Post by Radrook Admin on Nov 2, 2020 3:48:02 GMT -5
Film: The Incident
The Incident is a 1967 American film written by Nicholas E. Baehr (based on his teleplay Ride with Terror, which had been previously adapted as a 1963 television film), directed by Larry Peerce and starring Beau Bridges, Tony Musante, Brock Peters and Martin Sheen in his first film role. It tells the story of two young hoodlums who, after mugging a man at knifepoint, board a New York City subway train and terrorize the passengers.
The film was made for a budget of $1,050,000.
Film score Terry Knight
The incident in the film takes place on a New York subway car late at night. All involved are briefly introduced before the traumatic incident occurs.
The film's black and white format adds to the bleak impression, reinforcing the sense of threat and drama. An unconscious drunkard is added to symbolize the bliss of death as opposed to awareness. Two young lovers petting in front of all other passengers as if they didn't exist. Two army guys in uniform representing bravery are confidently conversing. The elderly representing the end of life and helplessness of weakness are sitting calmly waiting for their stop. The black couple who had just suffered discrimination are trying to forget the incident. The rebuffed homosexual, both represent the injustices of an intolerable society and how destiny can determine who we are and what we experience.
Each passenger is trapped in his own unique way. Each one wears a mask of sorts that emphasizes their hypocrisy. Each except for one is depicted as totally helpless in dealing with the threats that surround them despite their brief attempts at superficial bravado.
The hypocrisy of feigned friendship and avowed loyalty based on some military code. How a uniform can convey one thing while hiding another. The barely-hidden animosity of spouses or lovers supposedly in love hut proving totally false when under external threat. The cowardice of supposed guardians of the helpless, and the predatory prey nature of human existence and constant demand that humans bravely deal with the seemingly insurmountable is brought to the fore. All are shown to be merely an illusion based on delusional personal opinion, an opinion that is merely veneer thin and which can easily be revealed for what it is at the slightest threat or challenge.
All these are tested by the two seemingly bestial youths with their irrational perpetual animosity. The confinement of the subway car rellentlesty taking the passengers forward despite their desire to be elsewhere reinforces the trapped condition of us all.
The film's black and white format adds to the bleak impression, reinforcing the sense of threat and drama. An unconscious drunkard is added to symbolize the bliss of death as opposed to awareness. Two young lovers petting in front of all other passengers as if they didn't exist. Two army guys in uniform representing bravery are confidently conversing. The elderly representing the end of life and helplessness of weakness are sitting calmly waiting for their stop. The black couple who had just suffered discrimination are trying to forget the incident. The rebuffed homosexual, both represent the injustices of an intolerable society and how destiny can determine who we are and what we experience.
Each passenger is trapped in his own unique way. Each one wears a mask of sorts that emphasizes their hypocrisy. Each except for one is depicted as totally helpless in dealing with the threats that surround them despite their brief attempts at superficial bravado.
The hypocrisy of feigned friendship and avowed loyalty based on some military code. How a uniform can convey one thing while hiding another. The barely-hidden animosity of spouses or lovers supposedly in love hut proving totally false when under external threat. The cowardice of supposed guardians of the helpless, and the predatory prey nature of human existence and constant demand that humans bravely deal with the seemingly insurmountable is brought to the fore. All are shown to be merely an illusion based on delusional personal opinion, an opinion that is merely veneer thin and which can easily be revealed for what it is at the slightest threat or challenge.
All these are tested by the two seemingly bestial youths with their irrational perpetual animosity. The confinement of the subway car rellentlesty taking the passengers forward despite their desire to be elsewhere reinforces the trapped condition of us all.