On the Waterfront update feed
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" Notes: Even though Marlon Brando’s career has always been rather inconsistent, I have always been a huge fan of the guy and since this flick is considered as one of his classics, I was quite eager to check it out. Man, at the time, he was really on fire and gave one of his best performances, arguably one of the best performances ever given by an actor. Personally, I still prefer ‘A Streetcar named Desire’ but this flick is definitely not far behind. Anyway, 3 years after making this semi"
" Notes: Even though Marlon Brando’s career has always been rather inconsistent, I have always been a huge fan of the guy and since this flick is considered as one of his classics, I was quite eager to check it out. Man, at the time, he was really on fire and gave one of his best performances, arguably one of the best performances ever given by an actor. Personally, I still prefer ‘A Streetcar named Desire’ but this flick is definitely not far behind. Anyway, 3 years after making this semi"
"Although it is sometimes reviled in liberal circles as being director Elia Kazan's attempt to justify his naming of names during the McCarthy Communist witch hunts, 'On the Waterfront' is undoubtedly a masterpiece. Though it fails to convince in the allegorical sense it was reportedly meant to be taken, as a broader tale of one man's struggle against dockyard bullies is easily applicable to a range of different audiences who can choose to project their own figureheads of evil onto the villains. "
" Rating iMDB: 8.2 (ca. 111 300 votes) My Rating: 8/10 Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller The Plot: An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses. Source: iMDB.com "
" 1954 The Film Industry Rating : 1 for Masterpiece IMBD Rating : 8.3 My Rating : 2.5 for Remarquable "
"25.5. Marlon Brando joutuu tiukoille, koska satamassa ei töitä kaikille. Voihan tämän nähdä jonkinlaisena kannanottona työttömyyttä ja Sipilän hallitusta kohtaan."