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First, I really enjoyed your analysis. You took your research a step further contrasting the symbolism of the train during the time of the film until today. It is interesting how the theme of religion drifted away […]

Thanks for trying out my questions, Hannah! I really like your last point about Zeke’s ending compared to other characters like Chick and Hotshot. While they both made individual decisions that led to their fate, […]

Hi Hannah! I read up a little bit about the musical In Transit that you linked on your post, and it sounds really interesting!! According to its website, the story is supposed to follow “the intertwined lives of […]

Olivia, I really enjoyed reading your post and the questions that followed. I was interested in seeing how the general public reacted to Hallelujah when it came out in 1929, and if they shared the same thoughts as […]

Thank you Ty!!!

Thank you, and it was interesting to see him grow from “just a cotton picker” to a preacher.

Hey Sam, That’s a good question. I noticed that they too were getting more respect after Zeke became a preacher, and a specific scene that stood out to me was when they were passing by the community on a carriage […]

Hi Mason, I liked that you wrote about how different types of music are used to bring people together and show emotions. When I was preparing for my blog post, I read that music is relevant in black culture […]

Hi Rekik, I think you make a great point about the whole parade and cheering crowds being similar to the attention and authority granted to celebrity preachers in modern day. I think the idea of being well known […]

Hi Carly! I also liked getting to see Zeke dress up and act out the train analogy. The question you pose is interesting because even while acting as the “conductor” Zeke himself is led astray multiple times, and I […]

That is a really interesting about Chick being the last to leave on the train. It did seem like she was hesitant to get on, so maybe it was her choosing between heaven and hell. It reminded me of the line in […]

That is very interesting that Giggie wrote about how the song itself sounded like a train. I would not have picked that up but going back and listening again, I can see that it does have some similarities.

Hi Rekik, this is an interesting post on how the success of a preacher can impact how they view themselves. My question to you is how do you think the popularity of Zeke and his family changed how they viewed […]

Hi Rekik, I agree that the fame that preachers get from technology can go to their heads and distract from the initial message. I too find it interesting how that concept was conveyed in the film even without the […]

I appreciate how you extrapolated and connected the themes from the movie and gods trombone. Music is a way to express a lot of difficult emotions and you captured how the movie worked that in well.

Hi Abby, I did not know about the West African tradition you referenced in your post and find it very intriguing and cool that it was incorporated in the movie. I also think about the profit that comes with […]

Hi Ty,
You bring up a lot of great points, and I think, to answer your question, the film further damaged the black subconscious self image by attempting to show that the social movements of the 1920s would be […]