The "Chief" was an interesting character in the film, especially regarding the television. Initially, I found his character to be the most resistant to the changes in his community. He continuously reffered to the past when he talked about wealth and success. If people had money in the past, then they would build a house; but now people with money just buy a TV, which he found useless. I was unsure of the reason the chief changed his mind about the tv. By the end of the movie he had accepted the idea of getting the biggest TV, even though it literally and figuratively did not fit in their lives. He welcomed this expression of wealth more so than Ermo seemed to want it in the end, but I didn't notice what exactly facilitated this change of heart. Any ideas?
Posted by julianne at November 16, 2004 05:09 PM