Over the past week I’ve seen Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (#29), West Side Story (#41), and A Streetcar Named Desire (#45).
While watching the movies on my list, I’ve found that movies are better when you watch them with people who like them. My mom really liked Mr. Smith, so she watched it with me. Having her point out things helped to keep it interesting. And West Side Story is one of my dad’s faves, so hearing the story about when he first started watching it and why he liked it (and hearing him recite lines and sing along) made it more enjoyable. Again, Wikipedia helped me to follow along with both movies.
I saw Streetcar many years ago, but didn’t remember it, so it went on my “To See” list instead of the “Seen” list. I’m glad I put it there too, because I really enjoyed watching it recently. Vivien Leigh is one of my favorite actresses (thanks to Gone with the Wind, one of my favorite movies ever!) so I liked seeing her in this role. It was funny how her character had some of the same characteristics as her Scarlett caracter. The story was really good, and I saw the recent version which had parts that had been cut from the original.
Of the 3 movies, Streetcar is probably the only one that I would have watched without this list, but I’m glad to have seen all 3 for the historical significance of them.