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TOTW 11/07: How will moviegoers view BBM 30 years from now?
loneleeb3:
--- Quote ---I think critics and historians will continue to view BBM at the groundbreaking film that it is.
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I have to agree. It think this will be looked back upon as one of the greates films of our time ecspecially in the gay community.
I think it will be like Gone With the Wind or To Kill Mockingbird. People will watch it and find it hard to believe that people actually had to live under those condidions.
I'll be 70 and I will always remember the film as a catalyst for change in my life.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: atz75 on October 15, 2007, 01:05:17 pm ---
Yes, I think will definitely be the case regardless of what happens politically and socially in the real world. I really do think it will continue to stand up to many/most of the classic tragic romances in cinematic history.
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I agree, Amanda. A tragedy it is, a "somewhat soapy melodrama" it isn't.
Scott6373:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on October 15, 2007, 01:29:02 pm ---I agree, Amanda. A tragedy it is, a "somewhat soapy melodrama" it isn't.
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Isn't a wealth of opinions a great treasure to have?
loneleeb3:
--- Quote from: Scott on October 15, 2007, 01:32:08 pm ---Isn't a wealth of opinions a great treasure to have?
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Yep, I think there'd be a whole lot less posts if everyone had the same opinion! LOL
Brown Eyes:
Well, there are (at least) two aspects to a technical/general definition of a melodrama. One is that emotions are exaggerated in the acting style and the second is that the emotional tone of the film is driven by music (or the music/score is fundamental to influencing the emotional impact of the film).
I truly don't think that BBM falls into the first part of the definition. In fact, I think the emotional aspects of the different characters are usually very understated.
But as far as having the music play a fundamental role in the emotional direction of the film, I think that's pretty accurate in the case of BBM.
Melodrama isn't necessarily a put-down or a negative thing. There are lots of great, classic melodramas. But, it does has some pretty specific aspects as a genre.
In general, I think BBM is much too subtle to really fall into the definition of melodrama.
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