It's not just that Howie would not have then been a workable sacrifice, but that his entire worldview would have shifted; he would have become a different character altogether.
That's what I wonder about: whether he would have been able to handle that shift in worldview, or whether he would only have succumbed and imploded; he's run on faith and guilt his entire life, and why should he stop now? But I suppose if he were adaptable enough to let Willow in, knowing who she is and what she represents, he would have begun to change already.
And, as a convert to the island's religion, I think he'd have fit in just fine.
That I can agree with. I've had years to think about seasons and sacrifices and kings who die; he has not quite three days, and he almost figures it all out.
but no pristine copy exists; the soundtrack is lifted from the film, as the masters are still (yes, still!) tied up in some sort of copyright war-- which is why no official soundtrack was released until the late nineties, and the one we have now is the same as the bootleg copy I scored ten years previous to that.
I would quite literally give my left arm to own the full 126-minute cut.
I am rather fond of my left arm, but I would like to see those scenes.
I rather assumed Howie would have simply recognized both of those as old drinking-song standards (which they are IRL, not just on Summerisle-- as is "Corn Rigs and Barley Rigs").
Although "Corn Rigs and Barley Rigs" does not appear with its traditional tune; I had been hoping.
A nice subtle touch of foreshadowing, that.
I really did like how the audience was not hit over the head with the finale: even in the scene where Howie reads about alternate sacrifices, the beloved virgin where the king will not do, the picture in his mind (and therefore before the audience's eyes) is the failed harvest of 1972 and thirteen-year-old Rowan.
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That's what I wonder about: whether he would have been able to handle that shift in worldview, or whether he would only have succumbed and imploded; he's run on faith and guilt his entire life, and why should he stop now? But I suppose if he were adaptable enough to let Willow in, knowing who she is and what she represents, he would have begun to change already.
And, as a convert to the island's religion, I think he'd have fit in just fine.
That I can agree with. I've had years to think about seasons and sacrifices and kings who die; he has not quite three days, and he almost figures it all out.
but no pristine copy exists; the soundtrack is lifted from the film, as the masters are still (yes, still!) tied up in some sort of copyright war-- which is why no official soundtrack was released until the late nineties, and the one we have now is the same as the bootleg copy I scored ten years previous to that.
Even this version? It was released from studio tapes in 2002.
I would quite literally give my left arm to own the full 126-minute cut.
I am rather fond of my left arm, but I would like to see those scenes.
I rather assumed Howie would have simply recognized both of those as old drinking-song standards (which they are IRL, not just on Summerisle-- as is "Corn Rigs and Barley Rigs").
Although "Corn Rigs and Barley Rigs" does not appear with its traditional tune; I had been hoping.
A nice subtle touch of foreshadowing, that.
I really did like how the audience was not hit over the head with the finale: even in the scene where Howie reads about alternate sacrifices, the beloved virgin where the king will not do, the picture in his mind (and therefore before the audience's eyes) is the failed harvest of 1972 and thirteen-year-old Rowan.