Today I was watching one of the LOTR movies: The Two Towers, and I happened to make the mistake of telling my mom to watch the end with me. I belive we are all familiar with these movies and when Gandalf rears up on his horse as he and the Rohirrim charge into Helms Deep, it is just so cool.
So my mom says to me as this is happening, " Jack, what do you think this symbolizes?" So I answered
" I don't care."
Which I believe is the way most teenagers feel about the symbolism of movies, because I could care less about how Tolkien shows symbolism when all these cool action scenes are going on.
Many adults spend way too much time trying to find the literary elements of a movie or book so that it ruins the entertainment value, I mean you woulldn't read a book or watch a movie just to see character devolpment, would you?
2 comments:
Dear Big Red,
I agree with you. Way too much is made of symbolism in movies and books. I think it's job security for English teachers. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Another post Red. Now.
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