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Matewan is definitely a film buff's movie. It's one of those films I'm glad I've seen, but probably wouldn't watch again. Stunning cinematography and use of music, great acting, etc. It effectively conveys the oppressive, claustrophobic atmosphere of a West Virginia mining town (and of the mines themselves). To echo what I said above, I think this is the best secondary source of the past that we've seen so far. Too bad we couldn't have watched this before the midterm! - Sarah Richardson | Matewan is definitely a film buff's movie. It's one of those films I'm glad I've seen, but probably wouldn't watch again. Stunning cinematography and use of music, great acting, etc. It effectively conveys the oppressive, claustrophobic atmosphere of a West Virginia mining town (and of the mines themselves). To echo what I said above, I think this is the best secondary source of the past that we've seen so far. Too bad we couldn't have watched this before the midterm! - Sarah Richardson | ||
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| + | Thinking about Matewan, I started to get the idea that this movie was kind of like a Western, at least in the conventions it used. You have the lone lawman standing up to ruthless oppressors in Chief Hatfield. Kenehan is the outsider who rides (though by rail) into town and stirs up trouble. There are the women who are basically just there to be manipulated or ignored by the men. The final shootout that the movie builds up to is just like any number of western shootouts. You could even argue that Few Clothes functions in a similar fashion to an Indian chief. I found it interesting to see the fight for unions and labor rights in Appalachia applied to traditional aspects of the western genre. -Bryan Mull | ||
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