EveArdenFan
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Make a little birdhouse in your soul.
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Post by EveArdenFan on Apr 3, 2009 21:15:34 GMT -5
I just saw The Sentence on imdb.com. It's available to watch for free legally, if you don't mind a few short commercials. I enjoyed it immensely. A big reminder of what a great dramatic actor he is. I don't think I could add anything that hasn't already been said about the box scene. I got so angry at Dana when she came to visit. I could wait... 20 years was it? Heck, I'd even visit every day. But nevermind me, I'm just daydreaming again. Bottom line: If you haven't seen it, go find it on David's profile at imdb.com and watch!
p.s. If you have Netflix I think it's available for instant watching on there too. Commercial free.
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ClarityParisTaylor
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Post by ClarityParisTaylor on Jun 15, 2017 17:09:13 GMT -5
Who's seen David in 'The Sentence'? It's one of my favourite performances of his. God, the moment in the box! It's so raw and painful you almost feel embarrassed watching it, like you're an intruder. Apr 23, 2008 10:52:18 GMT -7 lemur said:
Who's seen David in 'The Sentence'? It's one of my favourite performances of his. God, the moment in the box! It's so raw and painful you almost feel embarrassed watching it, like you're an intruder.
OH MY GOD!
I have SOOO MUCH to say about this haunting role, but, I'll try to keep it brief:
Now, where do I begin???
The writing of this episode is suburb! Having Jack smoke at the beginning, then having him struggle to keep up with the treadmill as the computer says, "Smoking decreases lung capacity... Refrain from smoking!" = GENIUS!
Watching David in this episode was, breathtakingly powerful, and excruciatingly painful...
To tell you the truth, "The Outer Limits The Sentence" STILL continues to Hunt me to this day!
Now that I've watched it more than four times, I am finding that it is the smaller things that hunt me more than the bigger picture...
Like that scene where Jack tries to get his food and the machine stops working and he presses every button with a look of frustration on his face until he finally gets a tiny morsel... I catch myself thinking, "Jack is hungry... Why aren't you making sure he has what he needs???"
Next is the scene where he places his food onto the ground while he adjusts his pillow to try and get some much needed rest and his cell mate steps onto his food... The way Jack looks up at him with that pained look on his face as if to say, "Why did you do that???"... Then, I suddenly catch myself thinking, "Poor thing just wanted to eat his breakfast and get some sleep... Is that too much to ask???"
Continuing on with the scene where he's forced to run on the treadmill... He pants as he struggles to keep up with the machine, repeatedly saying that it is going too fast... I think to myself, "He hasn't slept... He couldn't eat... He is far too weak and tired to run... Why are you torturing him like this??? He is a Smoker... He can't breath!"
Then of course there's the scene where he's locked inside that tiny box... He yells and moves in quick, jerking motions, unable to run in the small space... He begs and cries for someone, anyone to talk to him, to let him out, to answer him just once, then I catch myself thinking, "Please let him out... He is painfully lonely and absolutely terrified... He has already suffered enough... Please get him out of there!"
And, finally, the scene where he is finally out of prison and back in his chair... He gasps and shakes and trembles, stumbling on his words, struggling to speak... He even recoils at the slightest human touch...
I think my very last thought:
"Poor Jack is Traumatized... His only other source of human contact were viscous beatings for what felt like 25 years... It's no wonder he didn't want to be touched... I pray that he is not scarred by the Hell he has just endured... I pray that he doesn't fall victim to waking Nightmares or lack of appetite like his Subjects before him... I pray that he will make it through whatever trials he faces next...."
It is amazing, however, watching this... Every time I watch it, I'm always finding something new to love... But, that is what loving David will do to you... You love him so much that you would give anything to see his Character's turn out ok in the end...
It's the little things, David's Pained Facial Expressions and Reactions to Jack's Hellish Environment, that stay with me...
But, there are the bigger things too... I find it terribly troubling to watch the scene where Jack is electrocuted while trying to escape... The way he cries out in pain as he struggles to crawl away as the guard just watches...
The biggest thing of all is what this episode was meant to teach us... I believe that the smaller tortures that Jack is forced to endure such as not being able to sleep or eat and falling off of the treadmill, were meant to not only show Jack his own humanity, but to show us our humanity as well... We all know what its like to awake from a sleepless night or go through our day without eating breakfast... We all know what it's like to not be able to breath... The real message of this episode, my friends, is about Empathy, the ability to understand what others are going through to the point where you can feel their pain...
I had NO idea that David could be so diverse in his Acting and I still question what it was the drew him to this role!
Well, there's my "Brief Rant" all... Hope you all enjoy it!
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