essay 3 outline

Intro/Thesis 1
-a little bit about the project
-a little about the artist
Although the artist never actually experienced the 1972 Summit series firsthand, it is clear that the essay film Valery's Ankle begins to serve as an archive for the expression of Brett Kashmere's own experiences.

Paragraph 1- Strangely, the film begins to intermingle a modern reenactment of the 1972 Summit series with the brutal scenes of the actual event, starring the artist himself as a Canadian star.
-write about the form, the sites and sounds of the film
- fast-paced violent scenes, tinkling music, flashbacks, author's own narrative and so on
maybe Brett ran out of footage of the actual 1972 series

Paragraph 2- One begins to wonder about the actual significance of the 1972 Summit series.
Brett says it is a big point in Canadian history
talk about the participants and the audience of the film
talk about a little bit of the making of the film and how Brett began with the Summit Series, noticed the Bertuzzi incident and realized that the film could be applied to sport today, and then began collecting footage

Paragraph 3- Since hockey is a sport the Canadians invented, does it make sense that Canadian hockey players would protect their sport at all cost and, in effect, win at all cost during international competitions?
Write about histories of Canada, hockey, international relations, violence and 1972 events


Paragraph 4- Hockey is comparably different from American football because of its fast-paced action, as dangerous blades cover player's skates and player's carry long sticks. Football is a slow and strategic sport, much like chess, even though athleticism and violent hits are also promoted.
- what else makes these two sports different, similar?
-write about the film's implications and significance
-write about how the film makes one feel sympathy for Valery, but scared of Bobby Clarke with no teeth and a complete dedication to only the sport and only attacking and enforcing
-ironic because the author is Canadian, but different from Bobby Clarke
-is the author completely disapproving of his country, or just the violence, the sport, or what?

Conclusion/Thesis 2-
The brutality of the hockey scenes shown in Valery's Ankle obviously demonstrates a violent sport history, but in an age today, violence sells, as medical precautions and rules have changed. The film Valery's Ankle is still a unique starting point to begin analyzing the history of sport itself and the social history of Canada.

Quote:

“In other cases, a sense of specific, personal identification with civil and human right issues has nurtured our practice...We are from inside the belly of the beast trying to be responsible for and to people and things seriously wronged and wrong, that need work all around us in our immediate environment.”

(about Kester's analysis on community, community-based art and the question of what is a community; relates to Kashmere because his film evolved from one event to a general message to disapprove violence and Kashmere still cannot answer for violence in other sports-----> the community?----> Canadians?)

From Kwon Reading, page 144