BONNIE AND CLYDE Flashcards
(14 cards)
what are the key themes?
American violence, sex and gender, the vietnam war, youth, counter culture, shifting moral values, fatalism, nihilism, existentialism
what is fatalism?
all events predetermined and inevitable
what is nihilism ?
rejection of traditional religious morals, life is meaningless
what is existentialism?
emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.
what did beatty do?
bought rights to the script because he wanted more creative control over his work
what did warner brothers complain about?
Budget, on location shooting and it being a throwback
who did NY times hire ?
fired their old writer - he hated it. hired pauline kael who loved it
what was the film violence wise
overly graphic compared to classical hollywood
what was the name of the packs of blood which BAC was one of the first to use
squibs
What are the lurches in tone
comedic one minute and violent the next
what type of editing is used?
Choppy, jagged and noticeable
how do the gender portrayals challenge the norms?
Bonnie is naked in the opening, clyde is incompetent and afraid to have sex
who does the film generate sympathy for?
the criminal protagonists
