Bus Stop, based on a play by William Inge
6 out of 10
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This comedy
has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globes- for best comedy no
less and Marilyn Monroe’s performance- one BAFTA, the Golden Lion and a few
other noteworthy prizes.
And I do
not see why!
Plus, we
can find this modest production on the New York Times’ Beat 1,000 Movies Ever
Made list that you find here:
It is not the
worst film that you have seen.
But I
really wonder how people like it.
It could be
that the moeurs have changed so much that much of the attitude of the hero is
unacceptable today.
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Well, I do not see how they
tolerated it back then
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And indeed, there is a fight and a
nadir that is supposed to wake the protagonist to reality
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Still, my opinion is very negative
Beauregard “Bo”
Decker is a cowboy that has never kissed a girl and his innocence, naiveté may
explain what happens.
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But it does not excuse him
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Not for this viewer
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And then, would you like to be
lassoed like a horse or a cow?
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Because that is what this red neck
does to Chérie aka Marilyn Monroe
Beauregard is
on the bus with Virgil Blessing, right at the start of the film.
They travel
to Phoenix because the young man is determined to win the rodeo contests and
meet an angel.
The woman
for him can be nothing else, but an angel and some of this self-assurance can
be justified, given the age and the state of this education.
This was
another really annoying fact, because the man talks without any knowledge of
any rules and yet he is so sure he deserves so much
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You is and they has are pretty much
what both Beauregard and Chérie use in their manner of speaking
Yes, he
grew on a farm and she had a difficult life, but then I was born under
communism, not in America and I know better English than these two put together
and besides, this is their native tongue-
Not that
they would know what that is…
The rancher
is aggressive, rude and from the bus he sings and acts like if the others have
no say in the matter…
They did
seem to enjoy it, so mea culpa- maybe there he did the right thing, but when he
started his relationship with the chanteuse, he was on the wrong track.
You cannot
bully someone into a relationship, not to mention that it is advisable to know
the partner you want to have for life.
Actually, I
resented the guy and the fact that Chérie is just as ignorant and ready to
accept so much, even if she resist for some time.
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Love at first sight?
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I do not buy that
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It is more appropriate to use the description
used by the chanteuse:
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Physical attraction
But that is
not good enough for much, except intimate relations, which would be fine, but
not marriage.
Perhaps using
the classic Blink, the Power of Thinking Without Thinking would bring us to an
explanation in this case.
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And we are talking about Marilyn
Monroe
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But I think she acted without talent
here
If I
compare this to The Seven Years Itch and Some Like It Hot it almost looks like
this is another actress.
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