tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13095695.post112752537733345915..comments2023-10-22T17:40:51.323-04:00Comments on Tativille: New Film: A History of ViolenceMichael J. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333893240336518881noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13095695.post-1127543524036773262005-09-24T02:32:00.000-04:002005-09-24T02:32:00.000-04:00""Why does Alfred Hitchcock -- Cronenberg's most o...""Why does Alfred Hitchcock -- Cronenberg's most obvious influence in A History of Violence --""<BR/><BR/>A very nice review, and an interesting "wrong man" reading (I suppose Viggo is, in a strange way, a bit of a duplicitous blond as well) but I didn't recognize a particularly Hitchcockian influence.<BR/><BR/>Cronenberg's working through a variety of genres here: the ones that struck me most obviously were the Western, the high school drama, the gangster film, the super-hero movie (more subtle, but very much present, right down to Tom's "secret identity"). But Hitchcock didn't make any movies in any of those genres.<BR/><BR/>You talk about Cronenberg's dialogue with the system, and I would say that it is that system in total that is his key influence. The title is so perfect because while it does refer to Tom's mysterious past, if we change the article from 'a' to 'the' or forget it entirely (as audiences are sure to do) it instead describes the movie's status as a catalogue of violent cinematic genres.<BR/><BR/>The Hitchcock aspect I didn't feel as strongly but it's an interesting one to think about. I guess I have to see it again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com