1939 Review Blog
Gone With the Wind
Grade: A- 10/30/2008
My god this movie is long. hahaha. But man oh man am I glad that I finally saw it. This is one of the first vast epics that seem to take a lifetime to talk about a lifetime. The sets are fantastic, especially the burning of Atlanta sequence...and that scene of all the wounded soldiers that seems to go on and on is unique in its audacity. Some of the inadvertant comedy is also entertaining, like the ignorance of having the slaves happy in their job and rooting for the South in the civil war. It's solid, classic movie-making...if you can get through it all.
1001 Movie to See Before You Die
Grade: A- 10/30/2008
My god this movie is long. hahaha. But man oh man am I glad that I finally saw it. This is one of the first vast epics that seem to take a lifetime to talk about a lifetime. The sets are fantastic, especially the burning of Atlanta sequence...and that scene of all the wounded soldiers that seems to go on and on is unique in its audacity. Some of the inadvertant comedy is also entertaining, like the ignorance of having the slaves happy in their job and rooting for the South in the civil war. It's solid, classic movie-making...if you can get through it all.
1001 Movie to See Before You Die
Mr. Smith goes to Washington
Grade: A 09/26/2009
I thought I was in for a naive, 2 hour long, milquetoast love story to Democracy when I sat down to watch this film. It has been parodied all over the place and I never actually thought I could take it seriously...but his film is anything but naive. There is an acceptance of corruption inherent in the story, but Frank Capra's and Jimmy Stewart's enthusiasm with the material, and swelling, patriotic script, is inspiring to say the least. I couldn't believe how excited I was for the filibuster finale, but I was actually on the edge of my seat. It certainly isn't a love story to Democracy...it is a an exhibition of passionate, democratic idealsand a plea for how to preserve them and allow them to prevail. Wonderful!!!
1001 Movie to See Before You Die
Grade: A 09/26/2009
I thought I was in for a naive, 2 hour long, milquetoast love story to Democracy when I sat down to watch this film. It has been parodied all over the place and I never actually thought I could take it seriously...but his film is anything but naive. There is an acceptance of corruption inherent in the story, but Frank Capra's and Jimmy Stewart's enthusiasm with the material, and swelling, patriotic script, is inspiring to say the least. I couldn't believe how excited I was for the filibuster finale, but I was actually on the edge of my seat. It certainly isn't a love story to Democracy...it is a an exhibition of passionate, democratic idealsand a plea for how to preserve them and allow them to prevail. Wonderful!!!
1001 Movie to See Before You Die