tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post3387447937045863838..comments2024-01-28T03:28:16.991-05:00Comments on Cinepinion: McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)Cinepinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06751125115213060127noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-45158718258755312662007-05-25T15:30:00.000-05:002007-05-25T15:30:00.000-05:00Well, "anonymous," I own this film and have watche...Well, "anonymous," I own this film and have watched it many times, and I like John McCabe every time. I don't think he fights simply to save himself, yes he shoots them in the back, but he's probably never shot anyone in his life. He is cowardly, he's scared for his life, but he stands up to the them to prove something to Mrs. Miller.<BR/><BR/>He is in love with Mrs. Miller, and there are subtle Clayton L. Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012222337304383179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-38338268216165271052007-05-25T14:59:00.000-05:002007-05-25T14:59:00.000-05:00H. Stewart-people lie in their bios. And being a m...H. Stewart-people lie in their bios. And being a modern McCabe is in attitude (unless CL White is really a pimp). That attitude of no respect for anyone and looking to make the best for them self. <BR/><BR/>I think that you are correct the McCabe never sees the errors of his ways. McCabe just doesn't want to die. I also wondered if he truely loved Christie's character, or if he was just intrgued.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-67531245107872309262007-05-25T14:09:00.000-05:002007-05-25T14:09:00.000-05:00I didn't really get that McCabe saw the error of h...I didn't really get that McCabe saw the error of his ways; he seemed like the same old scalawag to me, just more afraid of dying. Mrs. Miller showed him what a worthless nobody he was, but he still wanted to live (from a base survival instinct I'd guess) which is why he cowardly shoots those guys in the back, not because he's trying to be more genuine.<BR/><BR/>(Obviously, from all the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-79581696092107480062007-05-24T22:07:00.000-05:002007-05-24T22:07:00.000-05:00McCabe is a businessman. Does he exploit the whore...McCabe is a businessman. Does he exploit the whores? Yes. Is he selfish? Sure. As the film goes on, though, he begins to find meaning in his life, and he sees the error of his ways. He doesn't get off scot free, and he pays the price, but he's not a despicable person. McCabe is a phony and he knows it. It's only when he meets Mrs. Miller that he sees how fake he really is, and he does his best toClayton L. Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012222337304383179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-57705444030584299532007-05-24T11:22:00.000-05:002007-05-24T11:22:00.000-05:00It appears to me that CL White must have people li...It appears to me that CL White must have people like McCabe because he self identifies too much with the character. <BR/>I too have a great appreciation for Altman's films, yet McCabe left a unsatifying bitter taste in my mouth. McCabe comes to the town to make his fortune on the backs of the whores, with no appreciation or respect for them. This does not make me like the character. <BR/>The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-1145506958651179462007-05-22T12:23:00.000-05:002007-05-22T12:23:00.000-05:00By the way, even though I disagree with the review...By the way, even though I disagree with the review here, I think you present a very good case.Clayton L. Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012222337304383179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-85007987941499289862007-05-22T12:21:00.000-05:002007-05-22T12:21:00.000-05:00I agree about the William Devane subplot, now you ...I agree about the William Devane subplot, now you see him, now you don't. The death of Keith Carradine on the bridge is, in my opinion, just there to show how pointless it all is, and I never saw that as giving McCabe any sort of justification. McCabe was just defending himself, and as far as manipulating the audience goes, I'm not going to argue that point, but I will say what movie isn't Clayton L. Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012222337304383179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-21136294845765806892007-05-22T10:01:00.000-05:002007-05-22T10:01:00.000-05:00I'd done a little reading up on this before I went...I'd done a little reading up on this before I went in, and I was expecting the McCabe character you describe; but that didn't come across to me as I was actually watching the film. I agree reducing the film to an exercise in deconstruction does do the film a disservice, but I felt that the film was doing it to itself, not that I was imposing it on the film. Know what I mean?<BR/><BR/>I just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-27367993542321936332007-05-21T23:59:00.000-05:002007-05-21T23:59:00.000-05:00The beauty of John McCabe is that he is cowardly. ...The beauty of John McCabe is that he is cowardly. He isn't John Wayne, he's a normal guy. In my opinion that makes him likable. He goes around town mumbling and saying "I got poetry in me," and he does, and Mrs. Miller brings it out of him. He is cowardly, but at the end he does make a stand, and Mrs. Miller retreats to her den to numb the pain. To me the film is a love story, I think it is Clayton L. Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012222337304383179noreply@blogger.com