Bridge on the River Kenobi
D | Thursday, August 11, 2005

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So my treking towards all 100 of the AFI 100 continued this week with Bridge on the River Kwai.

I have to say, I really enjoyed this film. I've been watching these films for a few weeks now and typically the films are "OK." But this one I really liked. The plot was interesting, the characters were engaging, and although it took a little while to get moving, the whole thing was well constructed. As the British Colonel, Mr. Proper Manners, Alec Guinness really makes this movie for me. There were a few points that truly echoed some of the sentiments his characters expressed in Star Wars and Lawrence of Arabia. If I wasn't already, I think I am becoming a huge Alec Guinness fan. Next on the list are All About Eve, Raging Bull, and Sunset Blvd.

For everyone bored at work, give this game a try. You are a student trying to cheat and you have to avoid getting "caught" by the teacher. Oh highschool.

D | 8/11/2005 02:12:00 PM |   Post your comment

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Comments:

Is the movie as racist as the book? I read the book on the plane back from London over Spring Break and hadn't been prepared for the whole "the Japs are uncivilized savages" tone of the book. I know it has to do with when it was written and all, but I'm just wondering if the move is like that as well.
IrishBrooke | August 11, 2005 7:25 PM | permalink
 

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Brooke-
Racist? No, I don't so.

The "uncivilized savage" thing is obviously a message in the film, but it is in no way a focus of the film. At least not that I picked up on. There are a few references about the British soldiers bringing honor to their Japanese captors, but I took most of the references as the way "military gentlemen" should conduct themselves. If I had to guess, and it is just that, I would say the book probably trumps the message far more than the movie. But I don't know.

If you want to rent it, watch it, and respond, I would be interested to hear your opinion and see if you saw the movie in a different light than I did.
D | August 11, 2005 10:30 PM | permalink
 

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Ragging Bull? Never heard of it.

Yeah, yeah, all speeling misstakkes are intenshunal. Got it.
Alex | August 12, 2005 8:22 PM | permalink
 

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The movie was a kind of Ragging Bull. It dragged a while at the begining and took a bit to get rolling. Also, I couldn't figure out where the movie was going and then all the sudden it just ended. It earned 3 stars from me.
D | August 15, 2005 9:33 AM | permalink
 

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