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This 3 page paper discusses the ways in which the characters in the film Look Both Ways deal with the idea of their own deaths. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Responses to Death in "Look Both Ways" Research Compiled for
, Inc. by K. Von Huben 10/2010 Please Introduction The Australian film Look Both Ways has been praised as
one of the best and most moving stories ever made. This paper briefly considers the way the characters react to Nicks mothers statement that everyone has to find a way
to face their own death. Discussion The film has won acclaim for taking the subject of universal dread, death, and turning it into something positive, even uplifting. Unlike most
films today, Look Both Ways has six main characters to keep track of, three men and three women. Although only one is a "couple" in the traditional sense, they all
seem to find meaning through their relationships with one another. When the film opens, Meryl sees a man chase after his dog; it runs onto the railroad tracks and the
man is killed by a train. This fits in well with her mood: her father had died unexpectedly two weeks earlier, and she has been struggling to free herself from
"dreadful images" of death that have been plaguing her ever since (Huttner). When the police question her about what she saw, she can barely focus (Huttner). Two media people arrive
to report on the accident: a journalist, Andy, and a photographer named Nick (Huttner). It turns out that Nick is Meryls neighbor, so its natural that they leave the scene
of the accident together, trying to make some kind of sense from an essentially senseless accident. Meryl is dealing with the trauma of witnessing the crash and with losing her
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