tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post802441668701816026..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: What's in a Name?SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21110587641948073422019-12-28T20:51:41.052-06:002019-12-28T20:51:41.052-06:00And this is exactly why I compared it to a telenov...And this is exactly why I compared it to a telenovela.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-89445902110143319502019-10-17T01:44:17.268-05:002019-10-17T01:44:17.268-05:00"Eventually, each story turns into screaming&..."Eventually, each story turns into screaming"<br />Yeah, that was my conclusion, mostly based on not having a clue what was going on.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-62710963585271950682012-11-29T00:29:41.650-06:002012-11-29T00:29:41.650-06:00I'll stand corrected on Lucia Mach II. But it&...I'll stand corrected on Lucia Mach II. But it's <i>still</i> misogynist throughout. <br /><br />And yes, I thought the same thing about the shirt-ripping scene, but I couldn't help laughing at her rubbing her face on his chest hair. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-60789489716609220182012-11-28T17:09:07.799-06:002012-11-28T17:09:07.799-06:00I agree that ultimately the film takes a misogynis...I agree that ultimately the film takes a misogynistic bent (that little girl laughing at Lucia and Tomas on the beach? what the hell?) but I disagree that the middle Lucia was unconcerned about political events. She actively participated in the strike, actively flamed party fires, and lashed out friends who had forgotten the cause. I didn't feel she was only doing it because Aldo wanted her to, but because she wanted to. Aldo came first, but the cause (whatever it was) came second.<br /><br />The shirt-ripping-open scene didn't remind me of a telenovela. Instead, it pissed me off. I was like, "Lucia - run away. Run away. Leave him. He just tried to rape you. RUN AWAY. NO, DON'T WALK OVER TO HIM. STOP WALKING OVER TO HIM. WHY ARE YOU KISSING HIM, YOU IDIOT?!?!?!?"<br /><br />The first and third Lucias ticked me off because the Lucias were all "My man is deceitful/abusive, but dang it all, I love him anyway and keep going back for more."siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-55112858026813383542012-10-21T15:58:25.577-05:002012-10-21T15:58:25.577-05:00I see what you're saying about the husband. I&...I see what you're saying about the husband. I'd venture to say, though, that what happened between Lucia and the teacher was caused by the husband's actions.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-25404778388029472182012-10-21T14:16:52.037-05:002012-10-21T14:16:52.037-05:00Actually, of the three, the middle story was the o...Actually, of the three, the middle story was the one where I had the least historical context as well. I knew that a couple years after the first story we were going to fight the Spanish American War and capture Cuba, so I knew Spain was still going to own it, and I knew a few years before the third story, Castro came to power then a couple years later declared himself a communist. Perhaps it was the fact that the middle story did separate from the historical backdrop for me that I just paid attention to the two characters and not what the director was trying to say.<br /><br />I worded the "available for all" thing badly. I didn't mean sexually. I meant that she was being prevented from being a good communist by not being allowed to go with someone whenever they showed up wanting her to work in the fields for them, or cook for them, or any number of other things they wanted her to do for them, as every good communist is apparently supposed to do. And I agree that the teacher initially only wanted to teach her to read, but I feel that his interest became very personal once he was living in the same house with her and came to know her - which is exactly what the husband feared. Cartoonish as he was, he wasn't wrong about what would happen between the two of them.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-36043754191789909982012-10-21T13:41:19.813-05:002012-10-21T13:41:19.813-05:00True. I pretty much expected no comments. That'...True. I pretty much expected no comments. That's going to be a theme for the next month or so.<br /><br />My problem with the middle story was that I had no context for it. As a story, it was fine. I just didn't feel like I understood its importance. <br /><br />The last story, as you say, is pretty heavy-handed. I'm not sure that Lucia III was "available for all," considering that her husband wouldn't let her talk to anyone if he wasn't present--not even her mother. As for the teacher, it seemed to me that his only interest in Lucia was getting her out of that situation. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-55271500453393561452012-10-21T13:14:15.469-05:002012-10-21T13:14:15.469-05:00Of the three stories, the middle one was the one I...Of the three stories, the middle one was the one I was most interested in. The first one, although it took me a little while to catch on what was going to happen, eventually played out like I expected (except for the naked guys on horses - still not sure what the heck that was about.) <br /><br />The last story was too heavy handed on the communist idealogies for me, with the husband being cartoonishly one-dimensional and obviously there to represent the non-communists. Of course, not many men would be happy about their wives being considered available for all, including a hunky teacher who he is forced to board in his house with his wife. To paraphrase the old joke, "just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there's nothing going on."<br /><br />I agree with you that this movie was made for people with a whole lot more knowledge of the last 70 years (at that time) of Cuba's history.<br /><br />And a disadvantage of reviewing obscure films is that you probably will not get many comments on this post.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.com