Comments on: Part 3: “As Peyton Farquhar fell straight downward…”

By: Kelly Askew

Kelly Askew — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:51:18 +0000

I think that this video is such a stark contrast to the previous videos. Unlike the others, this one utilizes music and more upbeat images. I think it’s really interesting how the two seem to work so well in the same movie.

By: Kelly Askew

Kelly Askew — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:48:14 +0000

I also think the lack of songs and talking really add to this video. I mean the only sounds are the struggle underwater, the creaking of the ropes tied around his wrists and the sound of the platform as he falls. The lack of sound and the presence of such realistic sounds is quite unsettling.

By: Kelly Askew

Kelly Askew — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:25:54 +0000

I think the same thing. I think the song is just completely wrong for the video as well as the story. I just don’t think the song fits the time period of the story, and it’s just sort of strange sounding.

By: Alex Lowe

Alex Lowe — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:35:57 +0000

agreed. this scene in the movie does an excellent job of producing the shock and surprise the reader feels in the story. it is obviously a very important element to bierce’s text, and the movie delivers it well.

By: Alex Lowe

Alex Lowe — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:32:49 +0000

i still have to disagree and say that i don’t like the song. although i do think it works a little better here than before, i still can’t get past it for some reason.. i just don’t think it works.

By: Alex Lowe

Alex Lowe — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:30:11 +0000

this scene makes me very anxious/nervous.. just the whole idea of struggling to “untie” himself while underwater for that long freaks me out. i definitely agree with lacy — this scene does show a lot of the physical pain the reader/viewer doesn’t see as much in the rest of the story.

By: Alex Lowe

Alex Lowe — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:26:55 +0000

i love the ‘serenity’ of this scene & i think it does a really good job of showing the detail bierce includes in the text. once again, the movie does an excellent job of portraying the story… i think this would be my favorite scene in the movie if it wasn’t for the ridiculous song playing in the background.

By: Rebecca Holmes

Rebecca Holmes — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:33:39 +0000

I find the long shot of the spider very creepy–perhaps the world, even for Farquhar who thinks he has miraculously cheated death, isn’t all beautiful sunshine. (Or maybe I just find spiders creepy.)

By: Rebecca Holmes

Rebecca Holmes — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:30:39 +0000

The creaking sound of the ropes binding Farquhar’s hands before he falls from the bridge is very creepy. Unlike the ticking watch, which seems to be something only Farquhar can hear, the creaking ropes must have been heard by the Union men as well–I wonder how it made them feel.

By: Rebecca Holmes

Rebecca Holmes — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:14:49 +0000

Why is this paragraph the only mention of Farquhar’s children? Perhaps he might have met them after seeing his wife, if he had had more time.