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Know that this is? I WILL TELL YOU, ;)

posted 18 years ago by polarbear31407-1
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It is an EXACT DOUBLE REMAKE! (well a remake, preview, to be more exact)

A) - The Grapes of Wrath brought up to date, with John Carradine in a complete role reversal form the Minister Casey in 1940

B) - The BOok Barbara hershey was reading when she was filming this,
wsa the last temptation of JEsus Christ by Kazantzakis.

iN Boxcar, Hershey's live interest (which was also her love interest in real life, for a while) - David Carradine, WHo was John's Real Life Son, winds up cricified to the side of a boxcar with an ace of hearts placed above his head

and Bertha is running along the side of the tracks in th efinal scene "Dont take him from me" but obviously to no avail, coz on foot you cant keep up with a train (Unles of course you are Chris Reeve, wil all due respect to his memory)

IN the Last Temptation of Christ however, ponderances show you the exact same thing

BECAUSE in BOxcar, she was a vagrant in a town and forced into prostitution.

IN Last Temptation she played Mary Magdalene, and she made CERTAIN her Jesus would not get away THIS TIME!

;)

[–] geoh777 17 years ago

I haven't seen these movies, but your observations and conclusion are interesting.

[–] Niro 16 years ago

So is his/her spelling & grammar. Even in the SUBJECT.

I've seen all of these films and concur to an extent. Let's bear in mind, though, that this was Scorsese's first "any budget" feature, thanks to Corman, so I'm not sure how much thought went into, say, your Carradine connection to "The Grapes of Wrath." Just one example.

Wow, though -- Corman sure was amazing at finding these guys: Francis Ford Coppola, Nicholson, Bogdanovich, J. Demme, James Cameron, Ron Howard and on and on. Just incredible.

[–] Lackc 15 years ago

"IN the Last Temptation of Christ however, ponderances show you the exact same thing"

What in the world is a ponderance?

[–] coxm-1 14 years ago

What in the world is a ponderance?

A ponde rance is a new style of salad dressing.

[–] techie_luddite 12 years ago

Ponderance is what you get after preponderance.