The Day of the Locust Chapter 18 Quotes
The Day of the Locust Chapter 18 Quotes
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Quote 1
Just as that imaginary body of water was a history of civilization in the form of marine junkyard, the studio lot was one in the form of a dream dump. (18.12)
That's some highfalutin' talk, but we think we understand what Tod is getting at. No one expects to see a realistic historical account in a Hollywood movie—there are way too few explosions in real life. Because of this, historical films are less about our actual past than our conception ofor dreams about the past.
Quote 2
Throwing away his cigarette, he went through the swinging doors of the saloon. There was no back to the building and he found himself in Paris street. (18.6)
Like the ridiculously styled luxury homes, this series of movie sets show us the falseness at the core of Hollywood. It's a trippy scene: Tod basically travels backwards in time as he runs through a series of film sets. Somebody call Doc Brown, right?