tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8322132552442992691.post10017244203120893..comments2022-02-21T08:06:49.949-06:00Comments on Contemplations on Classic Movies and Music: Pax Pacifica: Donovan’s Reef Jon Oyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069288761257368940noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8322132552442992691.post-34363239287596753052014-07-12T21:09:33.999-05:002014-07-12T21:09:33.999-05:00Thanks.
It's definitely worthwhile. As with a...Thanks. <br />It's definitely worthwhile. As with all Ford, critic Gary Giddins' astute observation applies: <br />"(Ford’s) famously stubborn refusal to elucidate himself of his work or to admit that what he did had anything to do with art honors the audience. Art implies intellect, which is unequally distributed, and Ford demands emotion, which ruthlessly seeks out the common denominator in us all. The implication is that if he has your heart, your mind will follow, if only afterward as the justification for losing your emotional grip."Jon Oyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069288761257368940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8322132552442992691.post-7818581437772586062014-07-12T07:11:32.529-05:002014-07-12T07:11:32.529-05:00I haven't seen this one, and not sure why that...I haven't seen this one, and not sure why that is. After reading your excellent review, I feel I should seek this out ASAP!Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8322132552442992691.post-47771169706244689442014-07-10T09:56:50.595-05:002014-07-10T09:56:50.595-05:00It sure does. Even when Ford wasn't crafting m...It sure does. Even when Ford wasn't crafting masterpieces he was still making very engaging, entertaining, visually stunning movies. And yes, his examination of these particular family dynamics is worth an entire essay itself. The "family," in all of its various incarnations - immediate, extended, military, or the community at large - was extremely important to Ford.Jon Oyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069288761257368940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8322132552442992691.post-64671156450369771122014-07-10T09:33:18.653-05:002014-07-10T09:33:18.653-05:00As a child I adored the family dynamics among the ...As a child I adored the family dynamics among the characters and the unbelievably lovely setting in this movie. To this day, it is a place of comfort and my sisters and I always call Lee Marvin The King of the United States of America. Whatever the shortfalls as art of "Donovan's Reef", it certainly works as a "movie".Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com