tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633073330174423544.post2845832121720402481..comments2023-02-28T05:27:00.195-05:00Comments on The Sun's Not Yellow: Drag Me to HellJoel Bockohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633073330174423544.post-32008418435968820232010-01-30T12:59:39.510-05:002010-01-30T12:59:39.510-05:00Thanks, Stephen - and as for God, it's interes...Thanks, Stephen - and as for God, it's interesting how many horror films (and non-horror films) play freely with the concepts of the devil, hell, and damnation without ever bringing their analogues into play. (What was the last mainstream movie you saw which employed God, except perhaps as a playfully humanized comic foil ala Bruce Almighty?) Whether this says something about modern conditions or merely about narrative and genre conventions is up for debate, but I find it fascinating nonetheless.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633073330174423544.post-44698466521232791722010-01-30T12:44:45.236-05:002010-01-30T12:44:45.236-05:00Great review, MovieMan.
I really enjoyed it (esp...Great review, MovieMan. <br /><br />I really enjoyed it (especially the car scene and the bit with the anvil). <br /><br />Just some points I'd like to share:<br /><br />1 <br />Everything revolves around Christine's mouth. It's the first we see of her in the rear-view mirror practising her vowels. The amount of things that go into or out of her mouth is incredible. This is because her mouth represents both her greed (former 'fat girl') and her insecurity about her class (the speech lessons etc.).<br /><br />2<br />I liked how the end took place in a train station. A train station is used as a place to start a new journey, a place of romance but also, of course, a place to say goodbye(!). By using the platform of a train station, Raimi can play with these expectations.<br /><br />3<br />At some point when discussing Jung Rham Jas (I think that's his name) says 'that's because he wasn't afraid to bring God into the equation'. When you are cursed to go to hell surely your first port of call is the man with the form in defeating the devil - God.<br /><br />Maybe it is Raimi who is afraid to bring God into the equation because he knows that would God would fail.Stephenhttp://checkingonmysausages.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com