On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront was also a movie in black and white just like Casablanca. On the Waterfront, in my opinion, was easier to watch because there was more action and different things that went on. On the Waterfront was a little more difficult to follow because right away Joey was killed without anything happening, so I was a little confused right off the bat. Throughout the movie there were different emotional effects and moods, for example, the love connection between Terry and Edie, the attitudes between Terry and the priest and with all the other guys also. I had no clue what to think about the movie right away because Terry was friends or getting along with most everybody. The end wrapped up the movie for me because I then figured out what the storyline was saying. In the article, On the Waterfront (Motion picture), had great descriptions about Terry and Edie's characters. The acting, I thought, was very good; it fit the description of the movie well. As stated in the article, On the Waterfront (Motion picture), that this movie is proof that you can take the man out of the Party, but you can't take the Party out of the man; I agree with this, I would have never thought of it that way, but it sums up the movie very well. I can see how On the Waterfront was nominated for a bunch of awards and how it won, it was a well-rounded movie.

Casablanca

The movie, Casablanca, we watched in class was a good movie. In the past, I have heard both good and bad about it. I personally thought it was a good, well rounded movie. I did not know what to think at first because it is in white and black. That was the hardest thing to get through my head was the color. The play Everybody Comes to Rick's would be really good to see just because it involves the same characters or at least they names. I would know who they would be talking about and what is happening or is going on. Casablanca had very good picture and the action was there also. The love story about the movie was probably the best. I really thought that Rick would have said something so Ilsa and he could have been together just like they were in Paris. Since the movie is in black and white, it seems like it is balanced with the different art meaning they all come together like emotional/intuitive and intellectual/analytical approaches. Like I had mentioned before, Casablanca was a hard movie to follow because it is an older movie and it's black and white. I just don't seem to get into the older movies, but it was after all a good movie, in my opinion. After watching the movie and then reading the articles I totally understand how it was nominated for eight Academy Awards and leading with three Oscars.