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I wanted to talk about something I noticed during the “hinge” portion of Gates of Heaven. The “hinge” portion (for those unsure) is the part where Florence Rasmussen (I believe that was her name, she was wearing the ridiculous pink apron…I know that can’t be forgotten) is giving a speech on the pet cemetary and then her son. I noticed that during the speech I could see the reflection of the camera crew in her eyeglasses. I didn’t notice it until she looked to her left while she was talking. Once that happened, it kind of took me out of the movie a little but and realized there was a production taking place. It was almost a disturbing dichotomy, because I could clearly see a man wearing green polo shirt. I would like to watch the scene much more closely to see if I’m completely accurate.
Regardless, it made me think about how much of the movie was staged (set, dialogue, otherwise), how much conversation had to be initiated to get these people to talk for such a long time without interruption. I think I found the image of the man in her eyeglasses a little jarring because you’re not supposed to see him, your not supposed to see anything outside these “characters” any provocation whatsoever. And there it was.
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I’m sure Morris saw this as it was happening–if not, he saw it 10000 times as he was editing the film, I bet.
For me, this just increases the interest of the moment, though I’m not sure I can say why just yet. I do know it’s a lot easier to see this on the DVD than on the old VHS tape I had to use for years and years.
Comment by Dr. C. 03.19.07 @ 7:19 am