Cimarron (1931) This
film won the 2nd Academy Award for Best Picture.
The film tells the story of a family founding their home in Oklahoma, USA. The protagonist is an adventurous man, he grabbed a piece of land before Oklahoma was developed. The protagonist is also kind-hearted. When she helped a woman kindly, she was robbed of a bargain and lost a piece of land. Subsequently, the actor brought his wife, children, and black male servants to Oklahoma, which is under construction. Prepare to publish a newspaper. Everything in the town is under construction, and my wife is not used to it. At this time, there was a bully in the town wantonly bullying the weak, and the actor took advantage of the opportunity to preach and killed him. A few years later, the actor's daughter was born. At this time, a robber who was a friend of the actor appeared in the town. The actor killed him and defended the safety of the town. At this time, there is a new land outside the town waiting to be developed. The actor wants his wife to go with him, but his wife refuses, so the actor has to leave alone. Five years later, my wife was waiting for her husband every day, and finally she waited for her return. However, after the actor came back, he confronted his wife in the court-he wanted to defend the woman who deceived him. The wife opposed the male protagonist's doing so, but the male protagonist easily won the victory by virtue of his sharp teeth. A few years later, Oklahoma discovered oil, and many people became wealthy, but the hero’s family was still publishing newspapers. Twenty years later, the actor has not returned from an expedition, and his wife is very sad. At the banquet celebrating the election of the protagonist’s wife as a member of Congress, old friends came to congratulate. Finally, when my wife was visiting the oil well, she found that the man who had acted bravely and saved everyone was her husband. After the actor died in his wife's arms, the movie ended.
This film is a Western, which is completely different from the "Broadway Melody" I saw a few days ago. But the plot of the film is still lacklustre, and I fell asleep when I watched it, and it took me half an hour to sleep. It can be seen that there are really many old Hollywood movies that are behind the times, which are no longer suitable for modern audiences. Of course, the theme of the movie is still very positive. The film shows the history of the western United States and the origin of Oklahoma through the changes of the male protagonist's family for more than 40 years, and praises the great achievements of these pioneers. Contacting the release time of the film-1931, you can know that the stories told by the film are not far away, they are all stories that have occurred in the past ten years. So you can imagine how the audience felt when they saw this film. In short, although the movie has fallen out of date, the theme of the movie can still move people, and the audience can know the stories of these pioneers through the film. Of course, this film can also be said to be the "main theme" film of the United States-promoting America's spirit of openness and full of opportunities everywhere.
Movie shooting is very common, but now it looks very rudimentary. Most of the films are fixed shots, medium and long-range shots, few close-up shots, and the film set, costumes, props, etc. are also very rough. Although there are many large scenes in the film, it is difficult to appreciate the feeling that the film wants to convey with the unclear pictures. However, the small-scale gunfights in the middle of the film are very enjoyable. The movement of the characters, the perspective of the screen and the editing all give people a thrilling feeling. These are rare in the movies of the early 1930s and can be regarded as the advantages of this film. Generally speaking, there is nothing outstanding about the shooting, and the makeup of the characters in old age is still very fake. But we can't ask too much. After all, this is a movie from the 1930s.
Finally, let's talk about the leading actor and the ending of the movie. Many people think the ending is unreasonable, but I think it is appropriate. Because the protagonist is a person who likes excitement, he doesn't like to sit back and enjoy his achievements, and he doesn't like sitting in the office rigidly every day. He likes freshness and challenges. Therefore, the male protagonist will choose to stay in the oil well where there are new opportunities every day, instead of returning to his warm home. In other words, the temptation of home is not as great as the temptation to take risks! It is very reasonable for such a person to appear near the oil well and become a tramp. Therefore, people who think that the movie has a bad ending do not understand the movie at all.
The actors are quite satisfactory in terms of performance. The male protagonist looks unique and easy to remember, but his acting skills are ordinary. The heroine Irene Dunne has a typical European and American face, neither ugly nor beautiful, and her acting skills are equally average. In contrast, Estelle Taylor, who plays that woman as a supporting role, looks very beautiful and has a unique temperament. There is also a person with bad acting skills in this film, that is, an actor who plays a black male servant. His acting skills are too amateurish, he will never die!
in conclusion. This is a western film showing the deeds of the pioneers of the American West. The story is mediocre, the characters are ordinary, and the pictures are not brilliant. In short, it is a film that is neither good nor bad, and cannot be called the "best". It can win awards, one because the theme of the film is correct, and one is because there is no better film.
Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne
Estelle Taylor
Estelle Taylor
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High Aspirations. Cimarron.1931.D9.MiniSD-TLF
2012-06-13
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