BklynMagus wrote:
>There is the discussion to be had as to how a film
>will be received. Now, MDB may well be received
>as an anti-working class movie. My problem with
>Joanna's logic is that she wants to ground that
>argument in the film itself by saying that Eastwood
>intended the film to be anti-working class. As I
>have said in previous posts, I find no indications/
>evidence in the mise en scene that this is true.
>
Oh, no. I never argued that Eastwood intended the film to be
anti-working class. I think he intended something nearly opposite. But
art is more than just what is intended -- it is also about how its
received. Was Rocky intended to be a racist piece of shit? Probably not.
Joanna
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