An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

I like how the camera distances change once the cannon is shot (which is shown from far away). The drums sound so sporatic and spazzy that it makes the audience tense, and helps the mood of the scene. You can really feel how anxious Peyton is to get away.

I like how the slow motion of the soldiers contrasts to how fast the situation probably went in real life. However, all of this seemed to be from Peyton’s point of view, especially when it was a close up on is eye.

This music, although a little annoying to me, shows that the realization of what has just happened. Peyton sees that he has escaped death and notices all the small things around him. The music is also adds to the scene because the singer is singing about a living man.

You can really see the agony he is going through trying to struggle out of his restraints. It’s also very ominous with the whole scene being in the water and the only sounds of the water moving. It fits with the story though, because the author never mentions what is happening above the water, and the audience never sees what happens either.

I like the contrast between the fast annoying ticking of the watch and the slow motion moving of Peyton’s wife.

I think the fact that none of the men talk at all shows that they really don’t like their job or at least this part of it. Or maybe they just take it so seriously. They just seem like they are going through the motions.

That makes a lot more sense now, it adds to the story a lot knowing that.

I like how he describes the ground as diamonds and rubies, it makes him seem more desperate, and gives it a more urgent and dangerous sense.

I like how he used the contrast of the meaning of the word diminuendo and putting it in caps to make it noticeable.

Why do they call bullets “reports”? At least, i think that’s what it means.

The way that he talks to himself is interesting to me, encouraging himself like that. I don’t think many people talk like that to themselves.

He describes this pain with so much description, that it kind of scared me. Like, maybe it was close to home for the author or something.

This part was confusing because i’m not sure if you really needed part II then. it also seems a bit morbid for the overall story.

I think there should have been more action in here. It would have been stronger with more than words.

I like how he used “hunted man” as synonymous to Peyton, to show how cruel this whole scene was. I agree that it does make him sound like an animal.

I have never heard that men with gray eyes were the keenest, and it does seem silly that at first, every man looks horrible and grotesque and now he can see their eye color.

I like how he just notices that all the men are shouting and realizing that he is still alive. I wonder what was going on above the surface while Peyton was underwater.

I think it’s strange that he is going to be hung on the same bridge that he wanted to burn down. I guess they didn’t have a better place to do it?

Yeah, I totally missed that the first time I read it too, but it makes the readers want to keep reading past part I to figure out what exactly he did.

As soon as he asks how far Owl Creek bridge is, the man knows that he has Peyton trapped, which is sad. I think Peyton was far too eager for his own good. It makes me wonder why he wasn’t out with the other men fighting.

See, that part of the sentence bugs me though, even though it is set in to show people’s thoughts at the time because it was the South during the war. It seems out of place and like the author is trying to mock Mrs. Farquhar for being that way.

I also agree, most readers would realize that this was all racing through his head and not being said or thought out loud. The author probably wanted as little emotion as possible when changing to part II, which talks about his life.

It is interesting to me that he would be so easily distracted when he is about to be hung. It seems like he is almost distracting himself on purpose to get his mind off of what is about to happen.

This kinda makes me curious as to exactly why he is being hung, if he was “no vulgar assassin.”

I think that the wording and sentence structure is also very awkward, which adds to the overall awkwardness of the situation.