I agree with the inclusion of "No Escape" in this thread. One could do a wonderful Foucauldlian analysis with this flick. The notion that the prison and criminals are ultimately "hidden" on an island is particularly relevant to Foucault's _Discipline and Punish_. It is almost ironic that the "prison" in this case is somewhat of a utopia/dystopia. The "criminals" can interact with nature and their fellow humans on a thoreauvian basis in idyllic rapture among the trees and farms. Thus, the "prison" is bounded only by the imagination of the people living in the utopia; that is, the "criminals" are able to do what many writers for generations have been desirous of - the freedom to "live off the land" and all that pastoral crapola. Anyway, a different perspective on the prison. -- R. Scott Burnham Ya never played baseball? York University Well, come over here and let North York, Canada me learn ya the game. E-Mail: [log in to unmask] -Foghorn Leghorn ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]