Humphrey Bogart to Cloverfield: Perfection vs. Realism and The Case Against Both
2.22.2010
One big change that has taken place over the years in films is the sense of realism. Back in the day, everyone in a movie was perfect. Now when you watch an older movie, sometimes it's hard to take it seriously because, everyone is too polished. The opposite of this has unfortunately been a trend lately. Think of that godawful movie Cloverfield, with it's ridiculous "hand-held shaky footage looks like crap so, it must be real" approach. Don't even get me started. Anyway, I found this blooper real from Warner Brothers circa 1936. Kind of cool to see that contrary to the final polished product we see the actors are still human, and humans no matter how famous,legendary,or talented all have a common trait. We make mistakes. The good news is it's not the end of the world. The bad news is movies like Cloverfield and Paranormal Activity will still be made. Now to get that terrible thought out of your head watch great actors from 1936 screwing up. Enjoy.
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7 comments:
you are an idiot. go to film school.
hahahahaha thank you for this anonymous piece of fan mail. made my day!! not sure exactly what this means but i like it. straight to the point. i am an idiot. i went to school for video production but couldn't afford it anymore. you should consider a career as a life coach.
hahahah!! nice response Jon. BTW, I actually liked Cloverfield :( ,but it gave me a headache, So I'll probably never watch it again.
Ahh man... I didn't watch Cloverfield but I liked Paranormal Activity... But then again, I was too scared to watch most of it :()
This was an interesting compilation of out takes; sure makes the old classic actors more "human". My parents (both departed now) said that despite the Depression everyone managed to scrounge up the money to go to the movies. Actors were larger-than-life then -- both on-screen and off. It was all part of the escapism from the harsh realities of life, I suppose. (Not ultra-realistic like "Avatar" LOL).
I thought Cloverfield did some pretty revolutionary stuff. I really liked how they were able to make motivated camera moves without breaking that "documentary" feel. It had a unique and realistic quality which I thought really worked.
But, and I know it's film blasphemy, old black and white films,... ZZZZzzzzzz.....
fantastic collection... love it thanks chap
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