I love December and the Christmas season. This time of year
is inextricably linked to wonderful memories of my childhood and the pure joy
of the giving and getting that it brings. The innocence of those times allowed the
holidays to be every fantastic thing you could hope for coupled with no school,
new toys, amazing food and visits from relatives that only appear once a
year. Those cold days beget close relationships as we came together to keep warm,
share food and remind ourselves that it is the love we have for each other that
makes life worth living.
There are many stories that bring the Yuletide season to
life for us but I think that the most life affirming of them all is the tale of
Ebenezer Scrooge's terrifying night of ghostly visits. A Christmas Carol is a
holiday time perennial for many reasons but the fact that it reminds us of the
importance of treating our fellow humans well is easily its chief virtue. One
hopes that it doesn't take supernatural intervention to show most people the
error of their ways but, just in case, its always nice to have the idea of a
dreadful, dark future hanging overhead to keep the nastier side of human nature
under control.
On this episode of the Bloody Pit I am joined by two dear
friends to discuss both the classic Charles Dickens' story itself and the
various adaptations of it that have helped to place A Christmas Carol so
strongly in the public consciousness. There have been a great number of film
adaptations and, while we can't speak authoritatively about all of them, we try to touch upon as many of them as we can in roughly two hours of conversation. So
please join me, John Davis and Ryan Reed as we have a fine time discussing the
highs and lows of quite a few attempts to bring to the screen one of the best
tales of redemption ever written. Things do get a little boisterous at times
and we hope you have some fun too!
Remember that you can drop us a note at
thebloodypit@gmail.com with your comments, suggestions or even your own
favorite version of A Christmas Carol. We look forward to hearing from you and
have a Merry Christmas! Oh! And iTunes users may have to re-subscribe to get the new show. PodBean has moved some stuff around.
3 comments:
Hey Rod!
I have not listened to your xmas Christmas Carol post yet so this question may indeed be answered when I listen to it. Anyway, my question is did you ever find the George C. Scott Hallmark film version of ACC? It is possibly the most nuanced Scrooge I have ever seen!
Let us know what you think!
Angel
Hey Rod!
I have not listened to your xmas Christmas Carol post yet so this question may indeed be answered when I listen to it. Anyway, my question is did you ever find the George C. Scott Hallmark film version of ACC? It is possibly the most nuanced Scrooge I have ever seen!
Let us know what you think!
Angel
We do discuss the Scott version in the show an mostly give it high marks. I wouldn't call his Scrooge the most nuanced - instead I would defer to Finney in the 1970 film for turning in the most heart-breaking of performances in the role. Scott is very good but I think he misses some tonal shifts in spots. Check out the podcast for more on this. And thanks!
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