show of hands: how many people here think hitchcock was abducted by aliens at least once, maybe twice?

Dewrede said:

oh, here we go again.

Ace said:

Sure, it's valid. But there are variations in artists' control of meaning. Some make really abstract art, some make really concrete art and require varying degrees of work from the viewer/reader/listener. I tend to prefer art toward the abstract end because I like bringing my own interpretations to it and playing with meaning myself. But there can also be very clear themes, more obvious messages, that bring out a lot of complexity too.

It's on tcm now. what about the caged birds he brings to the island, is that of any significance wonder?

It's a foresight into the future about how the bird flu is going to come and kill us all.

TMPletz said:

and parrots can fly up your skirt if you are not careful, just ask my auntie

charlottegelin said:

HA! I don't wear skirts!

TMPletz said:

dressing gown then, same thing

charlottegelin said:

Now maybe if you had said "Jedi robes"....

TMPletz said:

no, I said dressing gown

hmmm... we have tippi hendren's character, a woman who is so bold, crafty, and independent, as well as passionate about following her urges,go through this story... a lady tells her that she has brought the birds after her... that she is evil... and by the end of the movie she is a mumbling, traumatized, dependent, invalid....

hmmmmm

Watching it last night there is also an over protective mother who has turned many women away. Notice how the Rod Taylor character is so much older than his sister and there's no father to be seen
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Ace said:

It is my opinion that all good art is subjective.

lilgish said:

I watched it last night and thought the same thing!

heartbeatocean said:

Your argument means that interpreting Roots as pro-slavery is valid. Sorry, I disagree.

heartbeatocean said:

MISOGYNISTIC! did I spell that right? Great film though, just the opening scene surprises with little character twists.

ufoclub said:

Ace said:

Oh, whatever. There's misinterpretation and there's aberrant readings -- actually taking something against the grain of what it was originally intended to mean. The idea of camp is to take something and adopt it for an entirely different purpose than it was meant for to begin with. No, that probably would not work for Roots. Although, at some point in history, people may get tired of watching black people be whipped on television. Oops, now I've really opened a can of worms.

DorothyParkerWasCool said:

Well said.