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Bonnie & Clyde
Saw this film today at the Madstone. The popcorn with Southwest Cheddar is excellent. The film began late, don't know what's up with that...and the print was definately showing its age.
Several things are worth remarking about the film itself. First is that it contained many glaring errors, too many even to list here. Second is that there were a lot of people in the film I didn't expect. Warren Beatty and Faye dunaway are the title couple, with Gene Hackman as Clyde Barrow's brother. I knew all of that. But Estelle Parsons (roseanne's TV mom) as Hackman's wife, and Gene wilder as some guy they pick up, then leave in the middle of nowhere. tough luck there, Gene.
The third thing is that in many places in the film, love scenes for example, there is no music. Same with action shootout scenes and stuff. I think American audiences are used to being guided thru scnes by the music, and you are forced to look deeper and draw out your own conclusions when the music is minimal or missing. So I liked that very much. Lastly, the final scene with the barrage of bullets was truly excellent.
Several things are worth remarking about the film itself. First is that it contained many glaring errors, too many even to list here. Second is that there were a lot of people in the film I didn't expect. Warren Beatty and Faye dunaway are the title couple, with Gene Hackman as Clyde Barrow's brother. I knew all of that. But Estelle Parsons (roseanne's TV mom) as Hackman's wife, and Gene wilder as some guy they pick up, then leave in the middle of nowhere. tough luck there, Gene.
The third thing is that in many places in the film, love scenes for example, there is no music. Same with action shootout scenes and stuff. I think American audiences are used to being guided thru scnes by the music, and you are forced to look deeper and draw out your own conclusions when the music is minimal or missing. So I liked that very much. Lastly, the final scene with the barrage of bullets was truly excellent.
Re:
Clyde Barrow was gay, which is not mentioned, and would have men with him from time to time. B & C had many partners, which were sort of amalgamated into one henchman type person in the movie. Bonnie had sex with one of Clyde's jail cellmates whiel they were partners for a time.
There also was no huge barrage of bullets, although that was an accepted urban legend before the film.