Monday, September 24, 2007
Fargo
This is a compilation of youtube clips, from the movie Fargo (by the Coen Brothers, the same people who brought you The Big Lebowski). I could not figure out how to only select one, so here are a few. Aside from many other social comments this movie proffers, it parodies midwestern culture. The accent, congeniality (which only masks pent up frustration), and omnipresent snow are all prominent parts of this movie. If I chose this topic, my thesis would probably concern the American perception of the Midwest. The second movie from the left is a series of every clip in the movie where the word "ya" is said in a medley of ridiculous Minnesotan accents. It's brilliant.
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Slow down! Remember--you don't need to have a thesis at this point in the semester. The fun part is sitting with your primary text for a bit and letting it help you generate arguments about patterns within it, rather than immediately shoe-horning it into an argument.
(And the "ya" clip is very funny.)
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