Homework: Write about the difference between justice and revenge in The Magnificent Seven. Give an example of each in the movie.
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The one guy
played by Ethan Hawke has P.T.S.D. It is a kind of mental problem or craziness
old soldiers get from fighting in too many wars.
Justice v.
revenge.
Indians ride
bareback. That means without a saddle.
The
Magnificent Seven. Seven specialists or assassins.
There is a
religious meaning here. The number 7 is often lucky for Christians. It is the
most famous lucky number in the West.
In the
Bible, God created or made the world / earth in seven days.
Pulp
fiction:
1.
Fiction
means a story that is not true
2.
Pulp
is the meat or flesh in the orange that people often throw in the garbage
Pulp Fiction was a useless, pointless book that people used
to read when they wanted to rest and NOT think
The director is Tarantino. The movie opens in a diner
(hamburger restaurant). Tarantino used write the scripts (stories) for his
movies in this diner. It closed during COVID.
He makes a cameo. Cameo is when a famous person goes
in a movie for a short time.
The movie is NOT in chronological order: first, second,
third, fourth. The story does NOT start at the beginning. It starts at the
ending. Why does the director make a movie that is not first, second, third,
after, finally.
The briefcase is glowing or shining. What is in the
briefcase?
666 Is the number of the beast in the Bible. The beast is the
devil or Satan.
Foreshadowing: hint about later in the movie
Why is the movie’s time out of order: It is not 1,2,3,4. It is not chronological. The watch is always in
order for time. So the watch is fighting the story, which is out of order. Why?
That’s pride f&*^ing with. F(*& pride.
Ignore pride. Pride will not help you.
Did the soul come out of the back of his head? Is the soul
the think glowing in the briefcase.
You can sell your soul to the Devil. He will give you
anything (money, fame, intelligence) but in the end, the Devil gets to have
your soul. This is an old myth. It’s
quite popular in black or African stories.
Pay homage to: copying a scene from a famous movie to show
respect
A Clockwork Orange
Square means not cool
