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Imitation of Life 1959
Maaaan! That was such a compelling drama. I really enjoy the premise of the movie. It touches a very sensitive topic such as race relationships and interracial kids at a time when these topics where very controversial. Yeah, it may have it's outdated elements, but in the context of the movie, it's quite corageus.
I'm able to side with both characters of Annie and her daughter. On the one hand I understand how Annie wants her daughter to be proud…
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Dracula 1958
This may be an unpopular opinion, I think. The Dracula of Hammer Studios is my favourite adaptation Bram Stoker's novel. Despite it's many deviations, I think is the one film that best encapsulates the tone, spirit and general storyline of the book. Despite it's many deviations.
It introduces two new elements, colour and blood. Long gone is the expresionistic lighting and use of black and white and welcomed is the colour to the world of vampires. This is the biggest…
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Drácula 1931
Fun history, when the sound films started rising they founded a big problem. How are we gonna bring this movies to the international market? Dubbing wasn't a thing then and the US relied on the Latin American public for his distribution. Because of these problems, they jsut opted to make two versions of teh same movie simultainiously, one in english and the other one in spanish.
As a spanish speaking person, I found enjoyable this piece of trivia. Nontheless, this…
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Sallie Gardner at a Gallop 1878
There is no piece of a moving image older than this. Even thought it may not share the same philosophy as every movie, it still delivers a beacon of Cinema history. It's like seeing the first building of a city, it all starts with nothing.
I think the way that Muybridge composes the horse is remarkable for it's efficiency. It just wants to show you how a horse moves in the most practical way. No weird camare angle, distracting music,…Translated from by
