Saturday, March 5, 2011
John Q
The scene that really stood out to me was the argument between the pregnant couple, where the woman asked her partner to do something. I think this scene was made to remind the viewer of the scene between the main character and his wife asking him to do something, which really influenced this hostage situation in the foirst place.I think the scene leans more towards pathos because it's here that the viewer can feel a sense of pity for the main characters situation as we remember the previous scene and the reason behind his actions. I think it was an example of the film focusing on faith and how it applies to our daily lives. At the heat of the moment are we people who just pray that things will get better or are we more inclined to take matters into our own hands,to "do something"?I think, among other things, the film tries to explore this.
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I found your post very insightful :) I liked how you made the connection between both arguments, I thought there would was one but couldn't explain why. I like your thought on the faith idea in the movie too.
ReplyDeleteYeah great point. It is interesting how there were two situations of a wife nagging their husbands to do something. I wonder why in one situation the husband did nothing and it worked out, and in the other situation John Q does something drastic and gets sent to jail.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think it's interesting that all of us said pathos is the main rhetorical device at work. this movie definitely targets the emotions of the audience more than anything else. i also didn't notice a lot of elements of the conversation before you mentioned. good job!
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