freedom at the bottom of the ditch

Cindy 2022-03-25 09:01:06

8.9 points/It's hard to come across a movie now that makes people cry/Brando's acting skills can't be seen in the acting, he actually became the character himself/Why are there tears, the older brother pulled out the pistol tremblingly, the younger brother looked up at the older brother's questioning, Feeling overwhelmed by women's emotions, the boxing hero wandering on the pier, that's not just him, it's thousands of souls who have been let down by life and class and are rolling at the bottom of the social chasm with their fists clenched and dazed. . / The dockers awakened by Terry's actions eventually pushed the black unions that squeezed and controlled them, because the influence of their peers and the stimulation of the murder of their loved ones made the down-and-out boxer's brave act of revenge on the pier scene to have a huge appeal to the workers and thus Awakened the collective subconscious.

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  • Emie 2022-03-26 09:01:04

    The script is neat, and it's clear how a tainted protagonist can turn his image bit by bit through the details, and how to promote the character transformation step by step.

  • Nona 2022-03-23 09:01:40

    #ClassicHollywood# Can you imagine Marlon Brando happily jumping on stage to take over the Oscar statuette from Bette Davis? (laughs) In 1955's [Dockside] won 8 awards at the Oscars, from [A Streetcar Named Desire] to [Zapata Biography] to [Emperor Caesar], Brando finally succeeded; another part of the film Starring Eva Marie Saint also became famous because of this, and her debut won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

On the Waterfront quotes

  • Terry: Hey, you wanna hear my philosophy of life? Do it to him before he does it to you.

  • Charlie: Look, kid, I - how much you weigh, son? When you weighed one hundred and sixty-eight pounds you were beautiful. You coulda been another Billy Conn, and that skunk we got you for a manager, he brought you along too fast.

    Terry: It wasn't him, Charley, it was you. Remember that night in the Garden you came down to my dressing room and you said, "Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson." You remember that? "This ain't your night"! My night! I coulda taken Wilson apart! So what happens? He gets the title shot outdoors on the ballpark and what do I get? A one-way ticket to Palooka-ville! You was my brother, Charley, you shoulda looked out for me a little bit. You shoulda taken care of me just a little bit so I wouldn't have to take them dives for the short-end money.

    Charlie: Oh I had some bets down for you. You saw some money.

    Terry: You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it. It was you, Charley.