^^ and the dude above me is wasted!! he doesnt deserve to post the first post, with a lazy attempt like that!
so to answering the question. in this film, there is a lot of tension between james bond, and the evil dude sitting oppisite him. you can tell that both of them are extremely compititive and they both want to win. This highlights their masculinity because as you can see, their 'girlfriend' or 'wife' or whatever they call them, are looking, and as a test of their masculinty and repuation, they must win.
This is similiar to scene three because Stanley is extremely competitive and focused on the game. Whilst one of his friends tells a joke, he totally ignores it and continues to play poker.
One of the similarities between this particular scene of the film and scene 3 of Streetcar, undoubtedly, would have to be the male-dominance on the poker table. It seems to be a male-gendered game and the one thing where men don't want their 'women' to be interfering. An example of this from Streetcar would be on page 27, when Stanley says "...Nothing belongs on a poker table but cards, chips, and whisky" and in the scene in the film where a brunette impatiently watches the men play without getting involved.
Another similarity that I couldn't help but notice was the intensity between the opponents, consequently which creates an intense mood to the environment. For example, when Stella and Blanche return, Stanley’s speaks and responds to Stella concisely and with a ‘poker-faced’ attitude (Ironically); when Stella asks how much longer they will be playing he answers “Till we get ready to quit”. He seems to be too occupied with the game to give much attention to anything else.
The ‘boys’ play the game very competitively as if losing would 'break' their pride and make them less of a 'man' in both the film and in Streetcar.
I don't see much similarity except that the poker game is dominated by males, the game is extremely tense. The man at the end looked like he was going to kill someone because he lost hahahahaha. Shame for him for being over confident.
Wow this table looked really tense. :O and I agree with Ubaid that brunette was really hot.
Well I see that they are all male and there is a very hostile atmosphere. You could say that Bond, well all of the men are like Stanley, really serious. You notice that Bond says 'CHECK' each time without lowering his gaze so he can interpret the other mans facial expressions. None of the men want to look weak so they have a stare off. All in all, it seems very tense, and the stakes are REALLY high and each men have everything to lose.
From watching the 4 minute clip from casino royale, i think that the similarities between that and a street car named desire is the theme of masculinity. The scene really shows the intensity between the men focusing on the game. The main man looks very competitive in comparision to Stanley. The fact that the table is surrounded by men only shows that it is a man thing, where it kinda shows who ever wins has more status in terms of superiorness.
Also the look on the mens faces lookng at each other with intensity gives an example of how stanley would be looking. This is because it
I thought that both scenes were obviously similar in the sense that they both are set at poker tables, surrounded my men. They also both have two female onlookers, in this case, the blonde and the brunette (you guys need your eyes tested). However, although the chapter from 'A Streetcar...' is tense the scene from Casino Royale is extremely nerve-racking, thus enabling us to imagine the tension emanating from Stanley while playing with his colleagues.
It seems that Stanley is so very on edge about the game that he doesn't laugh along with the joke shared at the table and eve tells Mitch to go home because he doesn't want to listen to him rant on about his lonely mother, instead of empathising with him. He also shouts at Stella for talking to loudly, yet when she is in the kitchen he has time to 'spank' her in front of his mates.
Back to the point again, I think that both scenes are veyr tense, however we're still at the point where the game is yet to unfold; while the game in the scene above has an ending. But the tension was unbearable and nobody blinked!
Excellent work guys... Keep up the original postings!
Ubaid an Dilwar might just have (albeit unintentionally!!) struck gold... the presence of the two women within eye shot of the poker table is no mere coincidence...
I think that there are many similarities, which seem to have already been pointed out. >>the fact that the scene is mail dominated
>>women are in the scene but don't have a say, this is similar to when stanley tries to get rid of Stella and Blanche when they interupt the game
>>the focus within the scene made the atmosphese intense. Just like when all the men in the scene in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' are focused, it also seems that Stanley is most focused as he doesn't include himself in offtask conversation but just want to keep his mind on the game. This may be a sort of escape from the 'real world' for Stanley as he's probably stressed out from all that has happened in the 2(and a half) previous scenes.
The poker scene of the book and this movie ares similar as both Stanley and Bond want to win. As a result, their masculinity is important as both men have pride, so only want to be the winner. This is portrayed by the focus of the men whilst playing the poker game. For instance, Stanley gets impatient when Mitch tells his long joke as he replies with "deal!" Similarily, Bond is focused and only talks when he is speaking to the other players.
The woman in this scene of the movie seems to only be there for her beauty. This is indicated by the lack of speech as she doesn't speak at all. But in scene three of the book where Stella and Blanche interupt the game, Stanley crudely shows his frustation by slapping Stella's leg and turning off the radio. This indicates that as the alpha male Stanley wants his rules to applie and he wants everyone to follow his commands.
havn't got a clue. the only similarity that i see is that it is a couple of guys playing poker, just like that book. ps the blonde girl's HOT!
ReplyDeletei so wanted to post the first comment!!!
