When I first heard we were watching Good Night and Good Luck, I immediately went to look it up to see what the movie was about. When I did this, I saw that George Clooney and Robert Downey Jr. starred in it, my first thought was, "Wow, this is going to be a good movie." However, not even the cast of amazing actors could make up for the problems I had with this movie.Once the movie started and I saw that it was in black and white, I was turned off right away. I don't particularly like black and white movies. They don't hold my attention very well.
Another issue I had with this movie is that it was all filmed inside the studio. There was no change in setting. There was no action. The whole movie was just people talking to each other about communism and then going on the TV to talk about it even more. I felt like it was just a blah movie that didn't dig into the plot enough. The most important issue was that I didn't really like the characters. When I watch a movie, I like static characters or characters that I can relate to. I felt like none of these characters were developed as much as I would have preferred, and of course, I couldn't relate to them at all.
While I like the message behind the movie, I can't say that I liked the movie as a whole.
You have not really answered any of the blog prompts. YOu just say you do not like black and white films--it's a good thing you weren't alive in the fifties. Why do you suppose George Clooney chose to change the colored stock the movie was filmed with to black and white, heighten the contrast, and do all indoor shots?
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