http://thefilmtalk.disqus.com/Awarding Winning Podcast Film Reviews and InterviewsenMon, 26 Oct 2009 16:44:30 -0000http://www.thefilmtalk.com/2009/10/26/the-teeth-of-gilgamesh-jaws-and-the-myth-of-redemptive-violence/#comment-21056783<p>Question 1 would take some thinking for me - to suggest a film has a deeper subtext than the film's reputation suggests requires a director who has the capability to accomplish this. Spielberg is one of few who can and has crossed the genre of "summer blockbuster" to a movie with a more serious message.</p><p>#2 is tough as well. The only thing I can think of right now is "No Country For Old Men". While having Anton Sigr walk off by giving $100 to a boy for his shirt and an agreement to say he was "already gone" isn't exactly a "negotiated settlement" - it's the only movie I can think of right now where the villain didn't get blown away and the movie had an anti-climactic end.</p><p>As for #3, go to any UNC Tarheel football or basketball game. I'm sure you'll see a jacket very similar.</p>PhilMon, 26 Oct 2009 16:44:30 -0000http://www.thefilmtalk.com/2009/10/26/the-teeth-of-gilgamesh-jaws-and-the-myth-of-redemptive-violence/#comment-21048910<p>That may be the first time anyone has compared my thinking to that of Žižek - I'm flattered.</p><p>I think.</p>Jett LoeMon, 26 Oct 2009 13:54:19 -0000http://www.thefilmtalk.com/2009/10/26/the-teeth-of-gilgamesh-jaws-and-the-myth-of-redemptive-violence/#comment-21047369<p>Spice it up with a bit of Lacan, Derrida and the inevitable Zizek and "Jaws" will become "Jews" or sumthin</p>Naguno IbuntuMon, 26 Oct 2009 13:31:33 -0000