First and foremost: one of the greatest soundtracks ever.
I’ve seen this movie at least half a dozen times on the almost 20 years since it came out but this was the first time seeing it in a theater. Seeing it on the big screen really put it in a new perspective for me (no pun intended). I never noticed before how absolutely quiet this film is. The silence makes you focus on the extravagance surrounding everyone and provides a…
When it comes to James Cameron films, they are the one time, and especially with this film, in which I whole heartedly believe that AI could have written better scripts and dialogue. None of the dialogue here is natural, nobody (not in 1912, not in 1996, and not in the present) talks like this. Everything that is spoken is so stilted and… simple. There are zero complex feelings and emotions involved. Kate and especially Gloria (Gloria was robbed of an…
A really beautifully shot film. Jane Darwell as Ma is one of the most natural performances that I’ve seen in movies from this era.
No really, I’ve definitely developed a crush on Karl Malden over this last month.
