Your enjoyment of The Freshman can be perfectly predicted based on the tried and true formula that Harold Lloyd laid out in Girl Shy and Safety Last! previously: Tell the perpetually true story of someone who wants to be more than they are.
I don’t think Lloyd’s characters typically learn much about themselves, or even reject the pursuit of money (winning it is a pretty big deal in Safety Last). To me it sounded like you were inserting the message you wanted the films to have, even if the text itself didn’t support that. Also, you attributed the less prominent female lead in The Freshman to Lloyd even though he’s not the director or even a writer.
You’ll be missed during your month off, but I look forward to you coming back. The one podcaster I can think of who does a really good job without any other guests/cohosts is West Anthony of Musical Notation, and I haven’t heard from him in a while.
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I don’t think Lloyd’s characters typically learn much about themselves, or even reject the pursuit of money (winning it is a pretty big deal in Safety Last). To me it sounded like you were inserting the message you wanted the films to have, even if the text itself didn’t support that. Also, you attributed the less prominent female lead in The Freshman to Lloyd even though he’s not the director or even a writer.
You’ll be missed during your month off, but I look forward to you coming back. The one podcaster I can think of who does a really good job without any other guests/cohosts is West Anthony of Musical Notation, and I haven’t heard from him in a while.
I had to post this using IE because cert issues prevent Firefox from posting.