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Posted on 10/19/18 at 1:04 pm to Amblin
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sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
The first line I think of when that movie is mentioned.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 5:20 pm to Amadeo
My SO used the "Now you don't have a reason to come back" line on her semi-estranged brother. He lives overseas and returned to tend to some business, probably for the last time. They both know she probably won't see him again.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 5:35 pm to StringedInstruments
My friend showed The Breakfast Club to his high school English class for whateverthefrick reason. He was fired at the end of the year.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 6:00 pm to StringedInstruments
Why you didn't show your class Saw instead?
Posted on 10/19/18 at 6:01 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:
Several of that supporting cast went on to be pretty big stars. Dennis Hopper, Wayne Rogers, Ralph Waite, Harry Dean Stanton.
WTF?
Cool Hand Luke released in 67'
Hopper had already been in the business for over a decade
65' release of "Sons of Katie Elder" probably got him Cool Hand Luke
Stanton was also around for over a decade before and had lots of western credits
I could give you Waite, but The Walton's was his bread and butter
Rogers was a fill with lots of previous credits and not sure a breakout role emerged
Aside from some of the leads, the one who may have benefitted the most was Joe Don Baker. Buford Pusser role probably had its roots in Cool Hand Luke. I thought he was in Brubaker to, but could not find him. I do remember Morgan Freeman's role tho.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 6:05 pm to StringedInstruments
Posted on 10/19/18 at 6:21 pm to StringedInstruments
Why didn’t you show them the poker scene, which is where the cool factor was at its peak.
Or show him running away and sending the magazines and what not, then cut it off before they catch him.
Or show him running away and sending the magazines and what not, then cut it off before they catch him.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 6:25 pm to StringedInstruments
Sounds like you can do a better job of transitioning the culture gap for them before they watch the scenes and circling it back after watching to equivalent modern examples.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 6:53 pm to LCA131
quote:
Calling it your job don't make it right, Boss...
John Mellencamp uses that line in his song "Rain on the Scarecrow"
Another fun fact: The guy who plays Sailor is actually the author of the novel.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 7:05 pm to StringedInstruments
See what they think about Lucille 
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:31 pm to jmarto1
quote:"Hey Lawd, whatever I done, don't strike me blind for another couple minutes."
The boys would find the car wash scene cool
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:38 pm to tss22h8
Those kids would learn you don't frick with The Man With No Eyes.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:31 pm to StringedInstruments
You offered them the keystone scene of the entire film. Of all the scenes for them to go all stupid about! Makes you wonder, huh?
That movie was an exemplar of the trending "anti-hero" protagonist in films. Stuart Rosenberg really used that scene to double down on that developing semiotic creating the imagery of a Christ like "anti-hero", a "maculate" Christ, purposely taking the not quite innocent, not quite guilty, not quite good, not quite evil Luke and placing him in the unwanted role of a savior to his fellow prisoners.
"Oh come on. Stop beatin' it. Get out there yourself. Stop feedin' off me. Get out of here. I can't breathe. Give me some air."
Using the eggs symbolic Easter representation of life and rebirth, Luke acted as a medieval "sin eater" consuming 50 eggs, one for each prisoner in his bunkhouse. "48, 1 in the box, 1 in the bush". When Dragline urges Luke on to finish the last nine eggs, he tells him they ain't nothing but little ole pigeon eggs evoking Biblical symbols of the dove, a more pristine version of the common, scrubby pigeon. "Nobody can eat 50 eggs".
The scene is completed visually by the camera rising away from Luke leaving him looking dead on a slab, mimicking Christ's crucifixion.
The crucifixion motif is restated at the film's conclusion with the torn photograph pieced together showing a crucifix overlaid on the crossroad, Luke's Golgotha.
A doctorate could focus on the crossroads imagery in film, music and literature. Robert Johnson. And Luke's fatal run in with this fellow at the church at a crossroads.
Massive props to you for trying to hammer some smarts into the mush between their ears.
Mythology and Symbolism of Eggs
Sin-eaters
That movie was an exemplar of the trending "anti-hero" protagonist in films. Stuart Rosenberg really used that scene to double down on that developing semiotic creating the imagery of a Christ like "anti-hero", a "maculate" Christ, purposely taking the not quite innocent, not quite guilty, not quite good, not quite evil Luke and placing him in the unwanted role of a savior to his fellow prisoners.
"Oh come on. Stop beatin' it. Get out there yourself. Stop feedin' off me. Get out of here. I can't breathe. Give me some air."
Using the eggs symbolic Easter representation of life and rebirth, Luke acted as a medieval "sin eater" consuming 50 eggs, one for each prisoner in his bunkhouse. "48, 1 in the box, 1 in the bush". When Dragline urges Luke on to finish the last nine eggs, he tells him they ain't nothing but little ole pigeon eggs evoking Biblical symbols of the dove, a more pristine version of the common, scrubby pigeon. "Nobody can eat 50 eggs".
The scene is completed visually by the camera rising away from Luke leaving him looking dead on a slab, mimicking Christ's crucifixion.
The crucifixion motif is restated at the film's conclusion with the torn photograph pieced together showing a crucifix overlaid on the crossroad, Luke's Golgotha.
A doctorate could focus on the crossroads imagery in film, music and literature. Robert Johnson. And Luke's fatal run in with this fellow at the church at a crossroads.
Massive props to you for trying to hammer some smarts into the mush between their ears.
Mythology and Symbolism of Eggs
Sin-eaters
This post was edited on 10/19/18 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:33 pm to StringedInstruments
I'm old and I don't even think it's cool I've never seen the movie
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:38 pm to Morty
I'm glad y'all are talking about me. Makes me feel important like.
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