Last night, TL and I did An American In Paris off her DVR. Winner of the 1951 Best Picture. Current Oscar counts are 59 TK, 57 TL. With 44 movies that we don't overlap on. So, we still have ground to cover.
Quickly here are TK's Five Thoughts on An American In Paris:
1) I wish people would burst into spontaneous song and dance numbers more. It would make life interesting.
2) I liked Singin' in the Rain better. Mostly because of Donald O'Connor. Interesting that Oscar Levant - funny best friend in An American In Paris - was supposed to have the Donald O'Connor funny best friend part in Singin' in the Rain as well. Another example of how different (for good or bad) some movies would have been if everything had gone as planned.
3) This is the Gone in Sixty Seconds of dance movies. Ends with a 18 minute dance number that really has no bearing on plot or character development.
4) Another movie where I feel bad for the nice guy who is with the girl before the hero shows up. It really is not his fault. Works both ways - Milo, who is perfectly nice, if a tad spoiled rich girl, doesn't get a fair shake in this movie either.
5) Question to ponder: Would this movie have been better if filmed on location? Or does the artificiality of the sets, though nicely recreated, help with the necessary suspension of disbelief? Or is checking your disbelief at the door a requirement for any movie musical and so Paris sets wouldn't have mattered?
Bottom line: Completely watchable despite obvious flaws. 3.5 TKs out of 5.
Favorite insult (to Jerry from Adam re Milo's art sponsorship): Tell me, when you get married, will you keep your maiden name?
Favorite insult #2 (from Jerry about American college kids in Paris): They're always making profound observations they've overheard.
Favorite quote: There's only one problem with a man and a woman. When one of them is in love and the other isn't. After that, it's all mechanics.
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