Comments on: Spellbound (1945) http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/09/spellbound-1945/ Film reviews and commentary tonight, before I forget tomorrow Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:21:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The guy http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/09/spellbound-1945/comment-page-1/#comment-6303 The guy Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:40:38 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/09/spellbound-1945/#comment-6303 i thot it was good i thot it was good

]]> By: Fatmir Terziu http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/09/spellbound-1945/comment-page-1/#comment-1882 Fatmir Terziu Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:55:57 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/09/spellbound-1945/#comment-1882 The eye symbol and the cigarette sign have more to say to the Freudian discovery of the "substitutive relation". However were has some more interest conflicts in the semiotic context overall, as images and language does not fitting together in many part. As the language of images completes the meaning, a dialogue between Dr. Peterson and her lover is vague. The music and sound effects complete this emptiness. The eye symbol and the cigarette sign have more to say to the Freudian discovery of the “substitutive relation”. However were has some more interest conflicts in the semiotic context overall, as images and language does not fitting together in many part. As the language of images completes the meaning, a dialogue between Dr. Peterson and her lover is vague. The music and sound effects complete this emptiness.

]]> By: Pat Evans http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/09/spellbound-1945/comment-page-1/#comment-1822 Pat Evans Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:20:39 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/09/spellbound-1945/#comment-1822 I was about to mention the color shot but I was beaten to this by Damian above. However, not all prints include this which may be why you didn't note it. I was about to mention the color shot but I was beaten to this by Damian above. However, not all prints include this which may be why you didn’t note it.

]]> By: Megan http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/09/spellbound-1945/comment-page-1/#comment-1793 Megan Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:20:26 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/09/spellbound-1945/#comment-1793 Watched this last night and did not really care for it, I’m afraid. But I do agree with you about the score — amazing! I wonder what would have happened if the roles of Bergman & Peck were reversed? I know it would take some rewrite, but I have a feeling the chemistry might have worked better that way. Watched this last night and did not really care for it, I’m afraid. But I do agree with you about the score — amazing!

I wonder what would have happened if the roles of Bergman & Peck were reversed? I know it would take some rewrite, but I have a feeling the chemistry might have worked better that way.

]]> By: Joe Valdez http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/09/spellbound-1945/comment-page-1/#comment-1785 Joe Valdez Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:03:40 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/09/spellbound-1945/#comment-1785 Damian: I wasn't aware of the color elements in this flick. Thanks for pointing that out to my dozen or so readers! Megan: My introduction to Miklós Rózsa was his score for <em>The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes</em>, which just blew me away. John Williams could not have given that film a more beautiful score. I think Rózsa's music captures the "romance" of going to the movies perfectly. Damian: I wasn’t aware of the color elements in this flick. Thanks for pointing that out to my dozen or so readers!

Megan: My introduction to Miklós Rózsa was his score for The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, which just blew me away. John Williams could not have given that film a more beautiful score. I think Rózsa’s music captures the “romance” of going to the movies perfectly.

]]> By: Damian http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/09/spellbound-1945/comment-page-1/#comment-1781 Damian Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:10:12 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/10/09/spellbound-1945/#comment-1781 My friend Tucker always used to be amused by the fact that this film shows one of the all-time great screen actors (Gregory Peck) giving a truly awful performance. :) Personally, I love <i>Spellbound</i> and the three individuals that you point out who elevate it above B-picture status, Joe, is absolutely correct. I particularly love the penultimate "shot" in the film which, on some prints, even had a brief splash of the color red to heighten its impact (perhaps a reference to the final "shot" of the silent film <i>The Great Train Robbery?)</i> My friend Tucker always used to be amused by the fact that this film shows one of the all-time great screen actors (Gregory Peck) giving a truly awful performance. :)

Personally, I love Spellbound and the three individuals that you point out who elevate it above B-picture status, Joe, is absolutely correct. I particularly love the penultimate “shot” in the film which, on some prints, even had a brief splash of the color red to heighten its impact (perhaps a reference to the final “shot” of the silent film The Great Train Robbery?)

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