tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938854404274599496.post3690779770344086756..comments2023-03-30T00:33:43.494-07:00Comments on Weirdo's Corner: Pathos: What The Hell Is It?Eric Noblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05872046921674512158noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938854404274599496.post-69211321638877219642009-12-12T13:57:49.501-08:002009-12-12T13:57:49.501-08:00Another movie that gave me the lump is Pixar's...Another movie that gave me the lump is Pixar's "Up". Funny how good animation can do what live-action should be doing. "It's a Wonderful Life" is a famous example, also check out "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" by John Ford, (1960-61?) The ending is a subtle tearjerker. "The Searchers" is full of genuine emotion to me also. Good subject, Eric. You pushed it pretty far.Jimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500622845539257850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938854404274599496.post-56344857740715799302009-12-12T13:50:21.714-08:002009-12-12T13:50:21.714-08:00Great post Eric! I never knew the official definit...Great post Eric! I never knew the official definition of the word. The Dumbo scene where Mom cradles him in her trunk from inside the jail wagon is a prime example of the real thing. Talk about a lump in the throat! It's almost unfair. The early Disney features contain potent scenes with deep emotion. <br />As for terror, I still remember the nightmare I had from watching the Pink Elephant scene as a child. <br />In the Popeye strips I was surprised to see how much horror and pathos Segar injected into it. The animated versions never achieved that to my knowledge, but still are the best strip-to-screen translations I've seen.Jimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500622845539257850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938854404274599496.post-32728087877446407192009-12-07T22:03:25.325-08:002009-12-07T22:03:25.325-08:00"And your subject is handled well; you should..."And your subject is handled well; you should go further with it."<br /><br />How would you suggest I go further?Eric Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872046921674512158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938854404274599496.post-28469594265802814342009-12-07T17:43:53.710-08:002009-12-07T17:43:53.710-08:00Glad I found your blog. Miles better than most. An...Glad I found your blog. Miles better than most. And your subject is handled well; you should go further with it. You might want to try reading "Don't Ever Leave This Country" by Tony Esposito. To get the author discount, buy it on-line at AuthorHouse.com. Keep up the great blog!apositthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896464372160712472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938854404274599496.post-31961330138632494152009-12-01T11:53:24.941-08:002009-12-01T11:53:24.941-08:00When I mean torture, I mean incessantly without gi...When I mean torture, I mean incessantly without giving leeway for them to fight back their opponents. Wile E. was not defeated by his own incompetence in 99% of the cartoons, it was because the director willed that he should never achieve his goals. Same goes for Daffy in Jones' cartoons after the Hunting trilogy. Clampett struck a far better balance from cartoon to cartoon, sometimes even in the same picture.Ricardo Cantoralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518171797365794688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938854404274599496.post-54383503860590200802009-11-30T11:43:29.646-08:002009-11-30T11:43:29.646-08:00"For some reason Jones loved to torture his c..."For some reason Jones loved to torture his characters, Wile E. Coyote and Daffy for example."<br /><br />That's true for a lot of the Warners Brothers directors. Clampett put Bugs through the wringer a couple of times, and Friz was not all that kind to Sylvester. I guess they just saw it as a way for comedy. Without conflict, there is no drama, whether tragic or comedic. I guess they saw it as a way to explore their characters.Eric Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872046921674512158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938854404274599496.post-75193231034069236452009-11-30T10:01:41.274-08:002009-11-30T10:01:41.274-08:00One Froggy Evening is one of the most depressing c...One Froggy Evening is one of the most depressing cartoons ever made, no doubt. For some reason Jones loved to torture his characters, Wile E. Coyote and Daffy for example. However it doesn't feel so bad here because this construction worker has not much of a personality other then blue collar schmuck.Ricardo Cantoralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518171797365794688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938854404274599496.post-12268099099023117972009-11-30T01:12:50.219-08:002009-11-30T01:12:50.219-08:00To the best of my understanding, pathos is a lot l...To the best of my understanding, pathos is a lot like what it is: To create an emotion with words or images, usually by recreating the scene or event that would appear in “real” circumstances, which should arouse the emotion.<br /> <br />The whole idea can be boiled down to a science, but I believe reading this <a href="http://courses.durhamtech.edu/perkins/aris.html" rel="nofollow">article</a> will might explain it better than I.<br /><br />Have a good one.<br /><br />From an aspiring animator/ cartoonistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com