L'Atalante (1934) :
Brief Review -
I wonder how on earth this outdated and confused film became a French sensation? Whatever bad your definition of Greatest Film of All Time is, L'Atalante is still not enough to make it to the list. In my book i won't even like to mention this film ever after this review. One of the critic's review from the initial release says, "It's a confused, incoherent, willfully absurd, long, dull, commercially worthless film." I agree with this after knowing the good status film has carried till date. I really want to ask people that what did you actually see in it and forget Classic but why do you even call it a good film? A Newly married couple struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'atalante along with the captain's first mate Jules and a cabin boy. What was so there to adore? I mean what was there even take a note? The script was outdated even for its time as Hollywood had gone far ahead in 30s. This script might have been helpful in silent era and that too only to be called 'Good' in best case. L'Atalante doesn't even make conflict look reasonable. Look, the couple is travelling but nobody knows why. They dock at Paris and then wife suddenly starts fancying the other guy and the beautiful city forgetting all about her husband, what the heck? The partition scenario was so dumb amd confused that even small school-kids look more matured than the couple. There are many mistakes in plotting that cannot be forgiven but somehow relationship values and generous drama makes a decent film out of it. Dita Parlo and Jean Daste makes a good pair, at least bearable with the looks and acting even after such a disastrous writting. Jena Vigo doesn't stretch it much and thank god he doesn't or else it would have sunk at halfway only. Overall, it's a strictly average film with nothing great in it as said and it should/must be skipped.
RATING - 5/10*
By - #samthebestest
I wonder how on earth this outdated and confused film became a French sensation? Whatever bad your definition of Greatest Film of All Time is, L'Atalante is still not enough to make it to the list. In my book i won't even like to mention this film ever after this review. One of the critic's review from the initial release says, "It's a confused, incoherent, willfully absurd, long, dull, commercially worthless film." I agree with this after knowing the good status film has carried till date. I really want to ask people that what did you actually see in it and forget Classic but why do you even call it a good film? A Newly married couple struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'atalante along with the captain's first mate Jules and a cabin boy. What was so there to adore? I mean what was there even take a note? The script was outdated even for its time as Hollywood had gone far ahead in 30s. This script might have been helpful in silent era and that too only to be called 'Good' in best case. L'Atalante doesn't even make conflict look reasonable. Look, the couple is travelling but nobody knows why. They dock at Paris and then wife suddenly starts fancying the other guy and the beautiful city forgetting all about her husband, what the heck? The partition scenario was so dumb amd confused that even small school-kids look more matured than the couple. There are many mistakes in plotting that cannot be forgiven but somehow relationship values and generous drama makes a decent film out of it. Dita Parlo and Jean Daste makes a good pair, at least bearable with the looks and acting even after such a disastrous writting. Jena Vigo doesn't stretch it much and thank god he doesn't or else it would have sunk at halfway only. Overall, it's a strictly average film with nothing great in it as said and it should/must be skipped.
RATING - 5/10*
By - #samthebestest