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Limbesdautomne

The propaganda of the good is no more legitimate than another.

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4 years 11 months ago

A two-hour PSA about antisemitism, Gentleman's Agreement has its heart in the right place, but it really does feel like one of those short films they show in school about the evils of (smoking / spending / sexing / etc.), with the steady father figure explaining how the world works to his kids (Gregory Peck and tiny Dean Stockwell respectively), and the adult audience goes, yes, yes, we know. "Heavy-handed" doesn't even seem to cover it. "Stagey AF" also comes to mind. Still, the premise had some potential - Peck is a reporter who starts telling people he's Jewish (he's not) so he can study how people react and in the process uncovers (and this is where it's most interesting) the more casual, ingrained prejudice even "good people" have - and it doesn't really veer into White Messiah territory, but is instead a device to highlight what minorities would feel is everyday stuff. But it takes a half hour before Peck even HAS the idea for his article, during which time we're subjected to his budding romance (ok, that has a role to play in the film's subject matter) and his ill mother (which doesn't). It has its "woke" moments, and perhaps it had more impact in 1947 than it would today, but they are smothered in a dull sermon that's preaching to the converted, in my case.

4 years 11 months ago

Spacepimp

It has some pretty valid points about everyday racism, that people sadly hasn't learned yet.
It's not enough to have an opinion if you keep it to your self (among others).
Defintily worth watching, maybe a bit more for the message than the art.

5 years 8 months ago

jhhayes

I'm a huge Gregory Peck fan, but this film bored me to death. A very dull picture...

7 years 4 months ago

BareLolk

I think it's pretty good.
It's scary how relevant the message is today.

9 years 3 months ago

essaywhu

This is probably my least favorite classic film of all time, and it started the trend of preachy "social message" pictures winning the Best Picture Oscar over films that were better written and more innovative and didn't telegraph the theme of their film to you.

1947 wasn't the greatest year in film history and I am not sure any of the other contenders for Best Picture were all that great either, although I do like Miracle on 34th Street as it was a holiday staple in my house growing up. If I could pick any film to win Best Picture that year, I would have chosen either Black Narcissus or Out of the Past, both of which weren't nominated. (However, Black Narcissus did win Best Art Direction, Color and Best Cinematography, Color.)

9 years 5 months ago

Punisher

I quite liked it, nevermind the comments here, make up your own mind about it when you watch it.

10 years ago

rwj

Wow... Brilliant movie. I don't know why this is not seen as Peck's greatest movie instead of "To Kill a Mockingbird" which I for some reason don't liked. (8/10)

12 years 2 months ago