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Member Since: July 2008
Current Location: Australia
Favorite Line From A Movie: It's a hell of a thing killing a man... You take away all he's got, and all he's ever gonna' have.
Favorite Movie: 2001: a space odyssey, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Spiderman 2, Citizens Kane, Pulp fiction, kill bill vol.1, Batman begins, The Dark knight, Goodfellas, Raging bull, Taxi Driver, Rear window, Psycho, Vertigo, Apo
Favorite Critic: Dave kehr and Roger Ebert
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Taxi Driver (1976)

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Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" is long documented: winning the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, nominated for four academy awards, ranked 52 on AFI's... More

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	Votes +5 +5 / -0 thumb up thumb down Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Genre: Drama 90% Posted on 11/28/12 08:12 PM When the senator's chair becomes available, political members seek a man that is willing to (and naïve enough) to take the position without effecting the static quo or the generic regime. There are fitting comparisons between separate film-makers, and Capra and Wilder would most definitely fit quite well into that category. Similar to Wilder, Capra was a man that audaciously dethroned humanities idealized values, and boy, does he succeed with "Mr. Smith goes to Washington." Capra portrays a world with the continuous, prominent battle: the common man vs the big man (not physically but rather politically or economically). Capra obviously wanted to challenge Americas strong-hold of pride: Independence. Through a battle of liberty and democracy against the likes of cynicism and oppression, Capra's film hits with contemporary resonance like a sledgehammer. And the while the notions of liberty and oppression may seem tiresome (even for a person who doesn't watch movies), it's Jimmy Stewart's performance and his portrayal of simplicity characteristics found within the 'common man' that greatly elevates "Mr. Smith goes to Washington" to a great and profounding effect. 4 Comments \| Send This \| Comments: Dave J on 11/30/12 at 03:19 PM Great review and loved this film! 0 Replies \| Report Abuse Double.Dubs on 12/05/12 at 12:47 PM Love love love love LOVED this!! :) I never knew just how incredible Jimmy could act until this showed me. Though I think Capra got quite saccharine and optimistic by time of the film's conclusion, excellent review my friend. 0 Replies \| Report Abuse Monsieur Rick on 12/12/12 at 11:26 PM Over the top. Purely great expectations that a guy could do such things. It was good to see our "hero". But really, fantasy in today's cut throat world. 0 Replies \| Report Abuse Rostron2 on 12/19/12 at 09:34 AM It's unrealistic even by standards of its day, but it's message is the same today as it was then. There are people in our Congress that I'd like to beat into submission from their attitudes toward the people they represent, so seeing the good guy win once in a while is nice. 0 Replies \| Report Abuse

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