[UA] Darkening Children's Tales

[Patrick O'Duffy]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Anderson" <stuartanderson at qwest.net>
To: <ua at lists.uchicago.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: [UA] Darkening Children's Tales


> > I loved "O Brother," but I never considered it a PARTICULARLY UA movie.
I'm curious why you think it is.  Though there is that common Cohen brothers
vibe that EVERYONE is a fuckup, which is also something of a UA vibe.
>
> The tough UA vibe to capture is the approach to the supernatural.

That's interesting. Personally, almost all the films I see as useful for UA
have no supernatural content at all. I honest;y don't see the supernatural
as being all that central to UA; it's a major motif, but not a major theme.

The movies that inspire me are one about power, abuse of power, human
weakness, and mistakes/redemption.

--
Patrick O'Duffy, Brisbane, Australia

I'm back. I have a ragged army hanging on my every word.
And I'm pissed off.

 - Spider Jerusalem, TRANSMETROPOLITAN: I HATE IT HERE



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