Re: The Perfect Jay
laura c. jessup (neilj@lightspeed.net)
Mon, 30 Mar 1998 17:37:57 -0800
> Aren't Willy and Jay both living in an America of their
> own creation? I think there's a tremendous amount of silmilarity between the
> two. Which I didn't realize until you brought it up.
yeah, we watched the two in class in our neverending "american dream"
unit. i think the characters are a lot alike, but just dealt with
things in very different ways. dustin hoffman is a strong enough actor
to play gatsby, but i guess i meant it would be weird because of the
situation i saw it in-- i would be watching him play gatsby, and
wouldn't be able to get willy loman out of my head.
> I'm an inveterate whistler in
> elevators, and Malkovich is one of my favorites. i don't know if I whistle in
> elevators now out of some deep seated need to whistle or as a homage to
> Malkovich's Biff.
i have always loved john malkovich, and that's one of my favorite
performances of his ever. i really liked biff's character before i ever
saw that version, and when i found out that he played biff it made the
whole thing even better. he's fantastic.
~*laura.