tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post2248184664638356419..comments2023-10-05T07:46:44.392-04:00Comments on And Now the Screaming Starts: Movies: The two Palmer girls.CRwMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896615209770501945noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-65721264528890666312010-06-08T12:20:28.327-04:002010-06-08T12:20:28.327-04:00Fantastic post sir. Really enjoyed reading that an...Fantastic post sir. Really enjoyed reading that and have already added the film to my rental list.<br /><br />In particular<br /><br /><i>More importantly, whatever the tenor of the tale, the central theme is one of completion rather than downfall. At the end of any given "we have to lose our virginity before we go to college" film, the male protags have gone from boy to men. They've become whole. In contrast, the women emerge from the same adventure irreparably broken.</i> <br /><br />struck me. It's so true. I keep finding myself drawn to gender discussion (within the genre mainly, but also film in general). Your work here has only fuelled that further.Zombie Cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176349073306338323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-12366399928099698732010-06-07T01:29:24.364-04:002010-06-07T01:29:24.364-04:00Reading this reminds me that David Lynch and M. Ni...Reading this reminds me that David Lynch and M. Night Shyamalan (Sp?) have a great deal in common. Lynch is the greater talent, but they both have an ability to weave a large web from what proves to be frustratingly dumb premises, at least in retrospect, after they've held your attention for so long over the course of a movie.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317171074477381520noreply@blogger.com