They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969) 

They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969)

Director: Sydney Pollack

Watched: 2/19/18

Rating: 3.5/5

 

****Spoilers****

 

Death Dance 

 

look!

a tale

based on truth-

darkly compelling.

intriguing dance marathon politics,

palpably desperate anguish laid bare.

want backstories-

characters

lacking

pasts.

bang!

the end.

discordant,

plots should not mix.

greatly depressing Great Depression glance.

 

Tetractys poems stem from the mathematician Euclid, who considered the number series 1, 2, 3, 4 to have a mystical significance because of its sum of 10. He named it a Tetractys. Thus, these poems follow a 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 syllable format, with additional verses written in an inverted syllable count.