Old-fashioned love stories, conservative American movies

Ulises 2022-04-19 09:01:54

Revisiting Gone with the Wind made me hooked on Clark Gable again, so I found this "It Happened One Night", Clark Gable was seven years younger than when Gone with the Wind (likely) and didn't feel as good as "Gone With the Wind" "Chaos" is attractive. I don't know if "Chaos" has such a radiant movie star as Vivien Leigh that makes him better in the play, or is he more charming and better because he has more life experience? However, when filming "Ran", Vivien Leigh was not as famous as Clark Gable at that time, but Vivien Leigh's performance was undoubtedly very exciting and outstanding. It is also said that during the filming of "Chaos", the relationship between the two on the set was like the relationship between the characters in the play. The male and female protagonists always pointed to Maimang, which may have made the performance even better because of the strong sense of substitution! The script, plot, and photography of "It Happened One Night" are not as exciting and exciting as "Chaos". If you watch "It Happened One Night" first and then "Chaos", you may not be so disappointed in "It Happened One Night". After reading this, I feel that the plot of "Roman Holiday" is similar to this one. Later, I saw someone on the Internet saying that "Roman" was a reference to this. No wonder the first impression after reading this is that American journalists were in the 1930s. There is an affair, because "Roman Holiday" and "It Happened One Night" are both such bridges; the male protagonist in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is an author; at the same time, he thought of the photographer of the male protagonist of "Bridge Bridges" identity. Hehe, the protagonists of American movies are all journalists? Maybe at that time, these occupations were more typical occupations? The wedding scene at the end of the film feels a bit funny. The old father who wants to marry his daughter is so happy at the end, completely disregarding the sacred wedding, and urging his daughter to find true love! But the whole movie is to show all kinds of joy! In the end, the hero and heroine got married. I also want to say that, in fact, American movies used to focus on moral values. After all, Catholicism and Protestantism once dominated the United States, and religions condemned premarital sex and promoted abstinence. Therefore, this "It Happened One Night", Audrey Hepburn's "Dragon and the Phoenix", and "Last Dreams of the Covered Bridge" all convey the more orthodox concept of marriage and love. Yeah, the sex abuse in America actually only started in the 1960s and 1970s. On the whole, it feels a little dull, and the love story is not so unforgettable. Compared with "Gone with the Wind" and "Blue Bridge", the heroine's acting skills are indeed not as eye-catching as Vivien Leigh!

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  • Alessandro 2022-03-23 09:01:54

    There are few movies out there today that can compare to this one.

  • Cheyenne 2022-03-27 09:01:06

    I really like Capra's movies. In neuro-comedy, I still like Capra better than Hawks, mainly because Capra is better at creating romance and warmth.

It Happened One Night quotes

  • [Peter hangs a blanket between the twin beds in their room at the autocamp]

    Ellie Andrews: That, I suppose, makes everything quite all right?

    Peter Warne: Oh this? Well, I like privacy when I retire. Yes, I'm very delicate in that respect. Prying eyes annoy me. Behold the walls of Jericho! Uh, maybe not as thick as the ones that Joshua blew down with his trumpet, but a lot safer. You see, uh, I have no trumpet. Now just to show you my heart's in the right place, I'll give you my best pair of pajamas.

    [he offers her the pajamas - she ignores them - so he tosses them at her]

    Peter Warne: Uh, do you mind joining the Israelites?

    [indicates he wants her to go on the other side of the blanket - she doesn't budge]

    Peter Warne: You don't want to join the Israelites? Alright.

    [he begins to undress]

    Peter Warne: Perhaps you're interested in how a man undresses. You know, it's a funny thing about that. Quite a study in psychology. No two men do it alike. You know, I once knew a man who kept his hat on until he was completely undressed. Yeah, now he made a picture. Years later, his secret came out. He wore a toupee. Yeah. You know, I have a method all my own. If you notice, the coat came first, then the tie, then the shirt. Now, uh, according to Hoyle, after that, the, uh, pants should be next. There's where I'm different... I go for the shoes next. First the right, then the left. After that it's, uh, every man for himself.

    [he starts to unbuckle his pants and she runs to the other side of the blanket]

  • Ellie Andrews: You think I'm a fool and a spoiled brat. Well, perhaps I am, although I don't see how I can be. People who are spoiled are accustomed to having their own way. I never have. On the contrary. I've always been told what to do, and how to do it, and when, and with whom. Would you believe it? This is the first time I've ever been alone with a man!

    Peter Warne: Yeah?

    Ellie Andrews: It's a wonder I'm not panic-stricken.

    Peter Warne: You're doing alright.

    Ellie Andrews: Thanks. Nurses, governesses, chaperones, even bodyguards. Oh, it's been a lot of fun.