tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post8221679061252739852..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Trapped in the ClosetSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-26341918529679386392017-10-24T17:16:33.737-05:002017-10-24T17:16:33.737-05:00Ebert was likely closer to the ultimate truth than...Ebert was likely closer to the ultimate truth than I was. Bunuel did a lot of commentary on Spain and fascism, so it wouldn't surprise me if his intent was ultimately a lot broader than I caught.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-53316019782113838322017-10-22T06:43:55.907-05:002017-10-22T06:43:55.907-05:00Your explanation works for me. Apparently Ebert in...Your explanation works for me. Apparently Ebert interpreted the story a bot wider, making it a story of Spain itself. I can see it both ways. Too bad the movie itself did not work for me.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-84283106782419090942013-10-21T12:20:17.983-05:002013-10-21T12:20:17.983-05:00I tend to like musical references with my titles, ...I tend to like musical references with my titles, at least when it's relevant. I should thus come clean and tell you that the title for the review of <i>Gravity</i> is (except for the parenthetical) the name of a song by Grandaddy. Looking back at just this month, I see I've also referenced the Go-Gos, the Beatles, the Sex Pistols, and the Boomtown Rats.<br /><br />I don't know if my interpretation is what Bunuel would have wanted, but I'm going to stick with it because it works for me and I could actually argue it.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-11341011379399689322013-10-21T11:51:31.416-05:002013-10-21T11:51:31.416-05:00I think your interpretation of this film is as goo...I think your interpretation of this film is as good as any other I've read. It's definitely designed to present the rich is a bad light.<br /><br />I remember Dan being a fan of the Buffy show, too, in the early days when I discovered his blog, so it doesn't surprise me that he remembered that episode.<br /><br />And just a note on your post titles. I've mentioned this before, but I like how you manage to work multiple meanings into them and also reference music quite a bit. Just a couple posts ago you did Metallica and now you're doing Kanye West with this one (or was it P. Diddy who did trapped in the closet?) Either way, they're far removed from Metallica.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-88374458013952945332013-10-21T11:19:55.421-05:002013-10-21T11:19:55.421-05:00You're the second person to mention Buffy in r...You're the second person to mention Buffy in relation to this film (the first is Chip Lary's review). <br /><br />"Audacious" is probably the best one-word review of this film.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-67495658600832806422013-10-21T09:16:08.161-05:002013-10-21T09:16:08.161-05:00I'm not sure Bunuel really succeeds with his t...I'm not sure Bunuel really succeeds with his themes, which are really obvious. Still, I had a lot of fun with this movie. It's so audacious, especially with the kicker of an ending. On a random note, there's a Buffy episode with a similar premise that seems to draw a lot from this movie. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-37228485290054380912013-10-21T07:00:02.333-05:002013-10-21T07:00:02.333-05:00Bluntly, I have no idea why Bunuel called this The...Bluntly, I have no idea why Bunuel called this <i>The Exterminating Angel</i>. In some ways, the title is the most nonsensical part of the whole thing. I recommend this one to you especially, though. I think you might find a lot that I missed.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-50460785288288807012013-10-21T01:39:27.483-05:002013-10-21T01:39:27.483-05:00So who or what is the exterminating angel? Is the...So who or what is the exterminating angel? Is the angel synonymous with the spiritual inertia that prevents people from leaving the house? If so, then who gets exterminated when everyone's trapped inside (not having seen the movie, I got a very "roach motel" vibe from your review: <i>las cucarachas entran, pero no pueden salir</i>*)? Is <i>the house itself</i> the exterminating angel, a passive predator like a pitcher plant? There's something almost Stephen King-ish going on here. That, or something Homeric, somewhere between the Sirens and the Lotus Eaters.<br /><br />*As much a "Ren and Stimpy" reference as anything else.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.com