Some might think this a subject that is
devoid of important content....not so for
me....all my life starting at 12 when I saw
the movie "River Of No Return" with Marilyn Monroe"...I who was the all time geek and
self-conscious child with many things about my self that I was unhappy about...Seeing this movie at this sensitive age...was a trip to a beauteous place for me...I thought that Marilyn Monroe was the most beautiful human being I had ever seen....And that is where my love affair with the movies...( mind you the movie of the 30's...40's...50's and beyond that it is hit and miss) started....Let me if I may...list a few of the actors that I hold in high favor for some scene or other that I believe they excelled in and beyond excelled...
Helen Hunt....Somethings Got to Give...a scene where she is crying is done with superb realism...and I marvel at how she did it every time I have seen it.... A short dialog done by Rene Zellwegger in "Cold Mountain"...very short and oh so full of anguish and pain......marvelous Rene.....Marilyn in a scene with the actor Don Murray...from "Bus Stop"...some saliva trails out of her mouth while she is speaking a very poignant speech...never have seen that before...such realism and very effective a piece of acting it was....Dang there are at least two more ...but they have left my fragile memory bank...Bank closed...Certainly Meryl Streep has done accents like no other actress has done...after seeing Meryl in so many parts...I like to recognize the little bits of " Schtick" she does...running her hand over her face...scratching her head...things like that...Marlon Brando was famous for that...there wanting to be very natural...very human like, etc....but when an actor has a role that calls for crying...there is not better evidence of an actors ability than one who can cry and cry to make your heart break...I saw the wonderful actor Cary Grant cry in one of his movies of the 30"s...he is trying to adopt a child and they want to take it back...to see Cary cry and very effectively was a plus in my movie viewing memory...he only did it once...
Anyway my point is that the movies ...for me the movies of old are a wonderful way for me to be entertained....I enjoy a "good movie"...again some current...but especially those of the past...
It is a treat and a good escape for one or two hours.....That's what I feel and I'm sticking to it....
Love from a movie fan....see you buds in the funny papers..............Louisa
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