tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post5673865267926472406..comments2024-03-10T07:42:17.071-04:00Comments on The Film Doctor: "Denying her wounds came from the same source as her power": a review of Wild The Film Doctor http://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-30453101206631546242015-09-27T14:17:50.567-04:002015-09-27T14:17:50.567-04:00Thanks for your thoughts, Crystal. My wife appreci...Thanks for your thoughts, Crystal. My wife appreciates your point about her observations about <i>Wild</i>, and I could tell that my understanding of the movie may be limited by my male reading of it. I didn't mean to make light of random men encountered on the trail being a threat. Cheryl's understanding of that risk makes perfect sense given her isolation out in the wilderness. <br /><br />Ironically, I was just thinking of <i>Wild</i> after watching the trailer for <i>A Walk in the Woods</i>, which looks like a lame retread of <i>Wild</i> for older men (or male stars) seeking meaning in slightly canned adventures. How Robert Redford would agree to be in such a formulaic movie strikes me as sad, but then again I haven't seen it.<br /><br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZMg3_zYPB8The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-3912776917705356522015-09-26T22:13:20.084-04:002015-09-26T22:13:20.084-04:00And one more thing. You appear skeptical about men...And one more thing. You appear skeptical about men who meet lone women on the trail being a potential threat. They are. Every one of them, until proven otherwise. Spend one week as a woman on a trail or camping and see how long it takes before you feel threatened. It won't even take that long.silvergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365407160270933975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-26951969331383393162015-09-26T20:35:41.651-04:002015-09-26T20:35:41.651-04:00As I began reading your review, I had already acce...As I began reading your review, I had already accepted that this would be a review by yet another white male about a movie that has deep meaning for women. I had almost chalked it up to another dissing of a "chick flick" so predictable in these reviews, but then you quoted your wife's observations. Male white reviewers are capable of redemption after all.silvergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365407160270933975noreply@blogger.com