Extra Blog for film "Network"
I really liked the film, "Network." I’d give it probably 3 and a half stars out of five. I felt like it was well done, though I must admit it seemed so real for a satire, though the ending was definitely reminiscent of that satirical aspect I didn’t see at first.
I still could see this sort of thing happening because of so many of the capitalist themes that were prevalent throughout the piece. There was the big head honcho, Arthur Jensen who took this mentally ill man and used his mental illness as a form of manipulation to gain economic profit. And then there was this relationship between characters Max Schumacher and Diana Christensen that at first seemed out of place, but then had this air of necessity, to show just how cold Diana was. He called her a “Humanoid” of Howard Beale. She was too obsessed with the commercialism, promotional and financial success. It’s an intense moment when you think that she’s leaving him and in fact he turns it around and makes himself the hero and wins out.
The assassination however of Howard Beale seemed a little out of place. I mean it worked in a weird way, but I think at first I was like, oh my goodness I can’t seriously believe that they’re just gonna kill him off, that’s not-no way, they wouldn’t and then lo and behold; two communists stand up on two separate sides of the audience and shoot him. It was crazy. I mean when they said they were going to do it, I sensed that they would, but I just thought it was ridiculous.
It made me a little scared to tell you the truth. Capitalism truly rules, and it rules hard. If we have a bad television show and the head honcho wants it on, wants us to continue it, but those beneath him don’t, those who want that spot or a better show might just kill me if that’s the only way to get rid of me. And yet, despite it was definitely a real thing that happened to Howard Beale, it seemed like just another showbiz stunt to the media. It’s kind of scary, you could be doing something that you love and someone could kill you off if there were enough people who hated you and were willing to do it.
I just felt what I was watching was much more real than some of the people in the audience laughing about it might’ve realized. There were funny parts, but there were a lot of painful truths in it. Some people are more machine then man or woman. Diana Christensen is a prime example of this, and many men might’ve just been attracted to her physical body, but overall, she didn’t really seem to have much of a soul. Her interests were in her work. And I think it’s hard to have a soul if you don’t honestly connect to other people, especially people you love or care about or admire. The loss of and great importance of the individual is the ironic twist of fate in Network. The individual is important, but loses its value in Corporate America because of the mass struggle for power and money.
I really liked the film, "Network." I’d give it probably 3 and a half stars out of five. I felt like it was well done, though I must admit it seemed so real for a satire, though the ending was definitely reminiscent of that satirical aspect I didn’t see at first.
I still could see this sort of thing happening because of so many of the capitalist themes that were prevalent throughout the piece. There was the big head honcho, Arthur Jensen who took this mentally ill man and used his mental illness as a form of manipulation to gain economic profit. And then there was this relationship between characters Max Schumacher and Diana Christensen that at first seemed out of place, but then had this air of necessity, to show just how cold Diana was. He called her a “Humanoid” of Howard Beale. She was too obsessed with the commercialism, promotional and financial success. It’s an intense moment when you think that she’s leaving him and in fact he turns it around and makes himself the hero and wins out.
The assassination however of Howard Beale seemed a little out of place. I mean it worked in a weird way, but I think at first I was like, oh my goodness I can’t seriously believe that they’re just gonna kill him off, that’s not-no way, they wouldn’t and then lo and behold; two communists stand up on two separate sides of the audience and shoot him. It was crazy. I mean when they said they were going to do it, I sensed that they would, but I just thought it was ridiculous.
It made me a little scared to tell you the truth. Capitalism truly rules, and it rules hard. If we have a bad television show and the head honcho wants it on, wants us to continue it, but those beneath him don’t, those who want that spot or a better show might just kill me if that’s the only way to get rid of me. And yet, despite it was definitely a real thing that happened to Howard Beale, it seemed like just another showbiz stunt to the media. It’s kind of scary, you could be doing something that you love and someone could kill you off if there were enough people who hated you and were willing to do it.
I just felt what I was watching was much more real than some of the people in the audience laughing about it might’ve realized. There were funny parts, but there were a lot of painful truths in it. Some people are more machine then man or woman. Diana Christensen is a prime example of this, and many men might’ve just been attracted to her physical body, but overall, she didn’t really seem to have much of a soul. Her interests were in her work. And I think it’s hard to have a soul if you don’t honestly connect to other people, especially people you love or care about or admire. The loss of and great importance of the individual is the ironic twist of fate in Network. The individual is important, but loses its value in Corporate America because of the mass struggle for power and money.
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