I'll never forgive the bastard who spoilt the surprise by telling me what happens to Willy Loman at the end of "Death of a Salesman".
-----Original Message----- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ravi Sent: 03 January 2006 18:10 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Match Point At around 3/1/06 12:43 pm, Jim Devine wrote: > a lot of films -- e.g., "The Crying Game" or "The Sixth Sense" -- rely > on surprise as part of their art. Without it, they wouldn't be as fun. > Crying game was a bit hyped, no? And Sixth Sense was entirely hyped. In fact it is a good example of Carrol's point: without even knowing the ending, I not only guessed at the little surprise but also found it entirely untenable. I guess there are probably other movies where the suspense is well developed -- in which case to some extent Carrol's point is still a good one: it may in fact be interesting to know the twist and find it interesting, especially for an adult, to view the sophistication of the farce. I mean, what is it that interests (and should interest) us about books, movies, etc (art in general?). When we are younger, perhaps suspense, unexpected endings, etc. But as we grow older, isn't that a little too less? Just titillation? --ravi -- If you wish to contact me, you will get my attention faster by substituting "r" for "listmail" in my email address. Thank you!
