13. The Western

MIT 21L.011 The Film Experience, Fall 2013
View the complete course: ocw.mit.edu/21L-011F13
Instructor: David Thorburn
The Western as a genre form, exemplifying Hollywood cinema's emergence as a central form of storytelling ("consensus narrative") for the founding myths of the United States. Films discussed: McCabe and Mrs. Miller.
00:00 OCW Intro
00:25 Movies as consensus narrative
12:32 Historical/cultural background
28:13 The western as cultural myth
37:15 McCabe and Mrs. Miller
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[@marieposa64]

This is great! Thank you so much.

[@andred4473]

28:00 When "Western as Cultural Myth" is discussed

[@JHarder1000]

Query: Do he cinemas of other countries also create "consensus narratives" for their societies?

[@unclebruncle]

Earlier in the course he talks about Battleship Potemkin from the USSR being about the founding of the Soviet Union so I'd say yeah

[@Macc_spice]

stuttering Stanley needs to slow down when he talks

[@joncompu4612]

constructive criticism is more well received if it is worded politely, yo

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RossingtonMichael so, not only does he compile the information, discern what is relevant to the thesis of his lecture, derive from that research a larger idea which he then conveys through his multifaceted lecture by talking passionately about it- but he has to worry about how YOU absorb information to the extent of changing his natural demeanor and personality while doing all of the above? I know internet has made a habit of using media to do your thinking FOR you in most cases- but maybe some of the work is on you to do as the one who wishes to gain the information he has?

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RossingtonMichael so, not only does he compile the information, discern what is relevant to the thesis of his lecture, derive from that research a larger idea which he then conveys through his multifaceted lecture by talking passionately about it- but he has to worry about how YOU absorb information to the extent of changing his natural demeanor and personality while doing all of the above? I know internet has made a habit of using media to do your thinking FOR you in most cases- but maybe some of the work is on you to do as the one who wishes to gain the information he has?

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I don't believe that someone who is either happy or confident in themselves spends their time mocking others.

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