tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226154550007150391.post273380593662236363..comments2024-02-26T08:34:01.953+00:00Comments on Embracing Conflict: Deliverance and the Duelling BanjoesNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235153372051740728noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226154550007150391.post-8521475914462782672013-08-19T16:39:58.118+01:002013-08-19T16:39:58.118+01:00The point is still valid. The kid turns his head ...The point is still valid. The kid turns his head because Drew stepped forward in the relationship too quickly. The communication has been established as a mutual respect for their music, but when Drew attempts friendship, it is a step too far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226154550007150391.post-57381356695762546072013-06-30T20:50:09.329+01:002013-06-30T20:50:09.329+01:00Great article, I've watched that scene over an...Great article, I've watched that scene over and over on youtube, and a few things you didn't mention that do fit your point of "distrust" is also evident when the old man pumping the gas yells "$4.99" to Burt Reynolds. Reynolds mumbles "Alright" to the old man without looking at him, and the old man then walks up to Reynolds and holds his hand out for payment. Again, nice article!John Laury https://www.blogger.com/profile/02211207675742541182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226154550007150391.post-25897902066735895592012-05-27T17:13:38.527+01:002012-05-27T17:13:38.527+01:00The first time I "watched" this film, I ...The first time I "watched" this film, I didn't. I fell asleep just a few seconds after the start and awoke at the final credits - D'oh! I have however seen the middle, important bit since, and would like to comment.<br />I feel this scene is a really important one. The banjo and the guitar as instruments are symbols of two cultures. The guitar starts the musical ball rolling. The banjo initially joins in with the tune (which sounds very much like "Yankee doodle" - more of a country tune than a town tune). Towards the end the banjo asserts its authority in this musical conflict (duel). This of course prefigures the physical/ mortal duel. Significantly it is the guitar player who loses/ gets lost (as the canoeists did in the woods).<br />Were they playing "together" or were they competing? A bit of both, really. I felt it is significant that the banjo player smiled when he was winning. He realized he was on top. The fact he wouldn't shake hands at the end, illustrates that this indeed was a competition and not collaboration.<br />A final footnote would be the height difference - suggesting the banjo player's superiority.<br />What a film - it's certainly put me off canoeing....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023459701884725141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226154550007150391.post-30863421482820295062012-04-30T23:32:39.529+01:002012-04-30T23:32:39.529+01:00Hello base695...
Why didn't I mention it? Be...Hello base695...<br /><br />Why didn't I mention it? Because it did not fit the point I was making, I guess.<br /><br />That tells us something in itself doesn't it? How we select and filter that which supports our arguments. That should not be surprising. <br /><br />I wrote this article several years ago and still stand by it, but now that you draw my attention back to it it is worth thinking about a bit more.<br /><br />The work I currently do in conflict looks at its complexity. There is often a desire to see conflict communications as being linear, an assumption that if we have got to the stage of duelling banjoes with each other that all is rosy and well.<br /><br />It clearly is not and we should not be surprised in our conflicts that we have periods of togetherness and colder periods.<br /><br />Does the lack of handshake invalidate what has gone before? No it does not but a simplistic approach to relationships might suggest it does.<br /><br />The "Complexity" approach recognises the ebb and flow and can also protect us from despair or giving up.<br /><br />Thank you for the question. It has got me thinking.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01235153372051740728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226154550007150391.post-22907890766398146022012-04-30T23:08:14.094+01:002012-04-30T23:08:14.094+01:00Hello Neil very interesting and perceptive observa...Hello Neil very interesting and perceptive observations, I think it is a very powerful and deep and multi layered scene. Quick question about the ending though - I thought the most powerful part was the boy turning away at the end when Drew wanted to continue...it was a total and complete powershift, like the door slamming shut, and Drew was completely dumbfounded. Just curious why you didnt remark on this?base695https://www.blogger.com/profile/09804860051351784727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226154550007150391.post-27514655232417767282012-03-10T04:55:18.970+00:002012-03-10T04:55:18.970+00:00Why didnt the boy shake his hand?Why didnt the boy shake his hand?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226154550007150391.post-65376846731742497782009-04-12T21:19:00.000+01:002009-04-12T21:19:00.000+01:00Hi, Neil, I've just read your post and adapted it ...Hi, Neil, I've just read your post and adapted it to portuguese in my blog (http://rodolfo.typepad.com/no_posso_evitar/2009/04/duelo-de-banjos-comunicacao-em-conflito.html). I don't know whether you can understand it, but I hope you like! By the way, I cited your blog there as a reference.<BR/><BR/>Best regards, Rodolfo.++ Rodolfo Araújo ++https://www.blogger.com/profile/07765410945951702381noreply@blogger.com