Billy Wilder has written and directed some of America’s best movies, such as Some Like It Hot, Sunset Blvd, Double Indemnity, The Apartment, Sabrina, the list goes on and on. Some of these films make my top ten list. I found Stalag to be mildly entertaining but not Wilder's best. Billed as a dark comedy, it seems light on the dark and heavy on the comedy. Furthermore, there is very little character development and I felt very little emotional connection to the characters. This may be due to the large cast of characters. Certainly there is a great deal of symbolism in the movie (interested viewers are encouraged to read the following http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/00/5/stalag.html) but this film left me with wanting something more.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Stalag 17 (**)
Billy Wilder has written and directed some of America’s best movies, such as Some Like It Hot, Sunset Blvd, Double Indemnity, The Apartment, Sabrina, the list goes on and on. Some of these films make my top ten list. I found Stalag to be mildly entertaining but not Wilder's best. Billed as a dark comedy, it seems light on the dark and heavy on the comedy. Furthermore, there is very little character development and I felt very little emotional connection to the characters. This may be due to the large cast of characters. Certainly there is a great deal of symbolism in the movie (interested viewers are encouraged to read the following http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/00/5/stalag.html) but this film left me with wanting something more.
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