Marty (1955): it is a really odd story for its time. they tried hard to be different in their angles of shooting, kind of like what you'd see today from six feet under or any pt anderson movie. sometimes you gotta wonder about what people are thinking with their target audiences. this movie is geared towards, i'd say 30 to 40 year olds. is that maybe a sign of the times for those days? lots of great moments of showing and not telling, and the actors really getting into character without any dialogue. the movie ends rather abruptly with no climax whatsoever. its also not very entertaining either. don't see.
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935): proves my point again about the stunt work at the time of these movies. our grandparents were freaking nuts man. the movie would be good for analyzing the way a person reacts to stress and pressure until they eventually just crack and go all anarchy. actually, i can think of about three other little term papers you could write about and probably get published. either way, good for a psychology class, but entertainment wise it sucks. probably was a huge endeavor in '35 though. huge themes about redemption, retribution, forgiveness, and every philosophical/ethical issue out there. the story branches toward the end into three different directions, each pretty dang interesting. then, i'm sure it was action driven whereas today it has to be purely plot driven. worth seeing nonetheless.
Mrs. Miniver (1942): it was interesting to see what life was life for the upper middle class during the 30's. there was a pretty eerie part because you never actually saw the raids or bombs hitting, but just the peeps' expressions waiting to see if their own place gets hit. i really enjoy movies that start with an event and ends on the same event. (happened in upside of anger too) so as far as what i really thought of it: booooring and not very entertaining. don't see.
askakop
me: in the movie SWAT, that guy got pulled over and arrested because the owner of the vehicle had a warrant out for him. can they do that?
cop: i remember that part in the movie. well if you can't verify the identity of the driver and they are claiming that they aren't the owner of the vehicle, then you have all right to place them under arrest until you can verify who they are.
a big thanks to askakop for participating. or not participating since i don't think he knows i'm writing this. so i'm on a schedule now for the rest of the week trying to get all my crap done for school. found myself in a position where i had more to do than time to do it in. so thanks to the lovely kim for being my consultant on that one. i'm pissed beyond belief that my stupid link box crap hasn't been working (on my end at least). i have no idea what the problem is because the freaking website is just a shitty programmer's user manual. so now i have to get back to my schedule. down with laws of contracts.
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