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At 08:10 (8 mins. and 10 seconds)

posted 9 years ago by MissOceanB
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I've watching this movie again for the 5th time and I happened to notice, as Melissa and her husband sit at breakfast and share a kiss, we hear a loud shattering of a glass or something. The scene is rougly 5 seconds and then splits quickly the next one. Very strange.

AND what is up with Walter? There appears to be something "off" about him from the very beginning.

I will continue to post thoughts and findings as I watch the film right now.

*I grieve for the strength to wake up each day with a blank canvas
and paint it to my liking.*

[–] MissOceanB 9 years ago

28 minutes in and there are so many references to The Wizard of Oz and not just verbally, but also with the field of poppies they come across when arriving at an area and hearing the music start.

Also, the hat. After 50+ years...I doubt it would look so good.

*I grieve for the strength to wake up each day with a blank canvas
and paint it to my liking.

[–] MissOceanB 9 years ago

At roughly 50 minutes into the movie, what the group goes through, sound-wise and movement-wise, is very similar to what would happen during open combat.

*I grieve for the strength to wake up each day with a blank canvas
and paint it to my liking.

[–] SaliceMcD 7 years ago

You just spared my having to post; I was wondering if those might be poppies.

[–] essex9999 9 years ago

I've watching this movie again for the 5th time and I happened to notice, as Melissa and her husband sit at breakfast and share a kiss,

I will continue to post thoughts and findings as I watch the film right now.

Fifth time, eh? I like Yellowbrickroad a lot, too. :-)

Anyway, re Walter: I think Walter is an unhappy man right from the beginning. For example, he has been in love with Melissa for years, with no hope of ever having her except as a friend. Also, isn't Walter the one who makes a comment about "those can, do; those who can't, teach"? Even the first time I saw YBR, my impression was that he was depressed and just going through the motions of a career and life. Later on, I think this is further demonstrated by the fact that, alone among the travelers, he gives up without a fight.

Walter is the most interesting character to me, maybe because he is the most mature, not just in years and career but in demeanor (and also because I think he's kind of cute ... I'm shallow that way). The most haunting moment of the entire haunting film for me is when we hear the distant, spectral, echoing voice of Gracie Fields singing "Walter (Lead Me to the Altar)", seemingly just for him.