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We just did Cool Hand Luke as part of our monthly film discussion group.
To be honest… there wasn’t much to discuss about it. We got about 1/2 hour of talk about this film - and that’s stretching it.
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No talk about the camera pan after the 50 eggs scene?
Read this Cool Hand Luke (1967)
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The entire meaning of the quote is changed, for the worse (except when Luke adds the ‘a’ in the next to final scene.)
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Could you elaborate on why you feel this changes the “entire” meaining of the quote, or why it’s OK when Luke does it?
Here’s a link to the video where Luke says the line (with the “a”). It’s about 4:45 in.
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No talk about the camera pan after the 50 eggs scene?
Read this Cool Hand Luke (1967)
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You know, I usually look at filmsite before all of our meetings but it never even occurred to me that CHL would be among his featured films. Didn’t even think to look.
Religious symbolism, a crucifix-like languishment in the case of the after-egg siesta, is prevalent throughout this movie. Lots to discuss there.
Third me in for not understanding how this changes the meaning of the quote so drastically. Please explain.
-FrL-
… not to mention how nothing is the coolest hand you can have. That’s worth at least an hour of discussion.
Cid Trivia: a guitar and cello played the Cool Hand Luke theme during the wedding to my current wife.
When Luke said “a failure to communicate” was he speaking about God’s failure to answer or was he speaking about the warden?
You’ve “got failure to communicate” with “some men you just can’t reach.”