Stagecoach and Unforgiven

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Last Unit we watched 2 Westerns, Stagecoach and Unforgiven. Not seeing very many Wetserns I was kind of excited to learn about them.

The first one we watched, Stagecoach, didn't have high standards in my mind; mostly because of it being black and white. After watching it I was shocked that it was that good. I didn't think that it  would be that in dept and such. The acting was good and it had a good story line (depth). It was definitely a Classical Western.

The second film we watched, Unforgiven, had high standards in my head because of it winning alot of Acadamy Awards. After watching I was kind of let down because I thought it was going to be different. The story and acting was well done but something just didn't get me to like it as much as I thought I would. I am not quite sure what it is; it could be the Revisionest factor or something else.

Thus far my favorite film we have seen, in Art of Film, has been Stagecoach.

Citizen Kane...

The film we all just watched, Citizen Kane, was said to be the greatest film ever made. This opinion I agree and disagree with. In ways I agree, that it was very well crafted and shot. The photography and Mise-en-Scene aspect made this film almost one of a kind. The shot type and lighting were the big part on the opinion of being the best. The way I disagree was the story and characters. The story did not do anything for me; nothing caught my interest. The characters were very boring and confusing/ vague. Having the story being not very interesting, I saw most of the craftiness and intelligence in the making of the film. The way no one could ever see the meaning of Rosebud, witch when we finally found out was not very spectacular, it was shocking that it was something that easy (unlike a secret wife or child) but not spectacular.