Misinterpretations of the film
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Eli_Zardo — 16 years ago(September 01, 2009 05:35 PM)
"40 acres and a mule." This was a measure given to blacks, by General Sherman, entitling them to land and the opportunity to cultivate it themselves.
The problem here,
of course
, is that General Sherman had no authority to set such a policy in the first place.
I'm not saying it isn't representative of injustices or short-sightedness or that it should have been revoked but rather what "40 acres and a mule" is misunderstood as.
Not least of which would be the fact the mule part is a complete fabrication, it was simply a
limited
land redistribution plan. -
roamingbrit — 16 years ago(October 21, 2009 02:45 AM)
This an excellent thread and I am thankful for the views people have put forward. After just watching the film myself the comments on here have helped me to more fully develop my own views and make a few things clearer to me.
This a great film I think, the style of filming, similar to that of Dogville, as well as the subject matter of course, makes the viewer focus on the dialogue more than they might otherwise.
The take on slavery in America and indeed American foreign policy are all very thought provoking, and to me that is the sign of a half decent film if it makes you think critically about something, if this film achieves anything than it is that. -
chilicheeze — 16 years ago(April 01, 2010 11:01 PM)
Yeah - but Dogville was a one time (excellent) experiment I loved it - but this was too much of a 'foreigner' butting his unwanted nose in.
http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=42385905