Nathasingh Group A Post 11/18

This week in class we discussed Midnight in Paris, its relationship with The Sun Also Rises, and how to critically analyze a movie.

At around the 30' mark of the movie, Gil, Inez and Inez's parents are in a furniture store looking at a wooden chair that Gil and Inez could have possibly used in their home that they were going to buy in the United States. The chair costs 18,000 euros, and the trio have a discussion about the chair and its worth. Inez, with the overwhelming support of her parents, believes that the chair is worth the steep price for the chair's value and rarity. Gil, on the other hand, cannot stand the thought of spending so much on a simple chair.

This scene is related to the conversation we had in class about class distinctions and the way it guides characters' behaviors throughout the film. Gil and Inez start out on the center of the screen almost aligned and Inez's mother starts on the right side of the screen. As Gil mentions "keeping expenses down," Gil's mom makes the unnecessary comment, "You get what you pay for ... cheap is cheap." Inez's mom says these comments as she exited the screen on the left side, indicating a turn of tone to the negative side. The family refuses to walk in the rain afterwards with Gil as they shove themselves in the back of a taxi.

As a result of their class differences, Gil and Inez's parents don't seem to get along. This can be seen in their emotions, faces, and even in movements across the screen according to Roger Ebert's article. I enjoyed this movie and its great insight into movie literature.

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  1. Ben MyersNovember 22, 2018 at 3:41 PM

    This disapproving comment to Inez aligns with her parent’s disapproval of Gil. Inez’s parents see Gil as a cheap, and think Inez is wasting time with him.

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