Flash bulbs in Scorsese.
So I was dipping into Raging Bull for some screen grabs for a completely unrelated post (which I'm still working on—can you guess what yet-to-be-released film it's mainly about?) and I...well, I won't say noticed, but I will say I was struck anew by the flashbulb horror, and its most blatant re-emergence. Here goes...
All images from Raging Bull, Martin Scorsese, 1980, featuring Cathy Moriarty and unknown
All images from The Aviator, Martin Scorsese, 2004, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Gwen Stefani
You forgot the opening barrage of flashbulbs in The King of Comedy.
Posted by: Bill C | November 30, 2007 at 07:24 PM
And the Mao-Dalai Lama meeting in Kundun!
Posted by: Daniel | November 30, 2007 at 08:26 PM
If I included EVERYTHING, what fun would it be for you guys? Anyhow, it's fascinating how seamlessly Scorsese projects this particular fear of his on to his heroes.A particularly pertinent theme apropos Schnabel's "Diving Bell"...
Posted by: Glenn Kenny | November 30, 2007 at 08:42 PM
Fascinating post, and fascinating timing, considering the prominence of a lightbulb in the "Hitchcock movie" that Scorsese just made:
http://www.scorsesefilmfreixenet.com/video_eng.htm
Posted by: Peter T Chattaway | November 30, 2007 at 10:56 PM
He even takes that same fear to another level later in "The Aviator" -- when Hughes is being sworn in to testify in front of Congress, there is a barrage of sflashes, and Scorcese superimposes Hughes' skeleton over his body for a few frames.
Posted by: Phil | December 01, 2007 at 08:39 AM
Maybe Marty just really likes KING KONG?
Posted by: Jeffrey Allen Rydell | December 01, 2007 at 11:18 AM
I call him 'Marty'. It's like that.
Posted by: Jeffrey Allen Rydell | December 01, 2007 at 12:47 PM