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Post by Criminal Mastermind on Mar 24, 2006 15:47:25 GMT -5
I thought it was interesting that Jay had surrounded himself in abstracts. I've been trying to see a connection for Jay liking abstracts. Do you mean, it seems likely Jay would like abstraction becuase he was two-faced and so into playing both sides? ... yes and no. I think that art, especially the more esoteric arts, like abstract, speak more to the subconscious mind than to reason and the waking mind. The motivations for liking or disliking a piece are entirely subjective, and some times a person is faced with a piece they absolutely love or hate and cannot begin to explain why. Like Techguy, I think Jay's abstracts could represent what his subconscious mind was tormented with; the knowledge that what he became was a distortion, even a contradiction, of what he once was and still liked to think of himself as being. While he did everything he could to hide that reality on the outside, even to the point of helping cover up his wife’s murder, he rather prominently displayed the concepts of distortion and convoluted reality on the walls around him. For all I really know, the paintings could have been what was already on the walls of the rooms the producers rented, pieces that were on hand, or maybe even the works of a friend of the set decorator. But I also think that a lot of attention is paid by the producers of this show as to who the characters are, and what sort of people and things they would surround themselves with. I don’t know if it extends as far as to what types of art should hang on the walls in the background of a 1 or 2 second shot, but I do think that the abstracts were interesting juxtaposed with the person who owned them in this case.
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Post by filmnoir5 on Mar 24, 2006 20:54:47 GMT -5
I thought this was the best Logan/Barek episode yet. They do seem to click more with each passing episode. That is another reason we need season 6.
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Post by LOCIfan on Mar 25, 2006 0:49:22 GMT -5
Well said, filmnoir5! That's one of the points I made in the letter I sent off to NBC.
One of the things I like best about the L/B episodes is the interaction between Deakins and Logan. I agree that Deakins seems to have a better grip on Logan than on Goren. It's a nice relationship they have.
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Post by Cassie on Mar 25, 2006 11:19:08 GMT -5
hey Mastermind its really nice seeing you posting. Just wondering who is your favorite artist and also what is your favorite LOCI episode and why?
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Post by trisha on Mar 29, 2006 23:00:23 GMT -5
Hey, another thing I noticed about this episode, a little aside about Barek.
Remember when Deakins asked Logan if he'd heard his flies with honey speech? He noted that he *knew* Barek had heard it. Makes me wonder when and what for ... Maybe Barek is (or was) a little bit of a rebel and a bad ass, too ;D
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Post by caseyswife on Mar 30, 2006 1:34:33 GMT -5
I wondered about that as well, Trisha. It also seemed as if, in this episode at least, that Barek is going to (attempt) to be the "Goren" side of this duo and Logan already IS an "Eames" -old - school - cop. I don't know if it is just the writers trying to inject more oomph into her personality or if it is Sciorra becoming more comfortable with her character.
Regardless, that chick is no Goren.
caseyswife
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Post by mikeyrocks on Mar 31, 2006 13:36:59 GMT -5
I actually really like Barek!!
I also find it a little odd that people keep comparing her to Goren ( usually in a negative light ):
They're different/separate characters - I don't think the writers intended her to be anything BUT herself.
I guess I'm just one that doesn't really go in for comparisons - I like to observe things for their own merits and individuality.
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