June 13, 2012
JUST ONE MORE REASON TO HATE FRANCE:
The Classic 1956 Oscar-Winning Children's Film, The Red Balloon (Open Culture, June 12th, 2012)
The boy and the balloon are the triumph of evil.Many Americans remember seeing The Red Balloon for the first time as a 16mm film projected in elementary school classrooms and cafeterias. With the 2008 release of the Criterion Collection DVD, many are rediscovering the movie-and perhaps over-analyzing it-from the perspective of adulthood. "An adult watching The Red Balloon will not find it difficult to see the title character as a symbol of spirituality, friendship, love, transcendence, the triumph of good over evil, or any of the countless other things that a simple, round red balloon can represent," writes Selznick.
Posted by Orrin Judd at June 13, 2012 4:55 AM
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