tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post7743082195487561952..comments2023-10-24T01:19:24.492-04:00Comments on Little Worlds : Teaching Watching, Part IIRichard Bellamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-26214610006481001822010-06-12T16:29:19.682-04:002010-06-12T16:29:19.682-04:00Drew, thanks. When it cuts to the black monolith i...Drew, thanks. When it cuts to the black monolith in the white room, I always remark on what an amazing shot it is. We need more amazing filmmaking today!Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-68250596750940932422010-06-12T15:09:23.531-04:002010-06-12T15:09:23.531-04:00Excellent stuff, Hokahey!
Two of my favorite film...Excellent stuff, Hokahey!<br /><br />Two of my favorite film endings ever. <i>The Graduate</i> is just a perfect mixture of subtlety emotionally complexity, and <i>2001</i> never fails to give me chills with its staggering vision and brilliant visuals. <br /><br />What a lucky class!Drew McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054307044280470117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-1937358718592261882010-06-12T09:42:08.526-04:002010-06-12T09:42:08.526-04:00Craig - Thanks for the tidbit. There are a number ...Craig - Thanks for the tidbit. There are a number of stories like this in which some common sense and judicious editing have saved a movie from a ridiculous ending. Not that it's on a par with <i>The Graduate</i>, but for <i>Titanic</i> they had shot a version of the final scene in which old Rose gets ready to toss the necklace and she gets intercepted by Bill Paxton's character and her granddaughter.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-57250929718185588152010-06-11T23:10:16.684-04:002010-06-11T23:10:16.684-04:00Very nice.
Interesting tidbit about the ending of...Very nice.<br /><br />Interesting tidbit about the ending of "The Graduate": had they shot what was actually in the script, that last screencap would have included guests and members of the wedding chasing the bus down the street until the final fadeout. Which would have been amusing, but might have taken something away from the gravitas.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450775188328918558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-73363937270402526902010-06-11T21:11:15.011-04:002010-06-11T21:11:15.011-04:00Yes, the silent ending is perfect for The Graduate...Yes, the silent ending is perfect for <i>The Graduate</i>. When the student who wrote that Elaine worries about their future read her comments, another student reference the beginning of the film with Ben worrying about his future. <br /><br /><i>2001</i> is just the perfect movie to use as an exercise for interpretation. They watch the ending, and then I say, "Write." I also tell them that a good movie gives viewers enough evidence throughout the movie to come to an interpretation of any seemingly inscrutable parts. Very nicely, they used what they knew about the beginning of the movie and applied it to the end.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-18143446535249490652010-06-11T19:30:05.571-04:002010-06-11T19:30:05.571-04:00Nice post. I like to think The Graduate ends as i...Nice post. I like to think <i>The Graduate</i> ends as it does because Nichols knew that if Elaine and Ben were to talk, then the movie would have to continue, so their silence is both nicely ambiguous and efficient at getting the movie over with.<br /><br />As for the end of <i>2001</i>, I never knew what to think of that. Perhaps Kubrick knew that the less he explained things, the more effective the ending would be. Your teaching posts are helpful. I probably don't allow students in film classes to talk enough, since I tend to pile on my enthusiastic analysis.The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.com