What is special about films from 1930's....
Jan 18, 2021 4:28:13 GMT
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Post by dirtypillows on Jan 18, 2021 4:28:13 GMT
It would depend on how one defines pretentious, because while I don't have much point of reference as I haven't seen a lot of films from the 30's, mainly clips, they can look pretentious. I get the posters point.
pretentious
/prɪˈtɛnʃəs/
adjective: pretentious
attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
"pretentious art films"
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/prɪˈtɛnʃəs/
adjective: pretentious
attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
"pretentious art films"
h
Similar:
affected
ostentatious
chi-chi
showy
flashy
tinselly
conspicuous
flaunty
tasteless
kitschy
overambitious
pompous
artificial
flatulent
inflated
overblown
overripe
fustian
hyperventilated
mannered
high-flown
high-sounding
flowery
grandiose
big
grand
elaborate
extravagant
heroic
flamboyant
ornate
grandiloquent
magniloquent
bombastic
turgid
orotund
rhetorical
oratorical
sophomoric
highfalutin
la-di-da
fancy-pants
posey
pseud
pseudo
poncy
toffee-nosed
dicty
Many of these synonym's do appear to fit from my own observation. I could be wrong, but sometimes if someone loves something, they may not want to hear anything that might taint that image, even if there is some truth behind it.
Wow. That's a whole lot of synonyms there!
I would say that showy, flashy, ornate and tinselly describe the look of a lot of 1930s films. But that's something about them that I like a lot. Some of those old movies are gorgeous to look at, especially if happen to like Art Deco.
As far as stuff like the story and the acting, the words big, grand, grandiose, extravagant and heroic are all, i would say, pretty accurate. Take the 1932 BP Oscar winner "Grand Hotel", it's all of those things. It's pretty to look at *and JC gives the best performance in it* but I did find the movie pretty boring and pretentious.