You guys, I watched '12 Angry Men' last night. It was SO GOOD. It appealed to the parts of me that drive you all the most crazy-- I really identified with Henry Fonda. Everyone is all, "OK this seems pretty straightforward," and he's like "But let me just harp on 10 million details really quick,' and everyone is like "Why can you not just let anything go dude??" It pays to be nitpicky sometimes people, that is all I am saying. ANYWAY. What is probably best about this movie, and what creates a lot of its tension, is that it all takes place in one room. I was trying to think of other movies (or books, or plays) that take place in one room, or one space. Beckett came to mind. But I am sure there are others, more pop-cultury things, that I am not thinking of. Anyone?
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Man....I can't think of any. - EL
This doesn't *quite* fit, but has anyone ever seen the sci-fi cult classic CUBE? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_Movie)? This movie takes place in, you guessed it, a cube. I am going to keep thinking about movies that take place primarily in one room. And I'm going to add 12 Angry Men to my queue. Thanks for the recommendation.
Makes me want to watch To Kill A Mockingbird. And read it again.
Makes me want to get a kitten and name it HARPER LEE.
Do it, Shan! Then my kitten, SCOUT, will have a fantastic little literary playmate. Unless they hate each other, and then he'll have a fight-mate. Either way.
huis clos by sartre. it takes place in one room, which you can never leave. and that room is your personal hell.
Dude, Shan, I totally watched Cube!!! - el
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