When I watched the movie, I was really impressed by the choice, especially the subtlety of it. The liberal nationalist obsession with traditional mythology, the strongly anti-slavery worldview, his very educated-middle-class former profession of dentistry, his age, and, of course, the fact that he was very obviously a German immigrant.
Never outright stated, but traced so perfectly that those who know the history of 48ers could make the connection.
The German guy in Django Unchained is making more sense to me now.
When I watched the movie, I was really impressed by the choice, especially the subtlety of it. The liberal nationalist obsession with traditional mythology, the strongly anti-slavery worldview, his very educated-middle-class former profession of dentistry, his age, and, of course, the fact that he was very obviously a German immigrant.
Never outright stated, but traced so perfectly that those who know the history of 48ers could make the connection.