tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036104775563265647.post5033906140828925218..comments2024-03-25T12:31:58.169+00:00Comments on David Stimpson: A Favourite Scene In The PrisonerDavid Stimpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15196038086564981619noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036104775563265647.post-63263190056050652992014-10-29T08:03:15.687+00:002014-10-29T08:03:15.687+00:00Hello Arno,
We have indeed spoken about that p...Hello Arno,<br /> We have indeed spoken about that particular scene, and the Map of Your Village several times. And you are right of course, simply because we do not see anyone using a map of The Village, doesn't necessarily mean they do not. And just as much as we the viewer travel in the taxi with the Prisoner, we also share in the moment when the Prisoner attempts to discover his whereabouts. And at the time, we as the viewer, are no wiser than Number 6. Well perhaps the location of The Village wasn't so much a closley guarded secret as Patrick McGoohan would have liked. After all Portmeirion was open to visitors and guests staying there. A large number of them would have witnessed the filming of 'the Prisoner,' recognised Patrick McGoohan, but not realising what was going on at the time. And yet if those people saw 'the Prisoner' on television in 1967, they would remember what they witnessed in Portmeiron. They would have taken photographs, even filming what was going on for themselves.<br /><br />Very kind regards<br />David<br />BCNUDavid Stimpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196038086564981619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036104775563265647.post-61869660608255171392014-10-28T11:45:16.633+00:002014-10-28T11:45:16.633+00:00We spoke several times about that particular scene...We spoke several times about that particular scene didn't we, such as the aspect of tautology in it (the mountains called THE MOUNTAINS etc.). And yes, it is among my own favourites of the whole series. Instead of the disclosure of his whereabouts No. 6 gets a deviating, perplexing and vexing sort of (negated) information. I think it is the way this moment of potential but ultimately spoiled enlightenment ("where am I?") is presented to us that makes for its impact. You're right, we never see anybody using a map in the Village. But that wouldn't preclude there are none. The map scene, to my opinion, is directed more to the viewer than to the character here. We know dozens of films where rather sooner than later the viewer is told almost everything, and in abundance, many times in order to save narated time or perhaps because the producers simply didn’t give it a thought, the real interaction between the viewer’s mind and that of the character and the action. Any good film or series works like this. Here, I definitely feel, a masterpiece was created. – BCNU!nr6dehttp://www.nummer6-theprisoner.denoreply@blogger.com