agree that Van Sant's film is just pain fetishism, though. Van Sant's landscapes are as much interior and psychological as they are physical.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-25164236390123882182009-05-12T01:00:00.000-04:002009-05-12T01:00:00.000-04:00Ed:
you are quit right in linking 3 Godfathers wit...Ed:<br />you are quit right in linking 3 Godfathers with Gerry from Van Sant; but i think that in Ford's movie the desert is the place where the "godfathers" get redemption through physical pain while at Gerry, they only get physical pain; besides the existencial point, there is a reason for the journey of the godfathers and, at some point, physical pain is justified; at this point, Van Sant's Playmobil Hipotéticohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245685423364523492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-27008842351623804572009-04-15T11:47:00.000-04:002009-04-15T11:47:00.000-04:00Thanks, Hokahey. I do have a special love for the ...Thanks, Hokahey. I do have a special love for the Western genre. I think its well-defined conventions often encouraged directors to experiment within its framework. And the genre's natural inclination towards beautiful outdoor locations means that some of the most visually striking Hollywood films of the 50s were Westerns, including many of Ford's, obviously.<br /><br /><I>Buchanan</I> is great Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-71878325140557371842009-04-15T11:06:00.000-04:002009-04-15T11:06:00.000-04:00Ed - It is clear from the number of well-written r...Ed - It is clear from the number of well-written reviews of Westerns on your site that you love Westerns. I have always loved Westerns. <I>3 Godfathers</I> is a wonderful, less well-known Ford/Wayne Western. The desert landscape is used dramatically.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I am continuing my Western viewings at home. I just finished <I>Buchanan Rides Alone</I>, which seemed silly in the beginning Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-54035537578561827032009-04-15T07:27:00.000-04:002009-04-15T07:27:00.000-04:00Very true, Samuel, Wayne is great in this. From th...Very true, Samuel, Wayne is great in this. From the laidback dude at the beginning of the film he's slowly driven to a place of darkness and hopelessness, stumbling across the desert. He can be a much more expressive actor than people give him credit for. And also funny: his facial expressions when he's first trying to take care of the baby are priceless.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-55618203560340967362009-04-14T23:28:00.000-04:002009-04-14T23:28:00.000-04:00Wayne deserves credit here for one of his last rea...Wayne deserves credit here for one of his last really vulnerable performances. His delirious plod through the desert with the baby and his ravings at the ghosts of his friends is a powerful darkest-before-the-dawn moment.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.com