tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post7361959150655186767..comments2010-05-03T17:58:21.012-07:00Comments on Italian Film: Suzy and the Twisted Technicolor Nightmare: Dario Argento's SuspiriaEMPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07909577715589827049noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-41395607119049789452007-12-17T21:04:00.000-08:002007-12-17T21:04:00.000-08:00Well, as a huge horror fan I was instantly drawn t...Well, as a huge horror fan I was instantly drawn to this film. I love every aspect of it, but I think the most unique part is definately the visuals. The vibrant reds contrasting with the whites send a strong message (or so I think anyways). I view this as red meaning death and white meaning innocence. Therefore the moments in the film in which red and white are merged are moments when innocence is lost, or being tested. That's just how I analyzed that aspect of the film. Amazing film, in my opinion.HeatherWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871245435269803669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-44814317818276930552007-12-12T20:35:00.000-08:002007-12-12T20:35:00.000-08:00As Jamie has mentioned there are many, many things...As Jamie has mentioned there are many, many things to go over about this film. The main areas are the visuals, the story, and the score. One visual aspect that stays in my mind is the initial shots of Suzy walking through the airport. They are so visually stunning, especially the sliding glass door that shuts behind her. The opening scene was the most chilling part of the movie. There is something about it that separates itself from the rest of the movie, but it’s hard to pin down.DMeadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731808266062898689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-43118908800480167662007-12-03T12:59:00.000-08:002007-12-03T12:59:00.000-08:00I thought the blog entry was well researched and h...I thought the blog entry was well researched and helpful but I just did not like that film. I had a headache by the end of it. Between the crazy music and visuals I was just overwelmed. I could never figure out what was going on. I still don't understand how anyone was supposed to understand the point of the movie from just watching it.H Jenningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809033262712280536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-79339158781294322532007-11-28T13:30:00.000-08:002007-11-28T13:30:00.000-08:00I truly hate to be too negative with any of these ...I truly hate to be too negative with any of these films but horror is another genre of film that I have difficulty investing in. I have problems disconnecting with my own reality enough to fight the urge to want to shake the main protagonist and say “don’t you see what’s happening around you!” On a technical level, the use of color in “Suspiria” was quite interesting and significant, especially as we discussed, the color red having different meanings with different shades on various levels. Yet again, with the wine for example, it drove me crazy watching this film and wondering what took Susie so long to discover her “special” food was poisoned. I do realize, however, this seems to follow the normal conventions of a horror film plot development. This film did have an interesting mix of realistic elements with supernatural ones and I did not expect there to be actual “witches” and super natural creatures to be so significant in the end. At least it ended with a twist!sficanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645195161389700657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-43922385606955156772007-11-14T21:12:00.000-08:002007-11-14T21:12:00.000-08:00"I nomi che cominciano con la lettera S sono i nom..."I nomi che cominciano con la lettera S sono i nomi di serpenti!" That's still cracking me up for some reason. And it's not just because I came back from the Circa after drinking with friends. And, as I mentioned in class, for the French dub they did not choose a word for "snake" which begins with the letter S, so for our Francophile friends the joke might not make as much sense.AlonsoDelartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298438456350173382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-71048910967435652522007-11-08T18:05:00.000-08:002007-11-08T18:05:00.000-08:00After reading this review, and experiencing the pr...After reading this review, and experiencing the presentation by our classmates, I must watch this film over (and perhaps over again)! You have some very interesting and well articulated insight. I especially appreciate the fact that you pointed out this Fascist theme, or representation. I would like to know, Jamie, if you think that Suzy may be classified as a "Final Girl" according to Carol Clover's coinage? You point out that she is very naive compared to the majority of those around her. Did she become wise enough quickly enough to be considered as such?CDAbramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00519032946747886509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-23329722909807515272007-11-08T18:02:00.000-08:002007-11-08T18:02:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.CDAbramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00519032946747886509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-22539241778459440442007-11-08T12:35:00.000-08:002007-11-08T12:35:00.000-08:00Thank you Jamie for your review, it is full of inf...Thank you Jamie for your review, it is full of information and ideas I did not think about. What I found interesting while watching Suspiria was the amount of situations in which the characters had to face a closed door! I connected this with another situation: characters talking without being understood (in the taxi at the beginning, in front of the school with the girl running away, Sara talking to a "drugged" Suzy). I thought that there is a message behind the persistence of these situations, and maybe that is that Argento believes incommunicability is the source of all the evil things happening in this story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476417299747774792.post-41062881528129666712007-11-04T12:18:00.000-08:002007-11-04T12:18:00.000-08:00I agree there is so much you can analyze about Sus...I agree there is so much you can analyze about Suspiria that it is often hard to do so, I've seen this movie dozens of times yet there's always something new I'm noticing about it. <BR/><BR/>Interesting fact about the girls in the film - the original script called for them to be around age 12-13 but last minute they decided to hire actresses in their 20's, without changing the script to accomodate this. Therefore that's why in so many scenes these women in their 20's seem so outlandishly childish, particarly in the scene where Olga taunts Suzy and Sara ("Girls with names which begin with the letter S are the names of snakes!").Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651222743208892678noreply@blogger.com