What are your thoughts on Jason Foster?
Was it Serling's intention to make him a bit detestable himself?
shareYes- but I think the point was that it takes one to know one. "The Masks" was one of the harshest episodes because the everlasting punishment was unwarranted. Jason Forster could have just left all his money to charity and that could have been his "revenge." But no, he mutilated 4 people. And yes, that is detestable.
share Remember in the opening when the doctor reminds Jason of the time he threw a lamp at him? I imagine that was only the sniff of the cork, so to speak, of the abuse Jason subjected the doc and his brood too. No wonder the kids turned out the way they did.
The episode, though, does have a ton of memorable lines, which might account for its popularity despite its somewhat suspect moral core.
I agree, the permanence of the masks is what really makes it evil. Maybe a year or so, but definitely not forever.
shareIt's funny, I just came back from the new live-action version of "Beauty and the Beast." Odd, the story is similar in that the Prince was turned into a Beast-- but it was reversibly upon repentance. Great moral.
shareRepentance? So it wasn't by love? I think that's how he turned back into the Prince by the classic
shareYes, demonstrating love was repentance for his sins. That enabled him to transform back into the prince. Great movie, by the way.
shareOh, I see. I had my hange up about it and i now Disney loves to change their films mythology like sleeping beauty. In glad they kept it the same for once.
shareOn the topic of changing film mythology, one of the reasons why I never liked the Disney version of "The Little Mermaid," is that the film absolutely eviscerated the original short story-- which has a tragic ending.
shareHow does "The Little Mermaid" originally end?
shareThe little mermaid gets her legs, but the Prince marries someone else. The sea hag urges her to kill the woman instead so she can remain human. But she can't do it and jumps over board to drown herself.
The sea turned her into foam.
I can see why Disney opted for a Spielbergian ending. Maybe a dark fantasist like Guillermo Del Toro can tell the story one day with the bummer conclusion preserved.
shareIt's a sad tale for sure. Maybe one day. I know hans Christian Anderson wasn't a fan of the changes and wanted his name removed or was it his estate? Anyway I'm glad we got the fairy tale ending instead
shareHans Christian Andersen died in 1875, so maybe it was his estate (assuming the story wasn't already common domain.
shareOne of the part of the story is that a mermaid (besides having no legs) doesn't have an immortal soul- but she gets to live for 300 years. The only way she can get an immortal soul is by marrying a human.
When the little mermaid is turning into foam on the sea, she is met by the "Daughters of the Air" who say that she is entitled to work with them for the next 300 years doing good works and this will earn her the right to an immortal soul.
Disney wouldn't fall for that moralistic ending.
Glad to hear its a good movie. I've not been interested in any of their live-action remakes, but this one does look rather good and very well done.
shareIt was wonderful. I saw it in IMAX 3D, and after the "Be Our Guest" number was over, the audience went wild, applauding. Then someone piped up: "Guys, they can't hear you-- it's a movie!"
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