The article Arthur Miller's Proletariat: The True Stories of On the Waterfront, Pietro Panto, and Vicenzo Longhi by Stephen Schwartz read "On the Waterfront is very possibly the greatest labor film ever made in America." I would have to agree. I felt that it was a very good black and white movie. It had action, romance, comedic value, and suspense. This movie's screenplay was by Budd Schulberg. The article included that this movie seemed more like a documentary than a dramatic motion picture. It also read that Schulberg had spent two years with the real labor priest, Father Corridan. Schulberg wrote an article for The New York Times in 1952 that discussed the life on the West Side docks. The article also compared On the Waterfront with The Hook. It read "On the Waterfront draws a sharp line between good people and evil people, while The Hook confuses the difference." I agree. On the Waterfront showed how a person can go from not having very much to a lot from doing the right thing. This movie had some very bad people in it. I'm glad Terry didn't get stuck in the mob.
I liked the action of the movie but I especially enjoyed the romance between Edie Doyle (Eva Marie Saint) and Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando). Edie and Terry's relationship reminded me of the 1978 movie Grease with Danny Zuko (John Travolta) and Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John). Terry and Danny are the bad boys who get a hold of the sweet and innocent girls. Both boys act really tough around their buddies, but when they are with their ladies, they can't help but to show their sensitive sides. The article On the Waterfront by Phillip Lopate described Terry as "the sensitive, inarticulate, darkly frowning star" and Edie as "translucent, powder-white, like a Kabuki lioness." Terry once stated in the movie that Edie was the best thing that has happened to him.
The fact that Terry met Edie during the time period of her brother's death was nice so that she had someone to keep her going, however unfortunate once Edie found out that Terry had a part in the murder. The scene when Terry told Edie about what really happened when her brother died was very hard to watch, but I knew he was doing the right thing. I felt that the sound of the waterfront drowning the dialogue of Edie and Terry was very suspenseful and made the situation even more sad to watch.
The article On the Waterfront spoke about this movie and read "it hasn't a moment of relaxed breathing." I agree. I was interested the whole movie.
I had to giggle when Terry busted down Edie's door to speak with her. It was quite humorous when Terry "shut Edie up" with a kiss. However, it showed she had a true passion for him. I enjoyed the scene early in the movie when Terry asked Edie "Will I ever see you again?" Edie replied with "What for?" It was easy to see that Edie was hesitant to spend time with a boy who had such a reputation.
I felt that the music in the movie was very good. It was fairly easy to tell when something bad or sad was going to happen because of the music approaching the scene. Music adds a lot to a movie and it was very noticeable to me in On the Waterfront.
I thought that the priest (Karl Malden) played a very important role in this movie. Every time someone was killed he got very upset and wanted to find justice. He emphasized the whole movie on how ridiculous it was for everyone to be covering for those who were killing. The priest was the one who convinced Terry to do the right thing with Edie and with the public so that Johnny Friendly (Lee. J Cobb) would be punished for what he had done.
The scene when Terry found his brother, Charlie, was very emotional. At that point I think Terry had realized that the whole situation had gone too far and he needed to do something about it. It scared me when he left and told Edie to stay where she was. I really didn't want him to hurt anyone. I was rooting for him to tell the truth in court. I was thrilled when he did!
I was very upset to see that the young boy on the rooftop had killed all of the pigeons. I could tell it broke Terry's heart. The pigeons were very important to Terry and Edie's brother before he died.
Of course the best part of the movie was the ending. I felt the end was magnificent. After Terry had been beaten, he got up with the help of his friends and showed how strong he was. The priest helped him do it on his own by yelling "Take your hands off!" and "Leave him alone!" as he was walking.
"All right, let's go to work!" was said by the boss when Terry finished his walk and everyone cheered.
I liked the action of the movie but I especially enjoyed the romance between Edie Doyle (Eva Marie Saint) and Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando). Edie and Terry's relationship reminded me of the 1978 movie Grease with Danny Zuko (John Travolta) and Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John). Terry and Danny are the bad boys who get a hold of the sweet and innocent girls. Both boys act really tough around their buddies, but when they are with their ladies, they can't help but to show their sensitive sides. The article On the Waterfront by Phillip Lopate described Terry as "the sensitive, inarticulate, darkly frowning star" and Edie as "translucent, powder-white, like a Kabuki lioness." Terry once stated in the movie that Edie was the best thing that has happened to him.
The fact that Terry met Edie during the time period of her brother's death was nice so that she had someone to keep her going, however unfortunate once Edie found out that Terry had a part in the murder. The scene when Terry told Edie about what really happened when her brother died was very hard to watch, but I knew he was doing the right thing. I felt that the sound of the waterfront drowning the dialogue of Edie and Terry was very suspenseful and made the situation even more sad to watch.
The article On the Waterfront spoke about this movie and read "it hasn't a moment of relaxed breathing." I agree. I was interested the whole movie.
I had to giggle when Terry busted down Edie's door to speak with her. It was quite humorous when Terry "shut Edie up" with a kiss. However, it showed she had a true passion for him. I enjoyed the scene early in the movie when Terry asked Edie "Will I ever see you again?" Edie replied with "What for?" It was easy to see that Edie was hesitant to spend time with a boy who had such a reputation.
I felt that the music in the movie was very good. It was fairly easy to tell when something bad or sad was going to happen because of the music approaching the scene. Music adds a lot to a movie and it was very noticeable to me in On the Waterfront.
I thought that the priest (Karl Malden) played a very important role in this movie. Every time someone was killed he got very upset and wanted to find justice. He emphasized the whole movie on how ridiculous it was for everyone to be covering for those who were killing. The priest was the one who convinced Terry to do the right thing with Edie and with the public so that Johnny Friendly (Lee. J Cobb) would be punished for what he had done.
The scene when Terry found his brother, Charlie, was very emotional. At that point I think Terry had realized that the whole situation had gone too far and he needed to do something about it. It scared me when he left and told Edie to stay where she was. I really didn't want him to hurt anyone. I was rooting for him to tell the truth in court. I was thrilled when he did!
I was very upset to see that the young boy on the rooftop had killed all of the pigeons. I could tell it broke Terry's heart. The pigeons were very important to Terry and Edie's brother before he died.
Of course the best part of the movie was the ending. I felt the end was magnificent. After Terry had been beaten, he got up with the help of his friends and showed how strong he was. The priest helped him do it on his own by yelling "Take your hands off!" and "Leave him alone!" as he was walking.
"All right, let's go to work!" was said by the boss when Terry finished his walk and everyone cheered.
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