tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post4967082526019381566..comments2024-03-18T04:36:26.547-04:00Comments on Paul Levinson's Infinite Regress: New Amsterdam 6: The DNA of ArtPaul Levinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-56346943131865180862008-04-03T23:05:00.000-04:002008-04-03T23:05:00.000-04:00That's true about Rosie being 40 in 1936 (in my sc...That's true about Rosie being 40 in 1936 (in my scenario)...<BR/><BR/>I can't recall ... what did Rosie's son say about his father when he (the son) went into crime?Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-32674287301029331622008-04-03T22:38:00.000-04:002008-04-03T22:38:00.000-04:00It's some very tight math, and when the son was 20...It's some very tight math, and when the son was 20 and making the decision about the family, Rosie was 40 and a teacher and not exactly not making decisions.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061313079120981794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-5129567147887282832008-04-03T00:05:00.000-04:002008-04-03T00:05:00.000-04:00Well, the math's not all that bad ...Rosie might g...Well, the math's not all that bad ...<BR/><BR/>Rosie might get married and have a son when he's 20 ... in 1916 ... the son would be 20 himself in 1936, right smack dab in the middle of the Depression ... just married, about to become a father himself, and goes mob to give his family some financial security...<BR/><BR/>The "son" we saw in 2008 would be 92 ... the guy looked a little younger, true, but, hey, it's possible that some of John's descendants don't age quite as much as everyone else...Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-27344813047873414562008-04-02T23:56:00.000-04:002008-04-02T23:56:00.000-04:00This one aggravated me a little. The plot was so "...This one aggravated me a little. The plot was so "done," so played out, and his exploration of his own family tree ended up too neatly. It's like they couldn't let him have his remorse, it had to be made all better by making Rosie a good guy.<BR/><BR/>And the timing is wrong. Rosie is 17 in 1913, but his <I>son</I> is the one who takes the family into the mob, because of the Depression? Do the math, it doesn't work.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061313079120981794noreply@blogger.com