Introduction to "Lone Star; Toppling a Taboo"

Critical Thinking: For this category, I chose my Intermission Two: Timed Writing Assignment, “Lone Star: Toppling a Taboo.” This paper works well for critical thinking because the movie possesses many different undercurrents running at the same time, which only careful consideration can bring fully to the surface. While it is possible to watch from the surface and still enjoy the movie, digging deeper and seeing where and how the movies led you along, yields a richer result. The movie meticulously prepares you to deal with the final thrust of the film, one which might be unduly rejected without all that careful preparation. During the timed write, I focused my writing on three different scenes where such leading took place. First, I comment on Pilar’s statement to Sam that she cannot bear any more children: “By eliminating this concern, Lone Star strips the taboo of incest down to its undergarments. We are left to debate whether, when genetic strength poses no problem, incest is a concern at all.”