{"id":1764,"date":"2020-06-30T15:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T21:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=1764"},"modified":"2020-05-22T22:10:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T04:10:02","slug":"movie-cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/30\/movie-cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof-1958\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Year: 1958
Rating: Not Rated
Length: 108 minutes \/ 1.80 hours<\/p>\n

While I understand the ease of adapting stage plays into movies, the result still feels a lot like watching a stage play on the big screen.\u00a0Cat on a Hot Tin Roof<\/em>\u00a0(1958) is no exception. Adapted from the Tennessee Williams play of the same name, this movie boasts a few big names like Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman. I think this movie probably wouldn\u2019t have been as notable unless it had these names tied to it in some way. After all, there\u2019s a reason why we still remember these writers and actors today.<\/p>\n

Even if\u00a0Cat on a Hot Tin Roof<\/em>\u00a0starts slow, the increasing amount of twists and reveals makes for an entertaining movie. I think part of my issue with the slow start might be with Elizabeth Taylor\u2019s acting. It felt to me like she was reading memorized lines and didn\u2019t put much emotion or effort into her performance. This wooden eventually turned around, but the damage had been done. On the flip side, a very young Paul Newman gave an exemplary performance, even if it\u2019s not that difficult to act drunk and disillusioned about a past life that can no longer happen.<\/p>\n

In the end, a lot of plays cover topics that relate to the human condition. Our ability to handle legacy, death, and new life can come in many forms. Sure, there\u2019s something to be said about apathy, anger, or anxiety when facing these topics, but the real character growth comes from acceptance and a willingness to move on.\u00a0Cat on a Hot Tin Roof<\/em>\u00a0provides an ugly set-up that allows the characters to grow into acceptance of their situations, so its entertainment comes in watching them \u201ctherapy it out\u201d throughout its run time.<\/p>\n

A chance to see a young Paul Newman at his best, I give\u00a0Cat on a Hot Tin Roof<\/em> 4.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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