January 17th, 2009
Jim Emerson on The Prisoner opening sequence
Film scholar and editor of RogerEbert.com Jim Emerson re-posted this fantastic video essay that analyzes, shot-by-shot (as a former English major, I’d call this a “close reading”), the opening sequence of The Prisoner. The depth of analysis that Emerson is able to achieve with the short sequence verifies what most fans have suspected: that The Prisoner is best when actively watched, and not just looked at, as most other television shows.
