6The Daily Tar HeelThursday, January 17, 1985
iver' just won't float, despite quality cast
The Hollywood harvest of" farm movies has finally
drawn to a close with the arrival of Mark RydelFs
The River, the director's first project since On Golden
Pond.
The River really should not be lumped with Places
in the Heart and Country, despite a similar plot about
small farmers battling natural disasters and big
business while being sustained by a woman's strength
and the family's love of the land.
Actually, The River is a near-washout, because it
comes across as a sudsy melodrama, instead of a
political statement as is Country or nostalgic as is
Places.
Screenwriter Robert Dillon went out to research
a screenplay about the plight of farmers several years
ago and was inspired to write The River by a story
he heard about a doe that wandered into a steel mill
where many ex-farmers were working. The workers
cornered the deer, intending to kill it, but at the last
minute felt enough empathy with this trapped animal
to set it free. This almost surreal scene reoccurs in
the film with a heavy-handed symbolism that floods
the rest of The River.
Sissy Spacek and Mel Gibson star as Mae and Tom
Garvey, the couple beset by floods, financial troubles
and Mae's ex-boyfriend Joe Wade, a greedy land
developer. To keep the farm going, Tom goes into
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the city and becomes a scab in a foundry, before
eventually returning home for a muddy showdown
with Wade.
The similarities between The River and its earthy
predecessors is not the film's weakness. Rather, the
film's effectiveness is marred by leaks in its own
originality.
The fact that the Garveys remain attached to their
homestead despite the yearly floods that wipe them
out is one thing, but what's truly odd is that the villain's
schemes make a lot of sense. His plan to flood eight
farmers living in the valley in order to build a dam
providing plentiful water, electric power and jobs to
the rest of the county seems logical, and he even offers
the valley farmers a profitable deal to sell out.
The River also falters in dividing itself into two
parts, each of which in itself could be the focus of
the film. The film seems oddly powerful when the
Garveys are separated, and the questions of job
security, unions, employer exploitation, and strike
breaking raised during Gibson's scab stint have an
authenticity unmatched by the farm storyline until
its climax.
The performances in The River are of the sink-or-swim
variety.
Gibson, despite his normal Australian accent, picks
up Tennessee-talk perfectly, but this is not enough
to give him that down-on-the-farm aura, because his
sublime good looks are not an asset. This man simply
does not look like a farmer. Ever. His performance
is also uncharacteristically flat, with no real emotional
wallop until he confronts Wade at the film's end.
Spacek, on the other hand, looks and sounds as
if she really was born on the farm as Mae, and she
turns in an expressive and touching performance that
is the direct opposite of Gibson's.
But the real scene stealer is Scott Glenn, who makes
the villain, Wade, as charming as he is hissable with
equal parts oil-slick sneakiness and graceful good
humor. He delivers an Oscar-caliber performance.
The other things The River has going for it is
breathtaking cinematography by Vilmos (The Deer
Hunter) Zsigmond, and a lush score by composer
extraordinaire John Williams. The film also contains
some technically superb man-made flood scenes.
The River is a near-casebook study, however, of
good intentions and great stars that are not enough
to plug the holes and to keep this film afloat.
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atrocities at Auschwitz' and other
concentration camps that happened to
Jewish women are presented as a sexual
turn-on."
According to Pornography Awarness
literature, a positive correlation between
violent pornography and sexual vio
lence has been shown. Eight out of 10
serial killers, such as Ted Bundy, Son
of Sam and Richard Speck, viewed or
had possession of pornography before
or during their crimes. One out of 20
films in 1982 and one out of eight films
in 1983 depicted violent acts against
women. Reported crimes in 1983
showed that a woman was forcibly
raped every seven minutes and was
beaten up every 18 seconds.
"They (men) want to do what they
see," Dworkin said, citing the increase
in oral rape since the movie Deep
Throat.
