Human Comedy
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List Price: $14.98
Features
• Black & White
• NTSC
In Theaters : 1943
Video Release : 01 September, 1998 |
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Human Comedy Customer Reviews
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A Bit Much but Appreciated for its' Place in Time
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I saw this movie a few months ago and parts of it stay with me. I thought it was a nice attempt to summerize the moods, trials, and perspectives of the folks at home during WWII. In attempting such a bold purpose, it takes a few liberties. Unfortunately, those liberties have tended to stay with me longer than the rest of the movie. One of the artistic licenses was a drive through the park on a Sunday afternoon. As our characters drive along, they pass one ethnic group after another; each doing their own cultural "thing" often in their unique cultural dress. The message is meant to be about America welcoming all groups into embrace but it's hard not to notice, from 60 years down the road, how nobody seems to be assimulating and none are interacting with each other.
The other artistic liberty was the portrayal of the idea that one life replaces another. It's a nice perspective of life, death, and the continuation of society ("When I die there'll be one child born to carry on"). However, as portrayed in "The Human Comedy", there is no allowance for the very real considerations of grief and its' lengthy process.
All that aside, there is a lot of Homefront Americana that makes this movie worthwhile. I was caught off guard by the appearance of an uncredited appearance by a young Robert Mitchum. Watch it but leave your pragmatism behind. |
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