timely atmosphere

Cornell 2022-04-06 08:01:02

The young priest is charming, the old priest is lovely...but that's not what I want to talk about, it's the atmosphere of the movie.

Soft, humorous, and restrained, this is the main reason why the film is popular - the rhythm of the whole film is relaxed, there is no jump cut, the front and back play is also the same as the overlapping, more use of open up/close out or draw, Even Dolly is slow. In connection with the inner story, consolation and persuasion are all integrated into chatting, playing the piano and singing. That is to say, all contradictions have been softened and digested.

It should be said that the creation of such an atmosphere makes the film more in line with the era (1944), and at the same time it is not boring. Although it is not even close to being fascinating, it will not make people sleepy.

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Going My Way quotes

  • Father Chuck O'Malley: Hail, Alma Mater, thy time-honored halls shall echo with our praise till we die; and round our hearts are the ivy-covered walls of East St. Louis High.

  • Father Fitzgibbons: I'm sure that the way to say what I'd like to say will occur to me after you've gone.