Why?1. It's a Classic, Bitch
2. Really...Martin Scorsese just dumped a ton of money into its restoration and Criterion is putting out a primo set for it
3. I heard Scorsese say this is one of his favorite films
4. Francis Ford Coppola also has said it's one of his favorite films of all time...he also uses it as inspiration for his film TETRO...he takes parts of Red Shoes literally right out and has put recreations of it in Tetro...also the lovers triangle mimics the love story between Gallo, Father and a lady.
5. Ballet...anticipation for Darren Aronofsky's "The Black Swan" coming in December
SO WHAT?
It's tough to watch old films...most times I feel that it's all been done before so why should I watch an old film with the same stories that we get now...and today the camera work and acting is better anyway. Sometimes this is true...other times you get a surprise and see something that no one can duplicate...example you say?...Citizen Kane ...I say
It's tough to watch old films...most times I feel that it's all been done before so why should I watch an old film with the same stories that we get now...and today the camera work and acting is better anyway. Sometimes this is true...other times you get a surprise and see something that no one can duplicate...example you say?...Citizen Kane ...I say
The Red Shoes is also a good example of a story you have seen before...love, obsession, and tragedy...but that's like every film right? Here the music is great...the dancing is real fun and never boring...the 15 minute Red Shoes ballet/film within a film is mesmerizing..and the acting by the villain of the film, Anton Walbrook is spectacular. Old style acting...really anything before 1970 feels dated...even the greats...but then again acting today is getting dated...all the comedians feel like they want to do a retread of Will Ferrell or something...any way back to a good film and a great actor...Anton plays a French Ballet Producer...who is obsessed with these dancers and buries the ones who he can't have...he looks like DeNiro in some scenes and other times looks like famous Italian directors or a French New wave actor...he's got style damn it.
The Red Shoes lives up to the hype set up for me by Coppola and Scorsese...its tough because when you sit to watch a 2 1/2 hour film about Ballet you want to make sure it's good...this my be the best.
Well, la di da, Classy Freddie Blassie. Iwish I would have watched this instead of being forced to sit through all my sisters' dance recitals.
ReplyDeleteYo is a hatin Pimp Franco...I got Rear Window, 8 1/2, Seven Samurai etc etc ready to go also...call me Roger Ebert with a mouth..suck it
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