Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Existentialism
The idea of existentialism that was brought up many times during the class was very thought provoking and I enjoyed looking at life through the existentialist viewpoint as stated on one of the sheets that was given to us in class. After reading these points, I was reminded of a movie that I have recently watched called The Grey that in my opinion, had an existentialist viewpoint implemented in it. The movie in short was about a few men who had survived a plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness and are desperately fighting to survive. It was an intense movie that captured the viewer by forcing them to view the film through the eyes of the main character and imagine what it would be like for one of them to be in this horror because all of the events were very possible and that's what get's the viewer scared. It was a great movie and the ending (not to spoil it) really got me thinking. I believe that anyone who watched AQoWF would enjoy this movie and I strongly recommend it.
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Do you think it was an allegory of some kind? Not sure what you mean by "viewing through the eyes of the main character."
ReplyDeleteI'mm glad you ddin't spoil the ending, but I wonder if you could have tempted me to see the film somehow. YOur comments are a slight teaser, but not enough to make me go.
What I meant by the film making it easy for one to view the story through the eyes of the main character is the realistic element that is added to the film which many other films posses. I often found myself thinking about what I would do in the situation that the character. I don't know Mr. Bennet, I can't really put to words what captivated me about the movie, but I strongly believe that you would like it.
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