http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/iii/ Ambrose Bierce, 1890 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/iii/#comment-533 Kelly Askew Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:51:18 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/as-peyton-farquhar-fell-straight-downward/#comment-533 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. 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.

]]> http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/iii/#comment-532 Kelly Askew Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:48:14 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/as-peyton-farquhar-fell-straight-downward/#comment-532 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. 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.

]]> http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/iii/#comment-529 Kelly Askew Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:25:54 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/as-peyton-farquhar-fell-straight-downward/#comment-529 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. 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.

]]> http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/iii/#comment-526 Alex Lowe Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:35:57 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/as-peyton-farquhar-fell-straight-downward/#comment-526 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. 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.

]]> http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/iii/#comment-525 Alex Lowe Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:32:49 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/as-peyton-farquhar-fell-straight-downward/#comment-525 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. 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.

]]> http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/iii/#comment-524 Alex Lowe Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:30:11 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/as-peyton-farquhar-fell-straight-downward/#comment-524 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. 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.

]]> http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/iii/#comment-523 Alex Lowe Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:26:55 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/as-peyton-farquhar-fell-straight-downward/#comment-523 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. 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.

]]> http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/iii/#comment-520 Rebecca Holmes Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:33:39 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/as-peyton-farquhar-fell-straight-downward/#comment-520 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.) 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.)

]]> http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/iii/#comment-519 Rebecca Holmes Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:30:39 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/as-peyton-farquhar-fell-straight-downward/#comment-519 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. 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.

]]> http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/iii/#comment-516 Rebecca Holmes Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:14:49 +0000 http://www.futureofthebook.org/occurrence/as-peyton-farquhar-fell-straight-downward/#comment-516 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. 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.

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