http://blogs.elsweb.org/sarahloliver Night-swimming leads to illness. Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:36:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sarah Oliver 24 July 2007 Dr. Campbell Portrait of Jennie: Portrait of Disbelief                The 1946 adaptation of the novel, Portrait of Jennie by Robert Nathan, is actually a pretty decent one.  This film, directed by David O. Selznick, is fairly accurate in the way it captures the despondence of the book.  Unlike ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/sarahloliver/2007/07/24/portrait-of-jennie-portrait-of-disbelief/ Today was [yet another] FTC Day.  I understood where all the essays were coming from, I think, though I don't think I agreed with them all.  Or maybe I did.  Somehow, this is the first opportunity I have had to post since we got out of class early today.  Not ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/sarahloliver/2007/07/19/19-july-2007/ That movie was interesting, but also excruciatinly boring.  I suppose that's just a mental block I need to get past, but for now, I can't.  That movie made me want to fall asleep.  I apologize for any offense taken by any person(s) from class, but it was overwhelmingly tedious. http://blogs.elsweb.org/sarahloliver/2007/07/18/18-july-2007/                                                                      Since I read the book a long time ago-- okay, so no more than a few years, but still!--I don't clearly remember much of anything from it, but I do know that the film version did not follow it.  My sister and I discussed the film version, with out ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/sarahloliver/2007/07/12/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-make-up-post/ Today, in class, we watched the film "Gates of Heaven," and discussed its intricacies...at least to a small degree.  This film was kind of cheesy, in a 1970s way, but it really made sense, especially once Dr. C pointed out the deliberateness of many of the details (background, coloring, room ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/sarahloliver/2007/07/11/8/ Today's discussion of pornography vs. horror vs. tear-jerker made me think about the "fairness" of making one illegal, while Hollywood continues to churn out the others for the masses.  Honestly, it seems wrong to make porn illegal but to allow horror films and chick flicks, when,  essentially, they all accomplish ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/sarahloliver/2007/07/10/little-women-and-other-literary-adaptations/ I have always found the book to be more satisfying than the movie.  The book just allows, even encourages, one to picture the characters as he or she likes, thus leading to identification with the story.  My favorite book versus movie to debate is probably my very first experience with the ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/sarahloliver/2007/07/09/book-vs-movie-women/ The only thing I clearly recall from class today is a discussion of the roles that Professor Behr fills for Jo after she moves to New York City.  He takes on the role of father figure for Jo, as her own father is absent for the majority of the book.  ... http://blogs.elsweb.org/sarahloliver/2007/07/05/hello-world/