Old Man and Sea
The 1958 film The Old Man and the Sea is based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. The film stars Spencer Tracy, who was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his performance. Tracy plays the Old Man, a fisherman from Cuba who has gone several months without a catch. His lack of productivity calls into question the Old Man's masculinity and virility; as fishing symbolizes his potency as a man. Thus, the Old Man fights furiously for days when his reel finally finds a marlin. In addition to raising questions about masculine normativity, Old Man and the Sea also addresses sociological and psychological issues related to intimacy vs. alienation. The Old Man comes to terms with his age via his interactions with the young boy. The contrast between the Old Man and the boy serves as a poignant reminder of how human beings alienate themselves and each other.
The filmmakers capture alienation on screen, both by framing the Old Man amid the sea of seamen and also by framing him alone against the stark backdrop of the sea. The first instance of framing depicts the Old Man's ironic isolation in a crowded place. He is in a sea of people, and yet he is alone. The sea of people blurs together; they are meaningless…
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