Post by london777 on Jun 16, 2017 14:50:22 GMT
... its film-historical/sociological importance exceeds it intrinsic merit. It will be cited long after better films are forgotten
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Posting about Rebel Without a Cause (1955) in another thread I wrote the above.
Of what other movies could you say the same?
Blackboard Jungle (1955). Same year and same reason: "teenagers" had been invented.
Roots (1977) TV mini-series. Paid (too much) for the DVD so I could show it to my partner, who is black but had no clue how her ancestors had arrived in the Americas. Was surprised how clunky it was, even by TV standards and it has since been much lampooned. But I do not think any film or TV series has ever had such an impact on society. No political or social movement did as much for Black Awareness.
Up the Junction (1965) Ken Loach. TV movie that caused a stir in the UK and advanced the debate on abortion and homelessness. Loach tried radical techniques for Brit TV and some of them just do not work, but the film is always quoted when discussing important TV productions.