Classics - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T23:57:59Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/classics-1?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A257402&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWar of the Worlds by H. G. We…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-12-05:537324:Comment:2576802010-12-05T18:44:49.683ZCampbell R. Glasshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CampbellRGlass
War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells is another one.
War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells is another one. Hanzel and Grettletag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-30:537324:Comment:2574512010-11-30T23:59:00.422ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
Hanzel and Grettle
Hanzel and Grettle What a marvelous idea. What f…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-30:537324:Comment:2574492010-11-30T22:49:16.139ZCaroline Trippehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
What a marvelous idea. What fun, too!
What a marvelous idea. What fun, too! It would be quite a precociou…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-30:537324:Comment:2574482010-11-30T22:48:05.919ZCaroline Trippehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
It would be quite a precocious fourteen year old who could appreciate both King Lear and Ran. :) Not for the faint of heart. But when you think of the gratuitous and stupid violence most teenagers are exposed to now....<br />
<br />
"Ran" was incredible, though. It takes a great filmmaker to make a decapitation into visual poetry. (I'm talking about the blood-sprayed wall). Just about floored me the first time I saw it. And the second.<br />
<br />
BTW, I've been meaning to tell you--- "The Hell Screen" was fantastic.…
It would be quite a precocious fourteen year old who could appreciate both King Lear and Ran. :) Not for the faint of heart. But when you think of the gratuitous and stupid violence most teenagers are exposed to now....<br />
<br />
"Ran" was incredible, though. It takes a great filmmaker to make a decapitation into visual poetry. (I'm talking about the blood-sprayed wall). Just about floored me the first time I saw it. And the second.<br />
<br />
BTW, I've been meaning to tell you--- "The Hell Screen" was fantastic. Those images just linger in my mind---the way you wove the theme of the screen into the story. And make me want more! Good choice! The original "Fr…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-30:537324:Comment:2574462010-11-30T22:38:45.304ZCaroline Trippehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
Good choice! The original "Frankenstein" is a very powerful and moving story. Yeah, most people think "Frankenstein" was the monster! And don't have a clue what this story is really about. Goes far beyond the "horror" genre---as the horror is really everyone EXCEPT the monster, who just wants to belong. To be human.<br />
<br />
It's the fault of the education system in part. When I was growing up in the 50s and early 60s in a small rural PA town with nevertheless a damned good school system and wonderful,…
Good choice! The original "Frankenstein" is a very powerful and moving story. Yeah, most people think "Frankenstein" was the monster! And don't have a clue what this story is really about. Goes far beyond the "horror" genre---as the horror is really everyone EXCEPT the monster, who just wants to belong. To be human.<br />
<br />
It's the fault of the education system in part. When I was growing up in the 50s and early 60s in a small rural PA town with nevertheless a damned good school system and wonderful, well-educated, dedicated teachers, we DID read the classics. Even if we didn't always understand them.<br />
<br />
Now, sadly, most people grow up ignorant of great literature. Including myth and fairy tales. They only get the white-washed re-tellings. For instance, most of the little girls who watch Walt Disney's Barbie version of "The Little Mermaid" and get the doll and the coloring book probably don't know Hans Christian Anderson's original, poetic and tragic version. (To give credit where it's due, I did love all the Disney movies when I was a kid, and even "The Little Mermaid" has one gorgeous scene, with the dimly-lit mer-people rising from the depths of the sea inot the light, that's worth watching in spite of all silly vaudeville stuff). But I also knew the "old" stories, so there was always more than ONE version.<br />
<br />
I applaud any parent who makes an effort to bring the "classics," by whatever means, into his child's life. The effects, for an intelligent and sensitive young person, will hopefully be lasting, and profound. hound of the baskervilles - d…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-30:537324:Comment:2574022010-11-30T09:19:00.261ZBenedict J Joneshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BenedictJJones
hound of the baskervilles - due to how many times it has been put into other media and the fact that it is the only story in which homes wears the now iconic deerstalker
hound of the baskervilles - due to how many times it has been put into other media and the fact that it is the only story in which homes wears the now iconic deerstalker romeo and juliet has been rew…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-30:537324:Comment:2573832010-11-30T05:22:03.740ZJacqui Horwoodhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JacquiHorwood
romeo and juliet has been reworked many times and is a classic theme. dr jekell and mr hyde is another one.<br />
<br />
great project - good luck to the both of you.
romeo and juliet has been reworked many times and is a classic theme. dr jekell and mr hyde is another one.<br />
<br />
great project - good luck to the both of you. Good idea on both points.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-29:537324:Comment:2573302010-11-29T19:07:00.865ZEDWARD C MORGANhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ECMorgan
Good idea on both points.
Good idea on both points. True point. I may add that to…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-29:537324:Comment:2573292010-11-29T19:06:37.385ZEDWARD C MORGANhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ECMorgan
True point. I may add that to the list.
True point. I may add that to the list. Good suggestion!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-29:537324:Comment:2573272010-11-29T19:06:23.219ZEDWARD C MORGANhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ECMorgan
Good suggestion!
Good suggestion!