Psychologist Edward Donnerstein of
the University of Wisconsin at Madison
said his research showed that normal
college men had less sympathy for rape
victims after watching several violent
"slasher" movies that eroticized the
rape, mutilation and murder of women.
When compared with control groups,
these men also showed a proclivity to
rape in a situation where they knew they
would not be caught, Donnerstein said.
"They really have a belief that the
little girl wanted it," Stock said.
Dworkin, Lanning, Donnerstein and
other speakers repeated this idea.
"This trade is supposed to be a
depiction of our (women's) real nature,"
Dworkin said. "If you film an act
against women, it is because she wants
to do it. Do you know there are laws
in this country that say people cannot
consent to violence against themself?"
Dworkin explained that porno
graphy was sexual abuse because the
abuse portrayed actually happens to the
women shown. They are poor, raped
by pimps, raped continually on film,
and 70 to 75 percent are incest victims
and runaways.
Those against pornography are trying
to change obscenity laws, especially in
North Carolina, where, according to
Pornography Awareness literature, the
number of pornography outlets is the
highest in the nation. Anti-pornography
groups encourage individuals to boycott
establishments selling pornographic
materials (including cable and video
outlets), write letters, picket, civilly
disobey to get the issue into the courts,
and educate against the myths.
Donnerstein, who debriefed the
subjects in his study, said, "If you can
debrief, you can prebrief, and that says
a lot for the role of sex education."
For more information about porno
graphy, write Pornography Awareness
Inc., Box 2728, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
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Mat life is a family affair
for UNO wrestler Koll
By MIKE WATERS
Staff Writer
For a squad that entered this season
counting on strong performances from
several veterans, North Carolina's
wrestling team has seen an influx of
outstanding freshmen. After a
December trip into wrestling's hear
tland the Midwest it is obvious
that for the Tar Heels to remain in the
Top Ten, the freshman class will have
to continue to do well.
Rob Koll, a 158-pounder from State
College, Pa., fought his way to a second
place finish at the Midwest Champion
ships held in Ames, Iowa, Dec. 28-29.
Koll has led the fresher-faced Tar Heels
during the first
months of the sea
son, compiling a 20
4 record. Other
UNC freslimen
include the talented
Lenny Bernstein at
the 142-lb. weight
class and David
U pshaw, who has
2 filled in at 150 with
. M sophomore Jon
Rob Koll Cardigone.
Koll grew up in a wrestling atmos
phere near Penn State University, and
was a member of a wrestling family.
Koll's father, Bill Koll, is the former
head coach at Penn State, where he
directed the Nitany Lions for 13
seasons. The elder Koll also wrestled
in college at Northern Iowa and was
a three-time NCAA ail-American.
Koll, in a classic example of the
power of genetics, has followed in his
father's footsteps. He was a Pennsyl
vania state champion and was an
Amateur Wrestling News All-American
in high school. But being around Penn
State's program also gave him
perspective.
"I didnt expect to do this well," Koll
said last week before leaving for this
past weekend's Virginia Duals in
Hampton, Va. "I had been around
freshmen who floundered for a year. I
expected to get beat, but once I got my
confidence up with some wins I kept
winning. Believing is half the battle."
Koll wasn't with the team due to a
sickness which doctors at first believed
to be mononucleosis. But he has been
working out with the team this week
and will wrestle this weekend against
Naw and RucVnell
At the Midwest Championships Koll
went a long way to making believers
out of a lot of people. He advanced
to the finals, proving the legitimacy of
his No. 6 national ranking. Koll lost
to Oklahoma State's top-ranked Bill
Dykman, 2-0, for second place.
"I did well in the tournament," Koll
said. "(I) thought I could win it; I was
able to wrestle some good people."
The latter part of the trip proved that,
while talented, Koll is still just a
freshman. He lost his last two matches
in dual meets with Northern Iowa and
Wisconsin.
"It was the end of the trip and he
was tired," said UNC coach Bill Lam.
