[WikiEN-l] a valid criticism

Thu Oct 6 21:47:00 UTC 2005

>Just out of curiosity, what specifically about the Jane Fonda entry is 
>"crap?"

 Chip Berlet

Early in her career she had grown both distant and critical of her father, 
but in 1980 she bought the play "On Golden Pond" for the purpose of acting 
alongside her father-hoping he might win the Oscar that had eluded him 
throughout his career. He won, and when she accepted the Oscar on his 
behalf, she said it was "the happiest night of my life." Director and first 
husband Roger Vadim once said about her: "Living with Jane was difficult in 
the beginning...she had so many, how do you say, 'bachelor habits.' Too much 
organization. Time is her enemy. She cannot relax. Always there is something 
to do." Vadim also said, "There is also in Jane a basic wish to carry things 
to the limit."

That's a quote, and it's bad writing.

(1) Early in her career she had grown both distant and critical of her 
father, but in 1980 she bought the play "On Golden Pond" for the purpose of 
acting alongside her father-hoping he might win the Oscar that had eluded 
him throughout his career.

This means that "As a young woman, she had a troubled relationship with her 
father".  That's Henry Fonda.  "In the film 'On Golden Pond', they acted 
together. Henry won an Oscar for his performance, his first Academy Award, 
at age 107 (whatever).  Jane ina acceptance speech when she took the award 
for him called it "the happiest night of my life." .

And (2) Vadim can keep out of the happy moment - he was surely relevant to 
the 1960s.

Really, the writing is wretchedly bad, as Jimbo said.

Charles