tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733256189588422322.post8947472517633811494..comments2011-07-20T08:53:33.924-07:00Comments on Fiction response blog for English 261: Plot Structure of The BIg SleepMike Lohrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05832313501793243606noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733256189588422322.post-79206190238643964452011-07-16T06:10:15.339-07:002011-07-16T06:10:15.339-07:00I think you make very strong points about the numb...I think you make very strong points about the number of male characters and the complex plot structure. I agree with you - I had trouble figuring out which guy was which. Actually your recap helped a lot because I still couldn't follow some of the minor story lines :) <br /><br />I am currently reading the second Phillip Marlowe book (the library didn't have The Big Sleep in large print), and so far it doesn't seem quite as convaluted as The Big Sleep. And the writing by Robert Chandler is wonderful - the entire book has the wit and sarcasm and irony of the snappy dialogue in the movie. (Nick refers to it as snarky, and I think that's a good word for it in some places).<br /><br />I know the character of Phillip Marlowe has been on screen in several different incarnations (see wiki for specifics)but Bogey only played him once, in this movie. (* and he wasn't even the first to play Marlowe) <br /><br />I think the pairing of Bogey and Bacall (and their strong attraction for each other) allow this movie to rise above the sometimes hard-to-follow plot line.Kathy Blakesleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05252820673709203410noreply@blogger.com