Monday, March 17, 2008
Freaks
Today in class we started watching Freaks and the first thing I wondered was if it was special effects or actually real people that looked like that. If it was special effects, I was surprised that they had that back in black and white films. But apparently, the people actually looked like that. I know about dwarfs but I've never actually seen the people with the tiny heads. At first I was a bit confused why this movie would be considered horror. I sympathize for Frieda because she knows that Cleopatra only likes Hans for his wealth and he would not believe it. How can Hans move on from Frieda so fast when he is still engaged to her? In addition, Cleopatra is involved with another guy. How is Hans so blinded? This love triangle is showing how "beautiful" women use this fact to manipulate guys. There are some parts I don't get in the movie but maybe I'll catch on later. I find it hard to understand some of the dialogue though.
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I know; some of the sound is a bit muffled, and Hans and Frieda's accents can at times be difficult to understand (they actually were from Germany, and they mix German with English in their dialogue). Keep notes of the things you're confused about and bring them up in class--perhaps through discussion, we can clarify some of those issues, since I'm sure you're not alone.
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