Tuesday, April 20, 2010
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
The film begins with a man who standing on a railroad bridge, and he is sentenced to death. It is a surprise of Farquhar's death. His desire for escape makes him think he gets released accidentally. His fantasy is similar to the real world. In the video, it straight to the fantasy world that makes me think he really gets escaped. He unbinds the ropes of his necks and legs, and sees around him the nature and the soldiers who are ready to fire at him. In his fantasy, he is able to avoid all the attacks and makes it back to his family. But, he's still cannot escape the reality. In the film, it doesn't say why he gets hanged. When Farquhar touches his wife, the real execution forces him back to the reality.
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Actually, the story is clear about why he is being hanged; he has been caught trying to damage a railroad bridge. Since it is war time, he is hanged without trial as soon as he is caught near the bridge as signs posted all around the area have warned would happen. Bierce let's us into the life of the man who is being killed. He cannot be a face without an associated life once Bierce finishes. Perhaps it rubs our noses in the idea that we should never take any kind of killing lightly -- even in time of war. Remember that this writer was sometimes called 'Bitter Bierce.'
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