It is possible
Jul. 7th, 2014 09:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
randomlingthat I need to buy the Tim Burton/Sondheim Sweeney Todd on DVD.
This is because I'm toying with the idea of writing an essay on how beautifully the movie illustrates various kinds of abusive family dynamics. (Also various dysfunctional romantic dynamics, in fact. Maybe these are two different essays.)
I think I want to focus on three different threads, which are:
Turpin, Johanna and child sexual abuse.
Todd, Johanna and parental violence/threats of violence.
Todd, Mrs Lovett, Toby and - I'm not even sure how to phrase this. Something about the double-edged sword of attachment and love in abusive families. (Specifically this is about the scene where Todd and Mrs Lovett hunt for Toby in the sewers, Mrs Lovett singing the mother-child love theme, Todd with his razor out.)
This is not going to be a particularly delightful essay to write but it is a thing in my brain.
This is because I'm toying with the idea of writing an essay on how beautifully the movie illustrates various kinds of abusive family dynamics. (Also various dysfunctional romantic dynamics, in fact. Maybe these are two different essays.)
I think I want to focus on three different threads, which are:
Turpin, Johanna and child sexual abuse.
Todd, Johanna and parental violence/threats of violence.
Todd, Mrs Lovett, Toby and - I'm not even sure how to phrase this. Something about the double-edged sword of attachment and love in abusive families. (Specifically this is about the scene where Todd and Mrs Lovett hunt for Toby in the sewers, Mrs Lovett singing the mother-child love theme, Todd with his razor out.)
This is not going to be a particularly delightful essay to write but it is a thing in my brain.
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Date: 2014-07-07 09:53 pm (UTC)