Movie critique of "on the waterfront” assignment

This makes it hard for some viewers to look past the film. One critic, Jonathan Rosenbaum, said that he could “ never forgive” Kazan for using the film to try to justify himself to the public. Ebert brings up the point that directors’ motives for movies are all different, at least Kazan told people why he made the movie and what he was trying to say in the film. The movie was very powerful and increased Brando’s influence on change, and acting during the 1950’s in America. Ebert also said, “ And look at the famous scene between Terry and his brother, Charley (Rod Steiger), in the back seat of a taxi.

This is the “ I coulda been a contender” scene, and it has been parodied endlessly (most memorably by Robert De Niro in “ Raging Bull”). But it still has its power to make us feel Terry’s pain, and even the pain of Charley, who has been forced to pull a gun on his brother. ” (Ebert, 1999). III. James Berardinelli In his movie critique, he states many times that the best part of the movie is Martin Brando. He was born to play this role, even though he had turned it down before learning that Frank Sinatra had agreed to replace him.

Frank Sinatra was also considered for the part, and would have made him into even a bigger star. The actor John Garfield was who the film was wrote for, but he passed away before the movie was made. “ At the same time, however, On the Waterfront is deeply evocative of Kazan’s aesthetic heritage??? which is to say the left-wing theater of the 1930s. The look is less faux neo-realism than the bittersweet naturalism of the Workers’ Film and Photo League. ” (Hoberman). V. Personal Critique The film On the Waterfront was a good movie in my opinion.

I am a big Marlon Brandon fan and thought that he was the perfect actor to play Terry. I had never seen the movie before watching it in class, and caught many lines that I have heard people quote in other movies in this film. For example, the famous line by Brando in the taxi, “ I coulda had class…I coulda been a contenda. ” I have heard that line countless times and I finally got to see why it is so famous. I also liked to supporting cast. The priest was a big part of the film and I always like how people that are even in a corrupt group such as the mob respect the church. The main actress in the movie was great also.