tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post5524091046040703241..comments2024-01-24T15:06:13.387-05:00Comments on M.A.Peel: My One Oscar Tidbit: We Saw the Horses in Realm & Conquest, TooMapeelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12149683683413237283noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-76216962299736406912008-10-18T01:16:00.000-04:002008-10-18T01:16:00.000-04:00jaik, I agree that the horses put the film into th...jaik, I agree that the horses put the film into the <I>Signals</I> arena. A strange, but unique choice. It meant the film didn't settle into one genre.Mapeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149683683413237283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-32934855837944344142008-10-16T18:54:00.000-04:002008-10-16T18:54:00.000-04:00well there were horses in the book, that still doe...well there were horses in the book, that still doesn't get at the whole issue of why he got out of the car, or stopped or was driving the way he was. how did he know he was being followed, he seemed to. why did he leave the car, is that just supposed to be a massive ridiculous coincidence that magic horses tempt him away at just the very moment his car will blow up. that logical leap really hurt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-23099854649371651232008-04-06T20:58:00.000-04:002008-04-06T20:58:00.000-04:00Anon, I hadn't thought about the "purpose" of the ...Anon, I hadn't thought about the "purpose" of the car bomb in relation to the character Michael Clayton. I think you are entirely right--it's the moment of transformation for him. Thanks for pointing that out.Mapeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149683683413237283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-60408210823870576032008-03-29T07:08:00.000-04:002008-03-29T07:08:00.000-04:00I've just read through a whole ton of posts for th...I've just read through a whole ton of posts for this truly excellent piece of cinema.. <BR/><BR/>One of the clearest points for me is that Clayton did not survive the car bomb... Physically, yes, but the man after that point is not the same as he was. The film begins with a voice over totally involved with rebirth, a calling to a higher purpose, the recreation of a mans very soul... <BR/>And I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-24768082135452228372008-02-28T20:48:00.000-05:002008-02-28T20:48:00.000-05:00Are people still really so wedded to strictly chro...Are people still really so wedded to strictly chronological narrative that they give up on a film "because we already know George Clooney survives"? Did they walk out half way through Pulp Fiction because Travolta gets killed? Oooh, sorry, I meant to say SPOILER ALERT.<BR/><BR/>I liked Michael Clayton. The whole point of the flashback structure was surely to get the audience wondering how the Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-80474613555309717222008-02-25T23:54:00.000-05:002008-02-25T23:54:00.000-05:00Jeremy--I KNOW!! Even some serious film bloggers d...Jeremy--I KNOW!! Even some serious film bloggers didn't see it. Still don't know how that is possible<BR/><BR/>I will keep my ears open for the Brothers Sunday when I catch up with TWBB.Mapeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149683683413237283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-38424158019416493712008-02-25T03:32:00.000-05:002008-02-25T03:32:00.000-05:00I'm totaly amazed you needed to point this out ......I'm totaly amazed you needed to point this out ... but then I don't discuss films with people much. Of course we saw the horses in the book, and of course that's what makes the movie work.<BR/><BR/>Right now, The Squeeze and I are worrying over the Brothers Sunday in there Will Be Blood, but as you seem not to have seen it, I won't go into details.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04639265958695262241noreply@blogger.com