High Noon: Why didn't the townspeople help??

Question 1:

In the film, High Noon, The town's Marshal, Will Kane, is handed an unprecedented situation: He is married to a non-violent woman (very newly married), and his old enemy is on the way back to put him in the ground. His enemy, Frank Miller, has already assembled his gang in the town. Merely a gang of 4, Kane believes the townspeople could easily handle this situation and save the town. The townspeople, however, have different plans for Kane.

In the town church, the people first agree to fight with Kane, but promptly change their minds after the towns reputation is in question, along with numerous other reasons. His deputies also desert him for family and also because of jealously (does not make since whatsoever, Harvey is just a cry baby much like Helen describes).

Do these reasons really make since? To me, only one of these excuses logically make since. Sure you won't get factories if northerners hear of gunfights, but will they still send their business to the town if outlaws do whatever they want? It seems to me that the townspeople must defend their own honor in order to get what they want. They have to show that they are resilient and stand up for themselves.

Other excuses like family and not enough volunteers could easily be fixed if the townspeople in the church, who decided not to fight, actually helped Kane. If the people joined in the mob, they could have easily handled four other men.

The only logical point, was made by the man in church. If Frank Miller only wanted to kill Kane, then why get involved? That argument made since, therefore Kane should leave. However, the townspeople did not know whether Miller only wanted to kill Kane, as he had history with other characters such as Helen Ramirez. Moral of the story: THE TOWNSPEOPLE SHOULD HAVE HELP WILL!!

#3: Did Catherine Write the Proof?

At the finale of the film, Proof, we are left to speculate on whether Catherine wrote the proof that was fought over by the characters. Looking back, we first come to find that the notebook in which the proof is written greatly resembled those of Robert, the great mathematician. As the movie progresses, we discover that Robert has given one of his notebook to Catherine, so she will get back to work and stop wasting her days. Hal, portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal, seems to believe this is Robert's notebook and handwriting. Another factoid pitted against Catherine was the fact that her father was working again. With Robert's genius mind, it is hard to believe Catherine could compete with him.

Next, we come to find that Catherine has begun to write something. We are not sure what, but her and her father are both working on projects. Recalling that Robert and possibly Catherine are crazy from the beginning of the story, we cannot be sure what either of them are writing. As both characters finish their notes, Catherine begins to read her father's aloud. At this point in time, we discover Robert has written nonsense, and the fact that he can no longer work essentially kills him. Towards the end of the story, Hal discovers the handwriting is actually Catherine's and the style of math is newer than Robert's time. In the end, we discover that Catherine is not crazy, and she indeed wrote the revolutionary proof.

Singin' in the Rain!

After watching the film, Singin' in the Rain, I can say that this was much more than entertainment. The part that added such depth to the movie was the "Broadway Melody". In this sequence, our main character, Don,  is telling the producer of the film studio how a shot in their new film should be planned out. Going in an entirely different direction than the plot of the film, this section throws the viewer off from the actually movie. Only watching the film once, I was a little too shell shocked to pick up on the details of the performance. The sequence is almost a shorter version of the film as a whole: Star rises, finds girl, loses girl, then gains her back. As confusing as this was, "Broadway Melody" gave the film more depth, including the evolution of on-stage performances, from low level to Broadway itself. The "Broadway Melody" should not be removed from this film because this piece was intentionally placed there to add more to the film itself. If we were to go back and watch this sequence closely, we would  find much more than we saw the first time. "Broadway Melody" helped to establish Singin' in the Rain as a film, and should not be removed!!!!!!!

I was watching family guy and found this clip that tied in so well with this topic. The sequence is only sort of relevant to the plot line, but still provides entertainment. This clip even has Gene Kelly in it!

Harvey Dent: Hero or Villain?

Harvey Dent is certainly a man of conflict in The Dark Knight. He begins the film as a superhero with a face, as Bruce Wayne tells Rachel while at the penthouse party. Gotham needed a hero that wasn't hiding in the shadows and was not afraid to do what was right, despite corruption in the police department. While at dinner with Rachel, Bruce, and Natasha, Harvey makes the comment: "You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become a villain." HARVEY DENT ABSOLUTELY EPITOMIZES THIS STATEMENT. With Rachel in trouble, he threatens a psychotic gentlemen. The low lighting creates a shadow on his face, hinting that he is becoming the villain, two-face. After his kidnapping and injury, it is apparent that Harvey has now lived long enough to become vengeful, and a villain. As for whether he is a hero or villain, he is both. Harvey began the film as a hero, doing everything a hero would. As the movie progressed, he became more corrupt and evil, showing his villain side. The name two-face could not have been more appropriate for the man Harvey Dent was.