“War Is Swell ...when the Marx Brothers are in it. They'll be out of the trenches by Christmas...if the food doesn't improve” Duck Soup is a story about a small state in financial chaos, the current presadent gets replaced by crazy Rufus, at the same time a neighboring state sends their most incompatent spies, Chicolini, and Pinky to infultrate, and obtain clasivied information, creating utter chaos. I just want to say that in my opionon this the the greatest film the Marx Brothers ever made, being let loosing attacking every and all institions of corupted goverment and war, exposing all withought mersey or fear. It does this so well that he movie itself almost appears to be about something. Sure this movie gets touchy, and a bit racy at times …show more content…
Caligari) is a silent film that transends that of whitch we know , and tries as much as it can to reach out and blow the mind of the audience. Using every tool at their disposal, for the time, to re imagion the idea of a set and look apon it as more then a setting to thrust the viewer hensforth into a state of pure inebration, suficating them with overwelming imersion into the owrld itself. However intead of the imersion this set took it to a compleatly other level with the set itself becomeing almost an indapendent work of art following the abstract style of many famis painters of the past. In its intierety it becomes something more than a set it almost makes the stage a canvis of witch you see the painting of life spring into action, then to sudden hoults with everything inbetween. This moves obvious falt is that its a horrer movie trying to scare, and stupifie however is held back with the limited style of silent films. The stage/painting was used as a way to cover this inconvient fault of the time. Used to invoke disbaleafe and bewilderment rather then fear. With the film attempting to cover its own ass, it leaves little to the imagination often at times leveing me confused, at a loss for words at to what i was seeing, as well as a slow movieng story, for witch I understand is ideal for the time, in a general speaking. All and all this film was the “dances with wolves” to what will would eventualy become more of an “Avatar” version. If this move …show more content…
With much of what wold bes considered “amazing, and timeless comady” actually being very controversial. This and all movies like this need to be approached with what i consider a way of life. To be able to laugh at yourself and appreciate the bad as well as the good everything can be funny, even if someone is in salted by it. Although being controversial, the modern view of the movie has changed a little. The film itself lacks any sort of shock value, but still it is fun to watch and probably always will be. Now playing devils advocate here, for those who don't know Brook’s style doing any and everything to get a laugh with little regards to being “political, and racially correct” however within the craziness of those laughs lie an almost scary realization. Could Brooks almost be too politically correct? With this fast paced comidy Brooks almost comes off showing a display of “reverse racism, a huge bias against religion, and even taking situations to their pinnacle of ridiculousness. However, given all this I am no writer, and I cannot say whether this is good or bad. However I think I can speak for everyone here when I say, it will always be