The Spirit

What didn't I love about this film?? It was slow paced, yes, but regardless the slow pace is what made it so entertaining. It was subtlely intellectual, it played on the human greed for power and immortality. The Octopus' speech was spot on. I liked that the protagonist was the opposite, but was also human in that he was lusty, but true to honour, respect, courage, justice, ethical and moral. I really like the humour in the fight scene at the beginning with the mud. This was so like a detective fiction story meets super heroes. Maybe not super heroes, but people who have the ability to withstand pain and deestruction to the body. I liked Lorelei and her inability to not be able to keep her hands on Spirit. Everyone in this was so awesome. If I talked about each character this would be at least a whole page. I also liked the irony of total domination and a black person using the Nazi example. It also had a little bit of Greek myth. Heracles vs. Jason was the theme of the whole movie. I don't think I can say that Octopus was like Heracles, but I can say that Spirit was like Jason. Quoting my meridian Handbook "As leader of the expedition, the young man distinguished himself more by a smooth tongue and a way with women than by good judgement and courage in emergencies" (Tripp, 330). I could definitely write a good essay on the comparison. As always, Frank Miller's cinematic style is true to the style of graphic novels and using effects that are appealing to the eye, like the contrast of a few colours against black and the use of white. I can't quite remember exactly what "logos" "pathos" and "ethos" means at the moment, but I thought it unfair that they were on the bad guys teams. Those bumbling idiots then start parading different things on their shirts, but there was certainly going on with the first 3 guys. The 3 guys didn't fit the descriptions on their shirts. It is certainly something I'll try to talk about at phil club :) Anyways, this was a very good film. It didn't need all the action and blood and guts, it was perfect just the way it was.