tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281320955306551124.post2330574243876346228..comments2016-10-14T17:30:47.064-07:00Comments on The Film Registry Project: White Heatjenniferjoyjohnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08382057035309772366noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281320955306551124.post-1810841867987440412016-10-14T17:30:47.064-07:002016-10-14T17:30:47.064-07:00I didn't really think of it from the gangster/...I didn't really think of it from the gangster/outlaw perspective. I was mostly thinking of it being in the "Gangster Classics" boxset that my dad owns. But that's one of the things I've really loved about doing this - I'm not a film expert, just a film lover, and I've spent much more time studying science fiction than any other type of movie. So I love hearing other perspectives that can let me reconsider the movies. Though I won't change my mind on "Forrest Gump" or "Deliverance" :Pjenniferjoyjohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382057035309772366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281320955306551124.post-37724302080408083392016-10-13T16:01:35.621-07:002016-10-13T16:01:35.621-07:00Cody Jarrett is more of an outlaw than a gangster....Cody Jarrett is more of an outlaw than a gangster. The gangster movies were an East Coast to Midwest (re: Chicago) phenomenon. Jarrett is a West Coast outlaw in the tradition of Jesse James or Cherokee Bill; it's not a coincidence that the film opens with an exciting train robbery. Cody's a criminal because he likes it and is good at it. The mental illness aspect is a hook for the audience to understand why he's evil. Ben Roberts and Ivan Goff were screenwriters, not shrinks. As Roberts put it, "We don't want to compare ourselves to Greek tragedians, but it is about a man destined to die, who knows it and wants to get where he wants to go before it happens."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08246328196627945952noreply@blogger.com