This is a movie that could easily have been reduced to a teenage film or a box-office hit if it had been infused with the right contemporary, popular themes—if it hadn’t been crafted by one of the greatest directors of all time, Elia Kazan, along with his exceptional crew.
It’s a film that takes you back to your teenage years, to your first love, and to the emotions you experienced then, allowing you to relive them, only to gently return…
What a missed opportunity that was!
In fact, everything seemed perfectly orchestrated to make this film a masterpiece—from the color palette, cinematography, music, and actors to practically every element that should have prepared us to experience art at its finest. In the first half of the movie, I was captivated by the stunning composition and the way the visuals created a poetic, cinematic world. Yet, something was missing. By the second half, it became clear: the script.
The character Laszlo…
Intellectual Barbie doesn't work for me, as I don't engage with "poor movies".
