tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18741295.post6979911367033382551..comments2023-07-09T02:48:45.824-07:00Comments on whoville: September and Octobresphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00026913030147899339noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18741295.post-70852285503628761632007-09-30T18:19:00.000-07:002007-09-30T18:19:00.000-07:00I thought there was a film fest in Rossland? I see...I thought there was a film fest in Rossland? I seem to remember you mentioning one last spring? winter?<BR/><BR/>I am happy to be near a film festival that isn't too pricey or all about the stars. It's lo-key and still a good film fest vibe.sphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00026913030147899339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18741295.post-52777067431933368052007-09-29T22:24:00.000-07:002007-09-29T22:24:00.000-07:00I'd been curious to see 'Octobre' ever since it wa...I'd been curious to see 'Octobre' ever since it was first released but never got around to it, perhaps sensing this would be a mistake. Being a Quebecer and half french-canadian, the subject matter strikes a deep-rooted nerve with me.<BR/>Now I wish I hadn't seen it. More than anything, it angered me. The film tries all too hard at trying to portray the FLQ in a sympathetic light. So much so that it can be defined as overly manipulative; I almost gagged at having the garbage shoved down my throat. I very well understand the oppression of French Quebecers and the class struggle that went on; but I don't think violence is or ever will be the answer. The film spends all of it's time trying to show us that these men were struggling hard with the morals and ethics of what they were doing, and that in the end they didn't feel they had a choice in killing their kidnap victim, Pierre Laporte. Please. They certainly did have a choice, and they made the wrong one. Manipulative filmaking decisions like not showing in the film that they actually strangled the man with his own rosary, or stuffing a pillow behind the dead man's head as they stuff him into the trunk of a car, left me feeling angry at the filmaker for trying to portray these thugs in a positive light. Everything about the film was constructed with the intention of glorifying these men to the point where the acting was way over the top, and everything felt staged as it unrolled on the screen. <BR/>Why Mr.Falardeau decided to make this piece of propaganda I'll never know. Perhaps a more intelligent and positive film project might have focused on Rene Levesque and the first PQ victory, and how that forever changed the situation in Quebec. Alas, Mr. Falardeau decided to focus his attention on a bunch of thugs.<BR/>dbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18741295.post-71500407874434710432007-09-28T20:36:00.000-07:002007-09-28T20:36:00.000-07:00I heard about Octobre somewhere...the CBC, maybe? ...I heard about Octobre somewhere...the CBC, maybe? You're lucky to be near a film fest! I'd love to see something decent arrive here in the sticks!Wandering Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478039463695542535noreply@blogger.com