Talk:Max Rockatansky

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Max's Surname's Origin?

Quote from reference to "Rokitansky"

"‘Even Max’s surname [Rockatansky], a deconstructionist’s dream, embodies death itself, referring as it does to a particular method of medical deconstruction, the postmortem examination. The name seems to invite analysis of the film, a detective’s search for clues which must explain the dreadful trajectory taken by the hero, a veritable descent into hell’. McAuliffe offered an explanatory footnote, ‘“With Karl von Rokitansky of Vienna (1804-78), the gross (naked eye) autopsy reached its apogee. Rokitansky utilised the microscope very little and was limited by his own humoral theory”. (Encyclopedia Britannica)’." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nucleophilic (talk • contribs) 03:27, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hold on.. this doesn't seem to say that he surname comes from Rokitansky--it just said that one could deconstruct the last name to fit this historical figure. This isn't an assertion as I read it, it's just historical supposition. Is there a quote that distinctly and absolutely says that this doctor lent his name to Max? Ommnomnomgulp (talk) 18:29, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. If you read the reference, it's nothing more than a student's theory in a thesis paper. I've removed it.MartinezMD (talk) 01:25, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]