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LIFESTYLE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
September 14,1994
INSIGHT
Review Guru
Shelly Silva
INSIGHT
Inside the mind of a killer lies
oblivion. Human destruction is ihc
muse for a death poet and his wanton male. Slopping only to cast ihc
shadow of death upon ihcir pleading
victims, they dance and sing ihc lyric
of evil.
One person always remains
alive, left standing in crimson pools
of blood lo recile another horrifying chapter of Mickey and Mallory's
spree of terror.
Mickey and Mallory, taking
whal they warn and killing for pleasure, have left a Irail of bodies on
their highway of death. This country
has become a smorgasbord of appetizing treats for this blood-hungry
duo. Yet they are not hated by all.
This couple of dementia have
become the new supcrherocs for
many around the country. Youths
cheer and take pride in themselves
for knowing lhat Mickey has slii 7
throats or that Mallory shot a bicyclist on the road just because he was
in range.
These pariah gods have exposed
the country lo terror thai it has never
bothered to open its eyes to before.
Murder has become the new pastime,
apd the country has bought iis season tickets. Sit back, relax and watch
the heads roll.
Wail a minute! Hold on! The
country's not that sick, is it? Mickey
and Mallory could never exist in this
advanced society, could they 7 Is this
country's fascination with violence
producing Mickey's and Mallory's?
Do murders in the news shock anymore? Is everyone just numb or
oblivious?
These are the questions posed to
us by Oliver Stone in his newest and
most controversial film. Natural
Born Killers.
The film tells the story of
Mickey    (played    by    Woody
Harrelson) and Mallory (played by
Juliette Lewis), who set out on a
crime spree thai takes the country by
storm, much to the pleasure of a
GeraWo-like tabloid journalist played
by Robert Downey Jr.
Stone takes audiences on a roller
coaster ride through spectacular and
gripping images of murder, dementia
and Irulh.
Slone takes a hard look at ihc
slate of the country's obsession with
violence and the tabloid media's vulture-like tactics to sensationalize it.
"It's aboul America's schizophrenic fascination wilh violence,
how wc hale it and are drawn to it al
the same lime. . . It's wild in story,
and in techniques it's quite different.
You ain't seen nothing yct-that's a
quote from Mickey," said Slone in the
June 1994 issue of Premiere maga-
Harrelson gives an award winning performance as the psychotic
Mickey. Lewis and Downey arc
equally thrilling in their performances.
This film is noi for everyone.
There is more blood on ihc screen in
this film than iherc was in Dratula.
It's poignant and hard, bul is a chilling look at where the country may be
headed, if we're not already there.
The over-expression of violence
in the film, which is what most people
find troublesome, is a metaphor thai
Slone chose to use to emphasize the
violence thai surrounds every city in
the country.
Stone wanls audiences to be disgusted, excited, passionate and
scared. These emotions cause people
to think, to be moved, lo get up and
shout! Truth is always hard lo lake,
especially when it's al your from door
every day.
Inside the mind of Oliver Slone
lies blood, sweat and fears. Perhaps
the country can learn from it
Rating:   This film is worth the 7
bucks.
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What did you think of Natural Born Kilters?
Tamsin Steer, 21, English major
"I thought it was very good, but I
of people won't get it, and that
scary thing."
Kennith Hansson, Busii
"I think it was an interesting movie; "I learned a lot from it. It was shock-
scary, but it opened up my eyes. I ing, but I guess it was suppose to be
would recommend it." shocking."
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2. Which rap star won Janet Jackson's heart in the film Poetic Justice?
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3. What sport did Sylvester Stallone participate in for the film Victory!
a.   Boxing b. Football c. Figure Skating       d. Soccer
4. What captured D.B. Sweeny in the forest in the film Fire in The Sky1.
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