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ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR television, The Trip to Bountiful survived three decades of artistic limbo before making it to the silver screen. Its troubled odyssey explains both why the film is so resolute, and why its scope is so limited. Visually splendid, The Trip to Bountiful is inspiring despite its stark, biting realism. But there is frustratingly little plot development: never is the movie threatening, and rarely is it even surprising. As an audience, we are awed, but not challenged...
...unassuming, unambitious Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce). In order to find a little peace and quiet, Lowry spends every spare moment fantasizing about another life. In his dreams, we find him coursing through the clouds over a fairytale landscape, and fighting to rescue a beautiful maiden (Kim Greist), a stark contrast to his humdrum daily existence in which we find him ably solving problems for his incompetent but adoring boss (Ian Holme...
...sound effects that come from outside the closed windows make scenes more credible. One of the many powerful scenes which testifies to Ronis' skill is when Richard (Christopher Moore) and his Queen (Kristin Gasser) part for the last time before they are banished. The characters stand before a single stark lightbulb which, in the midst of their touching departure, arrestingly alerts viewers to the reality of each character's tragic destiny...
With America now a good 25 years into its shopping mall era, even the mass media is taking stabs. In a recent Boston Globe feature/editorial on TV commercials, Steven Stark reworks for the 1980's Descartes' original thesis on the human essence: "Over the years, television's programs and commercials have changed, but one thing has remained constant: the message: I buy; therefore...
...actors appearing in commercials than in film and television shows combined, the industry is trying to cut the normal 30-second ad down to 15. This move wouldn't just cut corporate advertising budgets. It will also strike a blow at the public by promoting shorter attention spans. Says Stark,"...the things move, the more images there are, and the harder it becomes for viewers to differentiate one pitch from another...The point is not to force the audience to think, but to simply pay attention...