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Shirley Temple's films for Twentieth Century Fox aren't negligible because they're poorly-made (Darryl F. Zanuck supervised most of them, after all); they don't retain much of a "classic" stature among cinema aficionados mainly because they're weighed down with the syrupy
optimism
of Depression-era Hollywood.
If we all had the
optimism
and the commanding hope of Ed Wood, the world would probably be a much better place.
Herzog again sees madness as plane of existence and the surreal blends with the poignant as Herzog himself narratives this psychic travelogue of a German becoming an American who flies prop planes in a late 20th century war where the culmination of technology, pilgrimage and eating out of garbage cans with spoons is melded with constant
optimism
into a man redefined into American.
Although her boyfriend is living abroad and is ridiculously jealous, she manages her life with lightness and optimism, it seems to me that she might be Kieslowski's image for a carefree youth.
Lorre's infectious
optimism
and bright outlook come off very effectively which makes the performance all the better when he has his face hideously burned in a hotel fire and, when no one will give him a chance to work, turns reluctantly to a life of crime.
Keep your eyes on Craig Horner, a young graduate, who's
optimism
for a week long party gets lost in his friends shenanigans.
Mark comes across as his own worse enemy: his childlike ambition and
optimism
-- which I admire -- is undermined by his apparent artistic ineptitude as well as his bizarre fiscal expectations.
Yes the young dream of something else but it breaks their dreams and sweeps away their
optimism
on the threshold of life.
The late 30s and early 40s were a golden age for adventure movies, what with the rise in budgets during the economic recovery, the changes to screen entertainment since the production code became enforced and the general carefree
optimism
of the times.
I really loved the Claude Lelouch (personal live of a couple in New-York, showing that our day-to-day "problems" are unimportant), Shoei Imamura (bizarre, strongly anti-wars in general), and Idrissa Ouedraogo (funny, typical African
optimism
despite terrible day to day misery), and Youssef Chahine (an Egyptian intellectual, pro-peace, having moral difficulties to accept the U.S. policy towards Arab countries) I am really pleased to see that many Americans liked this movie.
It brought Joseph's life of hardship, good-natured optimism, enduring faith in people and God, and ultimate sacrifice to life such in a way that frankly left me speechless and silent in awe.
But it is obvious to me that Pabst really believes or at least wants to hope for this kind of fundamental humanism, as this film radiates with this
optimism
whereas his more flippant, cynical adaptation of The Threepenny Opera lacked the bite needed to make that work work.
Some critics found this film bleak, but for me there was enough good humour and
optimism
to overcome this impression.
The young men and women in this story must each make their own choice about how to live their lives, whether to give into the depravity of the system or live with
optimism
and contribute to their community.
While the bouyant
optimism
of the 1960's can't be regained, I think we can at least learn a lesson from the film's breezy energy and charm.
The film is also quite interesting from an anthropological angle in terms of how the documented phenomenon quickly takes root, consumes these good peoples' identities 24-7, organically grows, divides, mutates, rapidly spans generations and groups, sweeps up even infants who intuitively jack right in to the main line, and seems to strongly channel ancient ancestral rites straight into South Central, where it weaves a crazy web of hope and ecstatic
optimism
through the beleaguered community like beautiful wildflowers in a cracked asphalt lot.
It plays like a Sunday funeral dirge-ever aware of the passing of an era, yet peering into a glimmer future of simple
optimism
and hope.
It works neither because of nor in spite of whom Preston Tucker really was, but because he has been remade in the film to represent something larger--the postwar
optimism
that buoyed the nation for nearly two decades after the end of WWII.
"Gregory's Girl" is awash with fine performances,full of the
optimism
and enthusiasm and joie de vivre of youth and,merely by watching it you can recapture that heady brew for 90 minutes or so.Any movie that can do that for a 66year old is a considerable work indeed.Please watch it.
I entered the theatre with guarded
optimism
knowing this was the feature directorial debut for writer/director Johnson.
Jeff Bridges' eternal smile and
optimism
was starting to grate on me, but I stuck with it.
He tells a few fellow jewish residents that he heard this radio report, to help bring some hope and
optimism
in the cold,dreary,nazi camp where many people are dying from the hands of german soldiers, and from suicides.
The title brims with
optimism
and the film opens with the script, "Once Upon a Time in Sunny California".
I was very impressed by Scary Movie 3 which was much funnier than I thought it was going to be and I looked forward to this movie with
optimism.
With its timeless anachronistic 40's feel, its well-scripted plots (many of them inspired from the Batman comics of the 70's and 80's) and its well-maintained balance between the heroic
optimism
and darkness of this protagonist, Batman TAS was essentially a pioneer in the field of more mature action oriented cartoons.
I was turning 19 that year and the event meant nothing but the brightest gem on the gleamy crown of the 80's optimism, happiness, joy, global spirit and most of all - search for ultimate humanity.
While not as tricky as his skillful turn in "Starman," the role of Preston Tucker provided Bridges with a chance to use his innate
optimism
and unflagging energy to create an indelible character.
Additionally, this movie evokes the feeling of
optimism
percolating within post WW2 America.
fukasaku successfully shows hope and fatalism,
optimism
and pessimism, the power of the group and the importance of finding one's own path.
What unfolds is a very sensitive portrayal of the loneliness and hunger that drive a sometimes unfounded sense of
optimism
drowning in indulgence.
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