tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post3897084835444626012..comments2024-03-27T18:40:05.920+02:00Comments on TSorensen 1001 movie blog: The Big Sky (1952)TSorensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-14119608272994157572015-02-26T10:00:30.870+02:002015-02-26T10:00:30.870+02:00That is very likely. It is a movie of its time and...That is very likely. It is a movie of its time and I am sure it worked well in 52. Today we are (hopefully) in a different place and it is the expedition crew that looks like savages.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-88918576035133205872015-02-25T22:55:27.715+02:002015-02-25T22:55:27.715+02:00I thought this was okay. I think I had a differen...I thought this was okay. I think I had a different interpretation of their attitudes towards the Indians than you did. I felt the movie was going out of its way to make them not like them so that when they did learn their lesson that Indians were a lot more than savages it was also a lesson for the audience watching it. In other words, Hawks had his two characters represent a lot of the prejudices the audience would have so that when those characters changes the audience wouldn't be able to say "yeah, but they didn't address [...]"Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-89191934328719994802015-02-25T13:08:14.331+02:002015-02-25T13:08:14.331+02:00Kirk Douglas is an excellent scoundrel and a horri...Kirk Douglas is an excellent scoundrel and a horrible hillbillly.<br />The scenery is nice, but would have been even better in color. TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-60079151824421093912015-02-25T04:00:01.479+02:002015-02-25T04:00:01.479+02:00I don't think I've seen this. From your d...I don't think I've seen this. From your description I'm not sure I want to! I like Kirk Douglas better when he is playing scoundrels than when he is a hero.marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.com