And now that I've posted this, I find I'm unhappy with my own flippancy. My
apologies to everyone.
Lis Carey
-----Original Message-----
From: Carey, Elisabeth
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 2:04 PM
To: Callister, Paul D.; law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: RE: Library and librarians in movie
Neither the patrons nor the furniture would make good tinder or kindling,
though they'd probably work as fuel. In order to get the fire started in the
first place, they'd probably have to prioritize which books are
irreplaceable cultural knowledge, in either the cultural-legacy or
practical-knowledge senses, and which books, such as the US tax code, might
be nice for historical and anthropological researchers of a future
civilization to have, but are less useful in getting to that point.
Lis Carey
-----Original Message-----
From: Callister, Paul D. [mailto:callisterp@umkc.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 1:11 PM
To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: RE: Library and librarians in movie
I agree. Burn the patrons before the books. ;^)
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PAUL D. CALLISTER, JD, MSLIS
Library Director & Associate Professor of Law
LEON E. BLOCH LAW LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF LAW
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu]On
Behalf Of David Clark
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 9:40 AM
To: ruth bodapati
Cc: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Re: Library and librarians in movie
Dear Ruth,
I mostly agree with your review. My wife and I saw it
last night and I am now seriously considering not
reading any more reviews of movies that I am initially
interested in seeing.
The critics, pretty-much across-the-board, panned it
for being both predictable and full of cliches
(usually letter-grading it anywhere from B- to D+, and
mostly in the "C" range), although they all seemed to
agree that the special effects were first-rate.
Even though I knew (or thought I knew) what to expect,
as the result of reading those reviews, I found myself
enjoying the film very much and wondering where all
the supposedly stupid scenes were.
Had I not read the reviews I don't think I would have
criticized it at all; and even now, after seeing what
the critics were alluding to, I think they really blew
what slight flaws the film did have way out of
proportion.
The library and the librarians came off very
believably and, at worst, neutrally; in terms of
stereotyping. The special effects were flawless and
not gratuitously used, and the acting (especially
Dennis Quaid's) was convincing and well-done.
It *was* a little disconcerting to see how quickly
they seized on the idea of burning books when there
were all of those great reading-room wooden chairs and
tables available. Besides, wood burns longer and more
efficiently than paper; and it leaves a lot less ash.
:)
Dave C.
(Full ID at the very bottom of this message.)
--- ruth bodapati <rabtech@swbell.net> wrote:
> Has anyone else seen the movie The Day After
> Tomorrow in which the world
> suffers a global weather disaster? Some of the
> characters take refuge in
> the New York Public Library. Most of the survivors
> try to hike out, but
> some of them stay, including a thin, washed-out male
> librarian and a
> gray, older female librarian. Stereotypes still much
> in evidence! The
> male refused to burn the Gutenberg Bible and the
> female looked up the
> symptoms of an ailing character finding out what was
> needed to save her.
> Yeah team!
>
> A major giggle occurs when the male librarian and a
> female student are
> arguing about whether they should burn a book of
> philosophy. To end the
> arguement another student suggests there a set of
> TAX LAW they could
> agree to burn.
>
> It's got great special effects, unexpected humor and
> the preaching is
> NOT piled thicker than usual in a environmental
> movie.
>
> Question: Why did they burn the books when there
> were plenty of wooden
> tables and chairs in the reading room?
>
> Ruth Bodapati, cataloguer
> Law Library Association of St. Louis
> St. Louis Missouri
>
=====
David C. Clark, JD, MLIS
Law Librarian
Lightfoot, Franklin, & White, L.L.C.
The Clark Building, 400 20th St. N.
Birmingham, AL 35203-3200
205-581-0768 / 205-581-0799 FAX
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