12-05-2017, 12:15 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-05-2017, 12:31 AM by Eric the Green.)
One thing I noticed was when I watched peoples' posts on you tube of their lists/ short takes and excerpts of favorite movies, younger generations chose scenes that were crass and full of swearing as the best and most funny scenes. I cannot agree with their choice of movies, any more than their choice of music, by and large.
I have no comment on the current 4T. As Sgt. Schulz would say, I know nothing; nuuuu-thinggg!
Some of the best movies of the 3T were, probably, the sci-fi and fantasy movies by Spielberg and Lucas, although this genre started in the 2T. Forrest Gump was great, and the Shawshank Redemption, both mid 90s. Schindler's List was moving.
Probably the best movies in my lifetime were early 2T, just like the best music. My Fair Lady, Dr. Strangelove, Peter O'Toole movies, A Man for All Seasons. In the 1970s, the best movies were too violent (like the Godfather movies, and The French Connection).
As in music, in the 1T movies were too conventional, and many of the best were WWII based. Too many westerns. Humphrey Bogart was great. But he was also 4T. I agree with 12 Angry Men, precursor of the TV drama The Defenders. The end of the 1T was the "humanitarian era" cusp of the 2T, and produced great movies like To Kill a Mockingbird, The Bird Man of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate.
The 4T was the golden age: Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Grapes of Wrath, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, etc. Like in pop music, with its romantic flair, many 4T movies were good stories and fine musicals.
The previous 3T is a great tradition too, including the best silent movies. The Keystone Cops, Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin.
I have no comment on the current 4T. As Sgt. Schulz would say, I know nothing; nuuuu-thinggg!
Some of the best movies of the 3T were, probably, the sci-fi and fantasy movies by Spielberg and Lucas, although this genre started in the 2T. Forrest Gump was great, and the Shawshank Redemption, both mid 90s. Schindler's List was moving.
Probably the best movies in my lifetime were early 2T, just like the best music. My Fair Lady, Dr. Strangelove, Peter O'Toole movies, A Man for All Seasons. In the 1970s, the best movies were too violent (like the Godfather movies, and The French Connection).
As in music, in the 1T movies were too conventional, and many of the best were WWII based. Too many westerns. Humphrey Bogart was great. But he was also 4T. I agree with 12 Angry Men, precursor of the TV drama The Defenders. The end of the 1T was the "humanitarian era" cusp of the 2T, and produced great movies like To Kill a Mockingbird, The Bird Man of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate.
The 4T was the golden age: Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Grapes of Wrath, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, etc. Like in pop music, with its romantic flair, many 4T movies were good stories and fine musicals.
The previous 3T is a great tradition too, including the best silent movies. The Keystone Cops, Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin.