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!@#$%! · 01.14.2017, 08:10 PM

i love ford as a master of the epic western and awesome old-timey action but in the end i have to reject some of his stuff on an ideological basis, in that i don't share his love of the empire and what wsome of his movies stand for.

in the case of the searchers, to me, it's saying that in order to protect the frontier home and save the white princess from the savages you need some sort of atrocious asshole, warts and all. a bit like "a few good men" but from the other side of the fence. "everything he's done, it's worth it"

today he'd be a trump voter.

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anyway, just finished SLEEPER

speaking of homages the other day-- this is an homage to charlie chaplin above all, closely followed by truffaut (farehneit 451) and a distant godard (alphaville). i'm sure i'm missing a ton of other references.

i love this movie. hilarious physical comedy, tons of jokes and an anarchic romp through early 70s culture.

last, a very minor note: roger ebert's review of small time crooks laughs at the (i think frenchy's while she was learning the dictionary) use of the expression "in agreeance"

in sleeper, while conducting the cloning operation, miles uses the expression "in agreeance" in front of the doctors

that was a little funny. i wonder if frenchy winkler is woody himself-- starts as a standup joker, ends up restoring venice, gets took at some point.

01.14.2017, 08:10 PM	#20504
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,732	i love ford as a master of the epic western and awesome old-timey action but in the end i have to reject some of his stuff on an ideological basis, in that i don't share his love of the empire and what wsome of his movies stand for. in the case of the searchers, to me, it's saying that in order to protect the frontier home and save the white princess from the savages you need some sort of atrocious asshole, warts and all. a bit like "a few good men" but from the other side of the fence. "everything he's done, it's worth it" today he'd be a trump voter. --- anyway, just finished SLEEPER speaking of homages the other day-- this is an homage to charlie chaplin above all, closely followed by truffaut (farehneit 451) and a distant godard (alphaville). i'm sure i'm missing a ton of other references. i love this movie. hilarious physical comedy, tons of jokes and an anarchic romp through early 70s culture. last, a very minor note: roger ebert's review of small time crooks laughs at the (i think frenchy's while she was learning the dictionary) use of the expression "in agreeance" in sleeper, while conducting the cloning operation, miles uses the expression "in agreeance" in front of the doctors that was a little funny. i wonder if frenchy winkler is woody himself-- starts as a standup joker, ends up restoring venice, gets took at some point.
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