Character ambivalence + conflict

Character ambivalence + conflict May 15, 2018 1:40:50 GMT spiderwort likes this

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Post by bravomailer on May 15, 2018 1:40:50 GMT

May 15, 2018 0:57:08 GMT spiderwort said:

May 15, 2018 0:49:50 GMT bravomailer said:

Llewyn Davis – victim of bad luck or just a prick?

TE Lawrence – believer in the Arab cause or egomaniac who deems them barbaric?

Don't know the character Llewyn Davis, bravo, so I can't comment. And I'm not really sure what to make of your TE Lawrence assessment. I know about him historically, but I never saw LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (never got to see it on the big screen and refused to see it on the small one), so I'm not sure how he's portrayed in the film.

Can you elaborate on both? And I think its best to put it in a "wants to" do this and "wants to" do that in order to express the conflict of wanting two things simultaneouslyt. The competing desires, not the results, define character ambivalence in the way I'm approaching it. I hope this makes sense.

The Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis looks at a talented but obnoxious Greenwich Village folky in the early 60s. We see him make bad choices but we also see him irk people. Not sure how I rate this film. Not pleasant to watch.

As for Lawrence, he displays idealism for helping the Arabs restore independence and greatness, but he also shows disdain for them – increasingly so as the film goes on. But of course he becomes increasingly brutal as the film proceeds.