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In Reply to: what redeeming value did you find in the lead character? posted by Analog Scott on June 5, 2006 at 12:49:09:
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.Okay, one last flogging of the dead horse:
Match Point is a STORY driven plot as opposed to CHARACTER driven plot; the viewer's investment is in how the story plays out (the ironies) rather than whether one LIKES the characters or would prefer a moral value added happy-meal ending. Yes, in a perfect world the tennis instructor would be serving life in prison for his crime rather than climbing socially in a loveless marriage, but that's the way life plays out sometimes. The beauty of this film is in the underlying irony of it's tennis analogy and how defeat or victory can hinge on a simgle event and a bit of luck.
Yes, Match Point has a bit of the shaggy dog, O'Henry-esque feel to it, but Woody manages to create the rich atmosphere of a 50's era Alfred Hitchcock film while embellishing it with the kind of wry contemporary twist that couldn't have been released without a more liberal MPCA code.
AuPh
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Follow Ups
- Why does the character have to be redeemed at the end like some cheap bargain day sale coupon. - Audiophilander 15:15:17 06/05/06 (1)
- I think you are confusing redeeming values of a character with redemption in the narative sense. - Analog Scott 19:08:15 06/05/06 (0)
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