Robert Banks Film
Although M*A*S*H* and McCabe and Mrs. Miller have vastly different plots and are set during different time periods, they both represent the “counter culture” of American thinking during the late 1960s and early 1970s. M*A*S*H* is a blatant statement against the war in Vietnam, while McCabe and Mrs. Miller has been called an “anti-western” because it ignores or distorts a number of Western conventions.
Never having previously seen the film version of M*A*S*H*, it was hard for me to separate the film from the television series upon which it is based. The opening sequence features the powerful song “Suicide is Painless’ by Johnny Mandel. (With lyrics by Robert Altman’s son, Mike!) The song lyrics and scenes of the Korean countryside at the beginning suggest a very serious film. This makes the comedy seem that much more out of place.
Altman's directorial style
A few of Altman’s signature characteristics make an appearance almost from the very beginning: his use of overlapping dialogue, and his introducing of several key characters at the beginning of the film. Both characteristics give the film a somewhat confused, hectic quality, and I have to admit that I watched most of the movie with subtitles on so I could follow the dialogue.
- Bank Of Commerce Chanute Kansas
- Bank Dallas Guaranty Tx
- Bankers Insurance Company Of Florida
- Me Against You Lloyd Banks Lyrics
- Moose Mountain Fairbanks Ak
