tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post2062540117794280829..comments2024-03-26T14:40:52.346+00:00Comments on magpie bridge: CALL HIM ISHMAELPaul Tobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14732771806819029077noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-6067429939057704002015-03-25T15:51:11.876+00:002015-03-25T15:51:11.876+00:00You are so on the money. I think Moby Dick was a l...You are so on the money. I think Moby Dick was a long cherished project of John Huston but sadly it just failed to work on the screen. On a broader note there is a tendency as you say for people to take the film of a book as the authentic voice of the story. Perhaps we are all getting lazy. Thank you for your perceptive [as always] comments. Paul Tobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732771806819029077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-75590019155022766532015-03-21T19:48:47.936+00:002015-03-21T19:48:47.936+00:00Liked the idea that nobody ever reads those books....Liked the idea that nobody ever reads those books..explains why they so often get the subtexts wrong. And the same for the audience. Joint ignorance pretending to be cultured.H_cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10295724299415783170noreply@blogger.com