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iReview: Equality, Diversity, Relativity

Hello and Welcome  Today, I want to talk about EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, RELATIVITY , an introduction to the section II of the Book LANGUAGE IN CULTURE AND SOCIETY: A READER IN LINGUISTICS AND ANTHROPOLOGY by DELL HYMES (1927 – 2009). About the Author: Dell Hymes (1927 - 2009) Dell Hymes was a linguist, sociolinguist, anthropologist, and folklorist who established disciplinary foundations for the comparative, ethnographic study of language use. His research focused upon the languages of the Pacific Northwest. What the Chapter is about? This chapter is introduction to the second section of the book. This section’s articles are about the issues of language diversity, relativity, and equality. Chapter addresses outdated misconceptions surrounding the study of language, specifically the inaccurate classification of languages as "primitive". It advocates for a more nuanced approach recognising the equality of all languages in their scientific value, while acknowledging their div...
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Meh-FILM: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

Today I want to talk about 1999 English film Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. The film was an international co-production between the United States, France, Germany and Japan


GENRE: CRIME DRAMA

DURATION: 116 Minutes

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

The film is about an African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old Japan finds himself targeted for death by the mob. It stars Forest Whitaker as the title character, a hitman for the mafia who adheres to the ancient warrior code of the samurai, as outlined in the book of Yamamoto Tsunetomo's recorded sayings, Hagakure.

WHY SHOULD WE WATCH IT?

It is a crime-drama, very interesting use of violence.

Developing intertextual narrative by constant references to cartoon, The Itchy & Scratchy Show and books like, Rashomon and Hagakure.


Very interestingly used background music that provides the pace to visibly simple and static sequences.

Constant referencing to the passages of Hagakure to highlight the philosophy of the titular character.

Unique references to past great movies like La Samourai (1967) by Jean-Peirre Melville and Branded to Kill (1967) by Seijun Suzuki.


Ghost Dog’s unique style of maintaining his anonymity and his connections with unique yet diverse creatures like pigeons, dog, Raymond, and Pearline.

 

If you are a fan of stylist cinema with lot of intertextual referencing this is a film for you.

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