...my film studies being from an earlier era of course....

my first film seminar..

Jaws

Lecturer: "So what Spielberg was trying to do here was portray the shark as a communist and disruptive threat to the huge American capitalist dream"

Me: "How do you know he wasn't just making a 'horror' film about a scary shark?"

*Lecturer decides* - 'this long-haired blonde, speccy lad will not be one of my favourite students for the next three years'

Posted By: malkybarkid on March 18th 2006 at 09:57:42

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Otto - your profile is a tissue of lies, you are cad and a dandy! (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 18, 09:25:01
- We've been over this. 'Truth' cannot be ascertained by any one individual. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 18, 09:27:47
  - maybe the terms of reference by which I define and contextualise a notion of truth have (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 18, 09:36:47
    - Yes, son, that's the spirit! (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 18, 09:37:37
      - like what they did in Bladerunner, Brazil, Videodromeand Nine and a half Weeks (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 18, 09:42:22
        
        Yes, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 18, 09:48:12
        
        ...my film studies being from an earlier era of course.... (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 18, 09:57:42
        
        lol (General Chat) - bongo33, Mar 18, 12:30:44
        
        Turning up stoned for first lecture/seminar = instantly hated by lecturer forever. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 18, 12:44:17
        
        Haha! (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 18, 10:11:04
        
        i like the name Evgeni (General Chat) - Dave in France, Mar 18, 10:46:57
        
        As in Yevgeni Yevtushenko, or Yevgeni Zamyatin? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Mar 18, 10:55:40
        
        i was thinking of pianist Yevgeni Kissin (although wikipedia seems to spell it Evgeny) (General Chat) - Dave in France, Mar 18, 11:29:38
        
        my mouse is called Evgeni (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 18, 10:51:15
        
        nice one - one experience of Film Studies was going to the Imax screen in Bradford at (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 18, 10:24:11

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