>On Tue, 7 Jun 1994, David Desser wrote: > >> I AGRE (sic) WITH MUCH OF THE ABOVE. But, again, time does not permit a >full >> disquisition. However, I would say re: THE WILD BUNCH not to overlook the >> "Vietmnam" connection--quite in support of the notion that films can tell >> us much about the times in which they were produced. >> David Desser,UIUC Cinema Studies > >So, ah. . . at the risk of getting trashed again: What does _Maverick_ >"tell us. . . about the times in which [it was] produced"? > >--Patrick To Patrick--what do you mean "getting trashed again." I, for one, have found this bulletin board exchange to be quite exciting and intelligent! On to the question--one thing it tells us is that people will see almost anything. _Maverick_ is a hit. Even more depressing, however (since I enjoyed _Maverick_ but found it "disappointing" which means I hoped for more!) is the success of _The Flintstones_ which is a terrible movie! I think _Maverick_ also does tell us that we have a certain nostalgia for the West/Western, but we are too cynical, and probably too historically/politically aware, to accept the Western as once we did, but wish we could! DD _____________________________________ David Desser,UIUC Cinema Studies 2109 FLB/707 S. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801 217/244-2705