zephyr_00

As the prologue says 'No man's life can be encompassed in one telling.There is no way to give each year its allotted weight,to include each event,each person who helped to shape a lifetime.What can be done is to be faithful in spirit to the record and try to find one's way to the heart of the man....' John Briley's screenplay accomplishes that faithfulness.

I can feel the sincere love of Gandhi through the film.This kind of love is rare nowdays.

Quote last line Gandhi once said in the film: When I despair I remember that All through history The real truth and love has always won There have been tyrants and murders For a time they may seen invincible But in the end they always fail Think it Always!!!!!

It proves to be truth through the history.

Let us recall the father of 'No-violent Fight' from time to time.

So far the Alfred Hitchcock's films never let me down. Certainly this as well. Quite different from his other films, Rebecca contains no violent blood scare scene at all. But what makes Alfred Hitchcock talent is we can feel the tension atmosphere all through the film (the housekeeper's eyes to the girl, the weird west room, the sign tune of Hitchcock....). Joan Fontaine does a great help to the film as the The Second Mrs. de Winter. We have to mention without Judith Anderson (Mrs. Danvers),we can hardly imagine how it will to be. The film is really perfect until The Second Mrs. de Winter know all about Rebecca in the cottage. The after portion doesn't fully close to the beat of the film(Maybe director must make it a 2-hour-film to satisfy the company)

After all,as a film won Best Cinematography & Picture in 1941 Oscar. It enjoy me much tonight

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if only see the name 'the new world' I will think it's fictional film. On the contrary it's about past(a story about clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century) The monologue of the leading actor and actress wholly take up the movie(it's be perfect in this film). When the first and only big battle scene, there comes the monologue of the actor 'Lord,turn other way of your face. You desire not a dead sinner.'That touches me a lot. But what make the film disordered one is bellowing when director hasn't show us a detail cultural clash he turn to describe a common different race's love story. Finally, director makes the local girl civilized. That's all reasonable.But it seem director want to show us more mean beyond the common modern style. He always let the girl ask her mother in heart to find her way. At the last scene, Director tell us she ultimately get it. But tell me where? She finally decide who is her true lover between the two guys? The son will merge two culture? As she said everything will die expect her son? I really get mixed. There is no deny the a perfect marriage of sound effects, music and visuals as the film nowadays. But unfortunate, director doesn't get a clear way to show the exact subject.

So 5 of 10 is what I voted.