I thought i was a cinephile because i had watched thousands of movies. I was wrong. You can't call yourself a "cinephile" if you have not watched some particular movies. For example, you don't know anything about cinema if you have not watched CASABLANCA (1942), and i watched it a few days ago. That's exactly the case with A STREETCAR.. too. You are basic, cinema wise, if you haven't watched this.
Watching this is like travelling to a distant world/another reality. There is magic in the air, i can't describe it, but i felt like i was watching demigods on the screen. Leigh and Brado are giving glorious performances. Leigh's acting is outdated of course, and that shows how unbelieavable she was: Whereas her acting is indeed outdated, she still shines and viewers have no choice but consider it among the greatest acting performances of all time.
Brando is, lol, of course there are no words for his performance. He seems like he came from the future, the way he talks, the way he moves, his grimaces. It's like he is not an actor from this era. Like his acting method is 20-30 years ahead of his time.
Still, Leigh steals the show. Is her character the richest/more complex/more multilayered character of all time? Possible. There were moments i didn't like her at all, but in the end, i almost cried. She touched my soul. People like her should be protected at all costs. Her fate shattered me.
There was only one thing that bothered me, and i will tell it, even if that makes me an ignorant and sacrilegious moviegoer: The hideous things Kowalsky did in the end of the movie were out of character. I never viewed him as a monster during the first 115 minutes of it. Yes, he was some kind of villain but there were redeeming qualities of his, considering his time era and the cultural oppression of women. I mean, too many men were monsters back then and it was almost socially acceptable behavior. Still, during the first 115 minutes of it, i never thought he was a monster. So, the final minutes confused me. Because he acts like one.
Probably it's my fault and not Tenesse's Williams i guess, that i didn't understand Kowalsky entirely, lol. But still, i can't explain the rape. He loved his wife. He just had a baby. Blanche would soon leave. There is absolute no reason he sexually abuses her, considering that he hadn't shown any flashes before, at all.
In any case, this is a masterpiece. Go watch it.
Watching this is like travelling to a distant world/another reality. There is magic in the air, i can't describe it, but i felt like i was watching demigods on the screen. Leigh and Brado are giving glorious performances. Leigh's acting is outdated of course, and that shows how unbelieavable she was: Whereas her acting is indeed outdated, she still shines and viewers have no choice but consider it among the greatest acting performances of all time.
Brando is, lol, of course there are no words for his performance. He seems like he came from the future, the way he talks, the way he moves, his grimaces. It's like he is not an actor from this era. Like his acting method is 20-30 years ahead of his time.
Still, Leigh steals the show. Is her character the richest/more complex/more multilayered character of all time? Possible. There were moments i didn't like her at all, but in the end, i almost cried. She touched my soul. People like her should be protected at all costs. Her fate shattered me.
There was only one thing that bothered me, and i will tell it, even if that makes me an ignorant and sacrilegious moviegoer: The hideous things Kowalsky did in the end of the movie were out of character. I never viewed him as a monster during the first 115 minutes of it. Yes, he was some kind of villain but there were redeeming qualities of his, considering his time era and the cultural oppression of women. I mean, too many men were monsters back then and it was almost socially acceptable behavior. Still, during the first 115 minutes of it, i never thought he was a monster. So, the final minutes confused me. Because he acts like one.
Probably it's my fault and not Tenesse's Williams i guess, that i didn't understand Kowalsky entirely, lol. But still, i can't explain the rape. He loved his wife. He just had a baby. Blanche would soon leave. There is absolute no reason he sexually abuses her, considering that he hadn't shown any flashes before, at all.
In any case, this is a masterpiece. Go watch it.