I chose the review in dvdtown by William David Lee. The reason I chose this article was that I liked the way he described the story of Double Indemnity. His quote, “If any movie could so perfectly define a genre, it would be Double Indemnity. The everyman falling under the spell of a scheming siren and plunged into a world of sex, shadows, and crime. He tells that the story stirred up controversy due to the dark and racy content,which made it difficult to adapt to due to Hays Code of censorship,which changed when Billy Wilder came along. He outlines the story by mentioning the events that seem to set up a seemingly perfect crime. For someone who hasn't read the book or seen the movie, his review would tell the story in a clear and concise way. He discusses the actors who were chosen to play the parts of Neff and Dietrichson, as the perennial nice guy, Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck, whom Wilder posed this challenge to,” Are you an actress or a mouse?, when she was a bit reluctant to take on the part. He mentions Edward G. Robinson as a 'pseudo-father figure' to Neff. If I had anything negative to say about the article it would be that Lee ends his review abruptly leaving the reader wondering what the rest of the story was about.
Your over all view of that article is very clear to me I understand what you were trying to get across to every one. You talked about how the writer compared the elements of noir that “Double Indemnity” incorporated. You also tell about the actor picking process which gave a good insight on what the article was about. With out reading the article I have a pretty good idea on its contents. I seem that you are a good writer over all I would love to read some of your things in the near future. Keep up the good work.
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