Literature entry week 5
After we went to the State library yesterday, I went and did the lazy thing and saw a movie instead of doing uni work, but at least the film gave me the idea for my live journal today. It was called “The Reader” and the reason I’m going to say something about it is that I found it had some similar ideas or concepts to “Venus and Adonis” about love and lust.
In “The Reader” an older woman seduces a 16 year old boy. It’s not all bad for the boy as you can imagine and unlike Adonis the boy succumbs to the advances of his seductress. But “The Reader” does give a suggestion that because the relationship is based more on sexual attraction or lust rather than love, the relationship has an adverse affect on the boy. The film shows that because of the way the woman treats him, and loves him for his body rather than because they have a real loving relationship, he becomes traumatized and cannot open up in relationships with women later in life. This is not the only moral questions that the film raises but more a side track to the main themes of the story. I did see however this part of the film as a kind of parallel to Shakespeare’s poem and it gave an opinion not dissimilar to some of the people in my discussion group.
The Film...? Three and a half stars...! One for DVD perhaps.
This is my comment on http://nancy-m.livejournal.com/ for week 5
Hey Nancy. I too thought the gallery visit was helpful, mainly just to see again the link between art and literature and to see the style of painting that was done in Shakespeare’s day. I also like your poem. I think it’s romantic and sweet and really does sum up the four seasons well. Cheers
In “The Reader” an older woman seduces a 16 year old boy. It’s not all bad for the boy as you can imagine and unlike Adonis the boy succumbs to the advances of his seductress. But “The Reader” does give a suggestion that because the relationship is based more on sexual attraction or lust rather than love, the relationship has an adverse affect on the boy. The film shows that because of the way the woman treats him, and loves him for his body rather than because they have a real loving relationship, he becomes traumatized and cannot open up in relationships with women later in life. This is not the only moral questions that the film raises but more a side track to the main themes of the story. I did see however this part of the film as a kind of parallel to Shakespeare’s poem and it gave an opinion not dissimilar to some of the people in my discussion group.
The Film...? Three and a half stars...! One for DVD perhaps.
This is my comment on http://nancy-m.livejournal.com/ for week 5
Hey Nancy. I too thought the gallery visit was helpful, mainly just to see again the link between art and literature and to see the style of painting that was done in Shakespeare’s day. I also like your poem. I think it’s romantic and sweet and really does sum up the four seasons well. Cheers