Every time I watch a musical, I feel dizzy and don't know where to put my eyes.
This may be the reason why the plots of musicals are relatively simple.
This 1953 "Caravan" feels much better than "La La Land".
Several of the dances were very shocking, whether it was the opening tap dance at the amusement park Hunt, or the subsequent performances of their tour: Sunrise, The Louiseanna Hayride, Girl Hunt, the triplets, each with its own characteristics. And the song Dancing in the darkness in the park shows the dance skills of the two. The dance of A lovely night in "La La Land" imitates this "dance in the dark". In contrast, "Philharmonic" is simply It's scum.
Some people say that Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal is a copy of the film's Girl Hunt. I went to see it and said it was okay to be inspired, it was okay to say it was inspired by this movie, and it was a bit of a fuss to say plagiarism.
If you don't want to watch the whole movie, there are various dance clips on Youtube, type Dancing in the darkness to see this three-minute dance. Most of the dances in musicals are long shots with one shot to the end, which is very enjoyable. The female lead was the "Hollywood's first leg" back then, very beautiful
Several dances in "Caravan" and the plot of the movie transition naturally, not the kind of dance that comes after a word of disagreement. And the dance is of moderate length, which makes the whole movie fast-paced and pleasing to the eye.
The clothing also looks beautiful now, not at all out of date.
The actor Fred Astaire was known as the "Dance King" back then.
Astaire's career had begun to stagnate when he was filming "Caravan". He was also about fifty years old, and his dance steps were not as flexible as before, and the actor in this film was also an out-of-date star, and he acted with ease.
Astaire's career peaked in the 1930s. At that time, his works included "Top Hat", "Broadway Melody 1940", "Walk With Me", "The Age of Swing Music", etc., and his reputation was quite good. In 1950 he received the Oscar's Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 1953, Hollywood was on the rise, and what was going on in the rest of the world?
With a long sigh.
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