tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post8045978022142071618..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: On the Big Screen: A DANGEROUS METHOD (2011)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-80821418450480481782012-02-06T11:22:44.934-05:002012-02-06T11:22:44.934-05:00Sam, I only called the score Wagnerian because Sho...Sam, I only called the score Wagnerian because Shore quoted Wagner but not in the predictably overblown way. Knightley probably has to be over-the-top, but like Portman in <i>Black Swan</i> we hardly see the character in a calm state, even after she's presumably cured -- though there may be a point to that. Thanks for writing.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-4396432773370155602012-02-05T15:44:40.039-05:002012-02-05T15:44:40.039-05:00Interesting Samuel, that you liken Shore's sco...Interesting Samuel, that you liken Shore's score here as Wagnerian. You may be right. I agree there is definitely a pessimistic strain running through Cronenberg's navigation of the script. Some have framed Knightley's performance as over-the-top. I also found myself referencing information of Jung and Frued on the net after watching this--such is the case for the fascination Cronenberg perpetrated here. It's often a ravishing piece, and one that I did consider for my own ten-best list. I suppose it will increase in stature as time moves forward. Wonderful essay here.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com