http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/straw-dogs-sam-peckinpah/ The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/straw-dogs-sam-peckinpah/#comment-521915 CathyC Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:33:01 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2007/02/28/straw-dogs-1971-by-sam-peckinpah-dvd-review/#comment-521915 It has been revealed in an insightful 'making of' bit that came with a dvd release that Peckinpah was drunk most of the time while filming, esp at the beginning. I don't think he was putting much brain power into filming this, hence the 'sledgehammer' approach. He never intended it to be subtle, but it's blatant message has been overlooked by so many. They focus in on small things: whether the rape was consensual or not; the excess of violence. Like small children shielding their eyes, they cannot take in the depths, it is too horrible. Only on second viewing, and further thinking can one come to the less blatant themes: moral superiority, pacifism, might versus right, violence in society, esp wielded by governments. Violence and the other themes in this movie were very scandalous back then, there were organizations shielding our minds all the while inundating us on the news with REAL violence. This dichotomy is at heart in this movie. It seems dated now, but it was groundbreaking then. It has been revealed in an insightful 'making of' bit that came with a dvd release that Peckinpah was drunk most of the time while filming, esp at the beginning. I don't think he was putting much brain power into filming this, hence the 'sledgehammer' approach. He never intended it to be subtle, but it's blatant message has been overlooked by so many. They focus in on small things: whether the rape was consensual or not; the excess of violence. Like small children shielding their eyes, they cannot take in the depths, it is too horrible. Only on second viewing, and further thinking can one come to the less blatant themes: moral superiority, pacifism, might versus right, violence in society, esp wielded by governments. Violence and the other themes in this movie were very scandalous back then, there were organizations shielding our minds all the while inundating us on the news with REAL violence. This dichotomy is at heart in this movie. It seems dated now, but it was groundbreaking then.

]]> http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/straw-dogs-sam-peckinpah/#comment-468483 Amy Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:01:20 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2007/02/28/straw-dogs-1971-by-sam-peckinpah-dvd-review/#comment-468483 She says 'no' but her body says 'yes'? You know I've heard that before. When a rapist is trying to defend their actions. When they use physical reactions that no victim has no control over for manipulation. Sure some woman like it rough but rape is rape and no means no. Had that been picked up on this could have been the best review about 'Straw Dogs' I read. She says 'no' but her body says 'yes'? You know I've heard that before. When a rapist is trying to defend their actions. When they use physical reactions that no victim has no control over for manipulation. Sure some woman like it rough but rape is rape and no means no. Had that been picked up on this could have been the best review about 'Straw Dogs' I read.

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