nzswanny
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From the overempowering feminist performance from Jean Harlow to the non-conformity of the character Clark Gable plays, this is a movie that was incredibly ahead of it's time. It probably is one of the coolest movies ever made, juat because of how rebellious the shifting grounds of the film are, and is even ahead of some movies today. This isn't also the greatest entertainment but it's also a movie to make you feel for the characters and the situation they are in, and you might even shed a tear when you watch the marriage between Clark Gable and Jean Harlow. This is a movie that can be appreciated by anyone, black or white, female or male, old or young, rich or poor, that will bring you victory, accomplishment and a sneaky little piece of wonder along the way.
Sure, this has many quotable one liners from Jeff Chandler and Joan Crawford, but the music and the cinematography is sweeping and melodramatic, giving the movie an atmosphere you'll never find in another movie. Sure, there are some outdated sexist elements of the movie (Jeff Chandler practically abuses Joan Crawford in some moments) but that's all outweighed by the great, powerful and feminist performance of Joan Crawford. So, I think this is a movie that can be appreciated by both misogynists and feminists alike, as it has a little something for the both of them. Besides, what fixed the sexism for me was the fact that Joan Crawford, while she ran back to him, DID actually have to think for herself about whether or not he was that good for her. It's a beautiful movie, and I would recommend it more so to melodrama fans than film noir fans, as while it is a mystery on the surface, it's a beautiful melodrama underneath.
This movie was probably really incredible for it's time, as it has an interracal love interest, an American Indian protagonist to support and the beautiful cinematography. The Michael Mann movie pales in comparison to this movie, as the Michael Mann movie had less substance to it and most things were on the surface and were forced, while everything in this movie is powerful,, natural and controversial for it's time. Of course, people were obviously prepared, because it was based on the book of the same name, but this movie is fantastic and will even astound those who only watch modern movies. From the opening scene to the last you are enthralled into this historic world, and this movie is both-sided on both the English and the American Indians, which is good. Overall, I'd recommend this to anyone.
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