In class we watched a film from a genre i had never personally seen before, Western. My grandpa never stops talking about them becuase how fast paced and plot-less these shoot em up movies are and how you can fall asleep in the middle and wake up and not miss any important parts becuase there are none. So i waled into this unit only expecting the best, a fast paced plot-less action film with crappy special effects and editing. What i got on the other hand was a slow, very plot based movie with about 7 minutes of true "suspense" action.
In "My Darling Clementine" there was a specific scene where the two main characters meet and walk into a bar looking for a shakesperean actor doing the monologue "to be or not to be". He is forced to perform by a gang of hooligans in the bar and cannot finish the entire monologue and asks a man by the name of Doc Holliday to finish the quote. So far we know Doc as a man who is sick, fearless, drunk, and impuslive. But to the surprise of everyone in the room he finishes the quote without pause or hesitation and shows that even a man who was thought to have no culture, and only be a rebel, could be a scholar.
This movie is pretty classic in the plot, but original becuase of the time it was made and the style of movie it is. The plot very simplified is a man wandering, wants revenge on someone, gets a little sidetracked, meets a girl, and gets his revenge. I could name about 2 dozen movies without thinking that have a plot pretty similiar to that. But its the style and time period this movie did this that makes it so original and unique.
If i had to rate this movie it would not be a very high score on my ratings system, but i am biased. Coming in with preconcoeved notions of a western and getting the opposite of what i was expecting was a negative, but also being a member of the younger generation im not sure i can truly appreciate what a classic this movie might be. overall i thought it was just fine, but expected alot more, but as i said earlier...i think my opinion is a little biased.
2 comments:
good post mac, i somewaht agree with you that the movie is pretty original for its time. But on the other hand, i dont enjoy black and white boring movies that dont seem to go places. There wasnt enough going on in the town and not enough conflict. I feel like this movie is a template to many other movies.
Solid post Mac, I share the same opinions regarding the slow paced plot. I found it hard to stay interested in dull parts of the movie. I also completely agree with the vast majority of the action taking place at the end of the movie. Suspense was built up and the climax was at the end.
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