{"id":1660,"date":"2020-05-26T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=1660"},"modified":"2020-06-26T22:16:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-27T04:16:50","slug":"movie-the-magnificent-ambersons-1942","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/26\/movie-the-magnificent-ambersons-1942\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheThe Magnificent Ambersons
<\/u><\/strong>Year: 1942
Rating: Not Rated
Length: 88 minutes \/ 1.47 hours<\/p>\n

Some films are timeless classics, like Citizen Kane<\/em> (1941), then some are doomed to live in their shadows like The Magnificent Ambersons<\/em> (1942). It\u2019s easy to see how a success like Citizen Kane<\/em> would incentivize studios to let Orson Welles direct another film in the hopes that he\u2019d surpass himself. Unfortunately, I don\u2019t feel The Magnificent Ambersons<\/em> ever achieves that level of cinematic notoriety, merely acting as a footnote to much more famous films. Consequently, this movie hasn\u2019t necessarily aged as well as its 1941 counterpart.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll still give credit where credit is due and say that The Magnificent Ambersons<\/em> contains the visual charm and bold style that defined Orson Welles\u2019 films. If only the story and characters were memorable enough to care about, then we might have a good movie on our hands here. As it stands, I didn\u2019t care for any of the characters, nor did I even feel invested in any of their stories or motivations (such as they were). Mostly, it seemed like drama for drama\u2019s sake (somewhat similar to how I feel about East of Eden<\/em><\/a> (1955)).<\/p>\n

At the time, I\u2019m sure the irony of individuals who didn\u2019t buy into this whole \u201cautomobile craze\u201d looked silly to those who drove to their local theater in their car. Almost 80 years later, this conflict seems even more stupid, which is unfortunate considering how integral it is to this \u201criches to rags\u201d story. Sure, The Magnificent Ambersons<\/em> has received some accolades over the years, but I guess I\u2019m probably in the minority of film critics who didn\u2019t care for it. Although, if I were able to see Orson Welles\u2019 uncut version, perhaps my opinion of it would be much improved.<\/p>\n

A sub-par Welles film that hardly comes close to Citizen Kane<\/em>, I give The Magnificent Ambersons<\/em> 2.5 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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