ReplyDelete^^ and the dude above me is wasted!! he doesnt deserve to post the first post, with a lazy attempt like that!
so to answering the question. in this film, there is a lot of tension between james bond, and the evil dude sitting oppisite him. you can tell that both of them are extremely compititive and they both want to win. This highlights their masculinity because as you can see, their 'girlfriend' or 'wife' or whatever they call them, are looking, and as a test of their masculinty and repuation, they must win.
This is similiar to scene three because Stanley is extremely competitive and focused on the game. Whilst one of his friends tells a joke, he totally ignores it and continues to play poker.
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One of the similarities between this particular scene of the film and scene 3 of Streetcar, undoubtedly, would have to be the male-dominance on the poker table. It seems to be a male-gendered game and the one thing where men don't want their 'women' to be interfering. An example of this from Streetcar would be on page 27, when Stanley says "...Nothing belongs on a poker table but cards, chips, and whisky" and in the scene in the film where a brunette impatiently watches the men play without getting involved.
ReplyDeleteAnother similarity that I couldn't help but notice was the intensity between the opponents, consequently which creates an intense mood to the environment. For example, when Stella and Blanche return, Stanley’s speaks and responds to Stella concisely and with a ‘poker-faced’ attitude (Ironically); when Stella asks how much longer they will be playing he answers “Till we get ready to quit”. He seems to be too occupied with the game to give much attention to anything else.
The ‘boys’ play the game very competitively as if losing would 'break' their pride and make them less of a 'man' in both the film and in Streetcar.
(Not the biggest fan of 'bond' movies :S )
I don't see much similarity except that the poker game is dominated by males, the game is extremely tense. The man at the end looked like he was going to kill someone because he lost hahahahaha. Shame for him for being over confident.
ReplyDeleteWow this table looked really tense. :O and I agree with Ubaid that brunette was really hot.
ReplyDeleteWell I see that they are all male and there is a very hostile atmosphere. You could say that Bond, well all of the men are like Stanley, really serious. You notice that Bond says 'CHECK' each time without lowering his gaze so he can interpret the other mans facial expressions. None of the men want to look weak so they have a stare off. All in all, it seems very tense, and the stakes are REALLY high and each men have everything to lose.
From watching the 4 minute clip from casino royale, i think that the similarities between that and a street car named desire is the theme of masculinity. The scene really shows the intensity between the men focusing on the game. The main man looks very competitive in comparision to Stanley. The fact that the table is surrounded by men only shows that it is a man thing, where it kinda shows who ever wins has more status in terms of superiorness.
ReplyDeleteAlso the look on the mens faces lookng at each other with intensity gives an example of how stanley would be looking. This is because it
I thought that both scenes were obviously similar in the sense that they both are set at poker tables, surrounded my men. They also both have two female onlookers, in this case, the blonde and the brunette (you guys need your eyes tested). However, although the chapter from 'A Streetcar...' is tense the scene from Casino Royale is extremely nerve-racking, thus enabling us to imagine the tension emanating from Stanley while playing with his colleagues.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that Stanley is so very on edge about the game that he doesn't laugh along with the joke shared at the table and eve tells Mitch to go home because he doesn't want to listen to him rant on about his lonely mother, instead of empathising with him. He also shouts at Stella for talking to loudly, yet when she is in the kitchen he has time to 'spank' her in front of his mates.
Back to the point again, I think that both scenes are veyr tense, however we're still at the point where the game is yet to unfold; while the game in the scene above has an ending. But the tension was unbearable and nobody blinked!
Excellent work guys... Keep up the original postings!
ReplyDeleteUbaid an Dilwar might just have (albeit unintentionally!!) struck gold... the presence of the two women within eye shot of the poker table is no mere coincidence...
It wasn't unintentional. I was just very subtle with my explanation :). Anyway, I'm sure those two women caught everyones eyes :)
ReplyDeleteI think that there are many similarities, which seem to have already been pointed out.
ReplyDelete>>the fact that the scene is mail dominated
>>women are in the scene but don't have a say, this is similar to when stanley tries to get rid of Stella and Blanche when they interupt the game
>>the focus within the scene made the atmosphese intense. Just like when all the men in the scene in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' are focused, it also seems that Stanley is most focused as he doesn't include himself in offtask conversation but just want to keep his mind on the game. This may be a sort of escape from the 'real world' for Stanley as he's probably stressed out from all that has happened in the 2(and a half) previous scenes.
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The poker scene of the book and this movie ares similar as both Stanley and Bond want to win. As a result, their masculinity is important as both men have pride, so only want to be the winner. This is portrayed by the focus of the men whilst playing the poker game. For instance, Stanley gets impatient when Mitch tells his long joke as he replies with "deal!" Similarily, Bond is focused and only talks when he is speaking to the other players.
ReplyDeleteThe woman in this scene of the movie seems to only be there for her beauty. This is indicated by the lack of speech as she doesn't speak at all. But in scene three of the book where Stella and Blanche interupt the game, Stanley crudely shows his frustation by slapping Stella's leg and turning off the radio. This indicates that as the alpha male Stanley wants his rules to applie and he wants everyone to follow his commands.