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Crossroads or Devil at the Crossroads Discussion
Choose one of the following to discuss (1 full-page, double spaced, MLA Format):
Option #1: Crossroads
https://mediasite.sdsu.edu/Mediasite/Play/8fe33633baba4b46b991c091dc1687e31d
In his review of Crossroads, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, says, “The film was directed by Walter Hill (https://www.rogerebert.com/cast-and-crew/walter-hill), who specializes in myths, in movie characters who seem to represent something greater than themselves.” How does the film impress this idea to its viewers? What motivates the characters to keep searching for the 30th Robert Johnson song?
Option #2: Netflix Remastered: Devil at the Crossroads:
https://mediasite.sdsu.edu/Mediasite/Play/0743c381f4d0440bbf6267ff085dd2691d
Devil at the Crossroads is a conventional documentary portrait of the artist, more concerned with his place in popular music and culture than the mystery of his death, although this mystery is one of the reasons the story continues. The cornerstone of the Robert Johnson myth is that he sold his soul to the devil in order to become an extraordinary guitarist. Johnson wasn’t the first bluesman to sing about deals with the Devil, and Remastered makes the salient point that for blacks in the Deep South, as mentioned in the lecture, the protection of supernatural forces gave them a sense of security in a world where they had little power.
Why, do you suppose, Johnson’s story continues to intrigue us today, in 2021? Is it the history, the social times, the role Johnson’s music plays to influence guitar players during the last century? Or is it the mystery, folklore, supernatural aspects that keep the legend alive?
Ebert, Roger. “Crossroads,” Chicago Sun-Times, 14 Mar. 1986, https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/crossroads-1986.
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