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Oscar's best picture that lasts long
Name 2022-01-03 08:01:16
The film won seven Oscars including Best Picture in 1946. We often give higher ratings to old movies because they have been watched many years ago, so there are some nostalgic bonuses. But this was the first time I watched this movie, and I was impressed by his moving plot, outstanding characters and the director's smooth narrative technique. Unconsciously, after three hours, I still feel a little bit unfinished. The story of three veterans of World War II re-adapting to civilian life after returning to their hometowns. The background, environment, personalities, etc. are all "American", but they also convey the immortality of some universal values that span time and space, such as love, affection, trust, etc. I don't know why movies of the same type seem to be relatively rare now. It may be that its light style is more difficult to meet the needs of modern people for high speed and heavy taste. For viewers who like family ethics and affection, don't miss it.
Extended Reading
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Paxton 2022-04-21 09:02:28
The show named life must go on. Realistic narrative, idealistic humanoid, slightly longer.
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Pierce 2022-01-03 08:01:16
At first I thought that many of the Oscars won by this movie were due to the background of the times, which is good, but even if you don’t talk about so many meanings, only from the technical level, photography, performance, and lines are all excellent. "Golden Age" is the golden age of Hollywood Outstanding representative. In addition, perhaps because of the age, we see that there are not too many films in the United States that reflect a series of problems after World War II. Does it reflect the history of the rapid rise of the United States after the war?
The Best Years of Our Lives quotes
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Wilma Cameron: You wrote me that when you got home, you and I were going to be married. If you wrote that once, you wrote it a hundred times. Isn't that true?
Homer Parrish: Yes, but things are different now.
Wilma Cameron: Have you changed your mind?
Homer Parrish: Have I said anything about changing my mind?
Wilma Cameron: No. That's just it. You haven't said anything about anything... I don't know what to think, Homer. All I know is, I was in love with you when you left and I'm in love with you now. Other things may have changed but that hasn't.
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Fred Derry: I dreamed I was gonna have my own home. Just a nice little house for my wife and me out in the country... in the suburbs anyway. That's the cock-eyed kind of dream you have when you're overseas.
Peggy Stephenson: You don't have to be overseas to have dreams like that.
Fred Derry: Yeah. You can get crazy ideas right here at home.