"He needs more experience and he
needs to work on his intensity, but he's
already doing a tremendous job. He's
looking good in practice and feeling a
lot better. We are definitely glad to have
him back in the lineup."
"It was an accumulation of things,"
Koll said. "I was a little tired and wanted
to get back. But that's no excuse. I think
I lost some intensity."
This weekend and the next few
matches will be an experiment of sorts,
with Koll moving from the 158 division
down to 150. Lam and Koll both think
tf JyW the team and Koll.
Lam thinks Koll could be ranked as
high as third in the lighter class.
"I dont think it will hurt him," Lam
said. "On a national level he is a small
158. Hell be a good sized 150-pounder.
He's got tremendous balance and strong
hips (where a wrestler gets most of his
strength). He's not real flashy or fancy;
he just keeps coming out on top.
"He's worked out with college
wrestlers (at Penn State) so he is already
ahead of the game," Lam said. "He still
gets out of position, which hurts him
against top competition."
Koll said he knew now that he could
go out on the mat with the nation's top
wrestlers without fear. He thinks he can
beat anyone he goes up against.
"If you get down on yourself, ever
ything goes downhill," Koll said. "You
need that confidence. My dad consi
dered a good wrestler one who wins
nationals, and a fair wrestler was
satisfied with just placing."
With that kind of confidence, these
could be a productive four years for Koll
as he emerges from his father's long
shadow.
SCOREBOARD
Men's Basketball
North Carolina 86, N.C. State 76
NCSt!76)
Pierre 5-1 1 2-5 12. Charles 12-24 -ll 33. McQueen I
5 l-l 3. Myers 0-3 0-0 0. McMillan 6-12 3-3 15. Webb
4-10 1-2 9. IJcl Negro 0-0 0-0 0. (iannon 2-3 0-0 4.
Jackson 0-0 0-0 0.
North arolina(86)
Peterson 3-8 4-4 12. Popson 2-3 6-6 10. Daugherty 7
12 3-4 17. Hale 5-8 3-4 13. K. Smith 5-7 3-4 13. Martin
6-10 4-4 16. R. Smith 3-6 l-l 7. Morris 0-0 0-0 0.
Women's Basketball
North Carolina 77. N.C. State 74
NCSU (74)
Page 13-22 2-3 28, Trice 6-9 l-l 13. Adams 4-9 3
4 H. Mayo 3-6 2-3 S Trcadway 3-5 0-0 6. Hillman
0-0 4-4 4. Dave 1-2 0- 2. Burney 1-2 0-0 2. Rouse 0
3 0-0 0. Mulligan 0-5 0 0 0 - 74
UNC (77)
Leake 12-18 3-3 27. Poindexter 8-13 2-3 18. Royster
6-10 2-2 14, Wilson 3-6 4-4 10. Hammond 3-7 1-2 7,
List 0-2 1-3 I, Cannon 0-0 0-0 0 77
Halftime"".N.C. State. 33-28. Records UNC 8-7
(3-2), NCSU 10-4(4-1). Attendance 1,088. . i
Briefs
Football Cardinals may move
The St. Louis Cardinals have not ruled out moving
their team to another city, according to a letter they
sent to the National Football League Tuesday.
The Cardinals letter to the league did not say the
team definitely would move from St. Louis and was
not accompanied by a statement outlining reasons for
such a move, required in procedures set by commissioner
Pete Rozelle.
A group in Phoenix, Ariz., reportedly was in contact
with the Cardinals recently.
"This letter says they have the right to move out. We'll
address the problem if and when it arises." said Joe
Browne, an NFL spokesman.
Frey rewarded
The Chicago Cubs rewarded manager Jim Frey for
winning the National League East pennant in his first
season by giving him a two-year contract extension and
a pay raise. Frey led the Cubs to their first pennant
in 39 years before they lost, three games to two, in the
N.L. Championship Series to the San Diego Padres.
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