Of the four mid-century films we have viewed—“Notorious”; “Singin’ in
the Rain”; “North by Northwest”; “Some Like it Hot”—which do like the best and
why? Answer at the blog before coming to class next week. Mention at least one
specific scene in your answer.
Although I am a fan of Alfred Hitchcock, this time I think I will choose Billy Wilder for “Some Like it Hot” as my favourite mid-century film. The film never fails to amuse me with its cross dressing stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. I admire their bravery for taking on a role that requires walking in high heels and wearing drafty dresses on cold winter days. One of my favourite scenes is early in the film with Spats and his henchmen riding in a hearse that contains a coffin full of illegal booze. The chase scene between them and the cops is well shot and fun. In fact, the stunts with older cars look positively dangerous (and this was before we could fake such things with computers!). I also love seeing Tony Curtis backing the small boat out to his “yacht” and the comedic touch of its true owner jumping in later and easily putting it into forward gear. Full of fun and witty dialogue, madcap and not-too-serious scenes, and the amazing (and difficult) Marilyn Monroe, “Some Like it Hot” is a longtime favourite of mine.
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DeleteI like all movies Brad showed us this semester. Now I would like to talk about one of them “ Some Like it Hot” since I read Brad’s article because I want to compare the different sense we got from it. First, I admire the director’s imaginary of fluently transferring a serious beginning to a comedy process until to a pleasant end. I was so worried about the two men’s safe when I saw the scene where a gang shot at them. Then by the development, I felt so funny of the two men’s making up to be women, especially when Marilyn Monroe’s appearing causing a set of pleasant happening. Her sexy character made not only men but also ladies relax, I think. It was very interesting at the end scene that the rich man said, “ no one is perfect.” I am not sure whether he had considered his fiancee’s problem, but that doesn’t matter. Overall I like the movie, from the name to the director’s imaginary through the story, that maybe a bit different sense with Brad’s.
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Notes of Man on Wire
A painter’s hand with a pencil means a man’s dream;
Different people’s talking have same feelings: it’s so unbelievable and impressed;
Kicking off his dentist shows the walker’s strong ambition;
Sighting from the bottom of the building to its top in fog highlights the unusual height;
Practising again and again with his friend’s intentionally interrupting in a wild ground indicates the wirewalker’s inevitable success;
A plane flying withen the buildings shows us the dangerous surrounding for wirewalking;
Outlines of men with cable and devices moving in the dark displays us the action’s difficulties;
Policemen’s detecting with flashlights give the walker more prevention;
The crowd’s stunning to a wirewalker in the sky tell us a miracle’s occuring.