On the Waterfront

In refrencing the film, on the Waterfront, i found a few parts to be very interesting. First topic i would like to discuss is the films concept of a 1940's mobb. I first noticed the clothing, perticularly, the wide brimmed hats and long coats, and my thoughts if a 40's style mobb was similar to the one's presented in the film. I found it ammusing that this film involved so many physical fights with cigarettes in everyone's hand. I felt that their was emotion displaced in this film, but i found it somewhat disturbing the lack of tears and clamness when the two main characters, Eddey and Terry, brothers where murdered, Joey and Charlie. If that were my brother i would be hysterical and this intense emotion is much more presesnt in current films. I thought it was a cute love story. One of my favorite parts was when Terry came into Eddey's apartment and they were argueing and she stated she did not want to see him, they were pushing, and then they locked lips and the fight was over. The funniest part of the film was when Terry refered to Eddey as a "fruitcake" which indicated she was sweet, and today that term has an entirely different meaning.I felt this was a great film with a great moral to the story; stick up for what is right and don't be afraid to start the trend. Justice and Freedom are the purpose for the rebellion.
In refrence to chapter 1, this film is unique and carries the dramatic and classic feel. This film was in 1940, so it has a low standard of technology, but i feel the simplicity of the black and white and band music, is what makes this film so engaging and timeless. In refrence to chapter 2, it is stated to focus on the plot, emotional effect, character, ideas. The plot of this film is to demonstrate the intensity of mobb life and the effect on all others of the community and hiw they are affected. Everyone fears the mobb and is afraid to "rat" them out. One brave soul, Terry, sticks up to them and changes the way things are. The emotional effect, i felt, was bland in some areas and very dramatic in others. I felt that the saddness/mourning emotions were not intense and lacked. In regards to anger, i saw alot of intense anger related emotions, such as physical foghting, yelling, and facial expressions. The two main characters were Eddey and Terry. Eddey was a sweet yet outspoken women who was demanding justice. Terry was a good man in the wrong crew who decided to go against his fear and do what was the right/christain thing. The idea of this story was involved love, moral implications, and social problems.
In reflection to the film, i will start out by stating that i was not excited to watch this film, but it turns out that it was not that bad. I struggled with gaining interest in the beginning due to the lack of emotion presented in response to Joey's death, from his family to the random bystander. I felt that it was not real because that is not the response of a murder. I did however like how immediately their was a brawl, and several more present in the film. I had a few of women and their lack of speaking rights in the 40's, so this brought interest in Eddey's character. She did not listen to the men and she spoke her words and got involved with justice for her brother's murder. I thought that Terry was a very attractive 40's male and i thouroghly enjoyed when he went down to Mr. Friendly's meeting house and challenged him and then the workers stood behind him. I felt that the moral of this story was great for that time and also life lesson's in general. I felt suspense when you could tell it was going to be a dramatic part and then the drums or trumpet kicked in. I like how the director portayed this film and the scenerios involved, and also i don't feel there was an option for mush more back in those days.This film was also an excellent source for the 40's and it was interesting to see how times and behaviors changed. For example, it floored me how everyone had a cigarrette in their hand- ewww! It was a simple film but it would not have been as classic andy otherway.  This film proved by bais wrong that oldies can be goodies!