J.A.A. Purves – Page 3 – UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS

Towards a New Theory of Film Criticism, Part One

“Sightseeing becomes sinful, when it renders a man prone to the vices of lust and cruelty on account of things

“Just as one generation could prevent the very existence of the next generation, by all entering a monastery or jumping

“A man like a city and a woman like a flower —who are in love.” – William Carlos Williams In our

(and NOT for Hillary Clinton either) or, 101 Reasons Not to Opt for Scylla or Charybdis Two hundred and twenty

“For rhythm and harmony penetrate deeply into the mind and have a most powerful effect on it, and if education

“The waters of the harbor were translucent and aquamarine; they ran thick with shards of ice and white islands as

“The truest tale in the world is the Iliad or Siege of Troy. Wars never begin in hatred; they either arise out

“If the issue is restated in ontological terms, the relation between gods and men will appear in a new light.

So I have been privileged to write a ten year retrospective review of Troy (2004) for Kenneth R. Morefield’s film review website, 1morefilmblog.com.

“I certainly have not the talent which some people possess,” said Darcy, “of conversing easily with those I have never seen before.