For What Kind of Man Would I Be?

 

genre: comedy, documentary, horror

Directors: this is a female director. She won the Oscar/Academy Award for this movie. She also won it for The Piano.

The lead actor, lead actress, supporting actor and supporting actress were all nominated for an Oscar, but lost.

The soundtrack (music) won the Oscar too. Listen to how the music, which is stark, matches the landscape. The composer is from Radiohead.

We need to know about the idea of myth. This is before science how we explained the world. Usually, God or gods did everything.

Gay

Straight

The movie has homoerotic ideas / themes. It also has straight themes.

It takes place in Montana in 1925.

This movie is also about revenge.

The narrator or voice over will foreshadow this movie is about revenge.

Foreshadow: give a hint about what will happen later

“When my father passed, I wanted nothing more than my mother’s happiness. For what kind of man would I be if I did not help my mother? If I did not save her?”

 

Why does his mother need to be saved? The hint is his mother is in a bad situation.

Tracking shot: the camera follow

Misanthrope: hatred of other people, usually a smart person who thinks the world is stupid

Misogyny: hatred of women

Phil and George

They talk about this guy Bronco Henry three times in the movie. Every time Phil talks about Bronco Henry, George ignores him or does not like it / the topic.

What is the importance of the comb?

The ancient Romans believe that Rome was started (founded) by two brothers, Romulus and Remus. 753 B.C. Myth. They were raised by a wolf mother. Romulus murders Remus.

He is a cowboy. Why does he know about Roman history?

He has a black man working for him. So, he is a fair man.

Myth: what he says about Bronco Henry now is impossible. Watch his brother’s reaction to this story

Jealousy

 

 

Banjo

Small river: creek, stream, brook

Socio economic: different positions in the society

Maid: clean and cook

Ominous: foreshadow, we know something  bad will happen

He called the son Miss Nancy.

Gold digger: marry someone just to get their money