far from classic

Ulices 2022-03-21 09:01:54

I was a little disappointed by this acclaimed film, even though the first half was hilarious enough and the second half intense.

The performances of the two protagonists are still commendable. Donnaway feels much younger than in Chinatown, and looking at Warren Beatty, who is now very old, he was still a handsome guy back then, and he can't help feeling that time is not forgiving.

What amazes me is that the connection between editing and story of such a well-known film is not smooth. Although it is only a few places, it still makes people feel uncomfortable, like a sudden break when the high pitch is high. Yes, very sorry.

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Bonnie and Clyde quotes

  • [about Bonnie's poem]

    Clyde Barrow: You know what you done there? You told my story, you told my whole story right there, right there. One time, I told you I was gonna make you somebody. That's what you done for me. You made me somebody they're gonna remember.

  • Clyde Barrow: Alright. Alright. If all you want's a stud service, you get on back to West Dallas and you stay there the rest of your life. You're worth more than that. A lot more than that. You know it and that's why you come along with me. You could find a lover boy on every damn corner in town. It don't make a damn to them whether you're waitin' on tables or pickin' cotton, but it does make a damn to me.

    Bonnie Parker: Why?

    Clyde Barrow: Why? What's you mean, "Why?" Because you're different, that's why. You know, you're like me. You want different things. You got somethin' better than bein' a waitress. You and me travelin' together, we could cut a path clean across this state and Kansas and Missouri and Oklahoma and everybody'd know about it. You listen to me, Miss Bonnie Parker. You listen to me.