Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Michael Clayton
Right off the bat I want to discuss the scene where Michael's life is made an attempt on by uNorth. He exits his car to go see two horses in the pasture, when this happens, his car explodes. Looking back at the film, the book that his son is reading (I can't remember the name) has the exact same picture of two horses by a tree as Michael sees. This is foreshadowing the destruction of his car and almost life, but also represents the peacefulness of life. For the first time we see Michael in a trance when in nature and with the wild horses. This part of the film shines light on the environment and its importance to human living. If he would not of left his car to go into this natural habitat, he would have been killed by 'society'. The horses represent purity and an escape from society. They show this scene at the beginning of the film, but it is more towards the end where it actually takes place. I believe it's shown earlier to send a message to the viewers of what's to come. We know it's a film about lawyers and some uNorth company, but this puts it into perspective with nature vs society. The film was excellent and I actually enjoyed seeing George Clooney act this one out.
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I too enjoyed this scene and I like how you've noted that Michael is killed by society. Going off of that idea I would like to draw attention to Micheal's rebirth in this scene. As he destroys his worldly belongings he is in fact destroying the janitor which he had become. His view is finally clear and he has realized that Arthur was more than right about their unethical practices through the law firm and how their actions have affected society. I feel this rebirth is something which environmentalists strive for. To be able to hit the reset button and forget this toxic world we have created. This scene marks a moment on hope for anyone looking to protect our environment
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning of the movie I thought the scene was crazy, but when we saw it again towards the end I really enjoyed it. This scene really is a rebirth for Clayton. He is being reborn in nature and finally sees clearly the corruption that is UNorth. This movie is not one of my favorite George Clooney movies, but I really respect the message that they are trying to present.
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