Imitation of Life
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Movie Reviews of Imitation of Life
Movie Review: 1 OF LANA'S BEST! ... cry,laugh,enjoy
Summary: 5 Stars
Lana get to flaunt the fact that she is not just another pretty face but really an amazing actress in this movie. Her ability is played out in the role of an aging actress and mother-trying to balance her boyfriend and daughter with her desire for an illustrious career. The side line is actress Susan Kohner playing the reckless daughter who only wants to be rid of her origin-the fact that she is half black-half white. She breaks her mom's heart a little but still loves her. We feel for Susan's torn character, her mom's patient but heartbreaking rendition, Lora Meredith's fight for the best of both worlds, Sandra Dee's desire for her mother's time and affection, and John Gavin's wait for the love of his life, Lora Meredith (lana).
It is the story of how simple family matters can tear people apart; it is the anatomy of important issues of our world today (or yesterday): racial prejudice, women working, young love, and the hearts of the faithful.
BTW:Mahalia sings like no other at the end of this film, so anticipate hearing some mindblowing singing!
WATCH AND ENJOY
Movie Review: The Ultimate 1959 Chick Flick now on WideScreen DVD!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Universal Pictures brings us this very controversal 1959 Technicolor picture to Anamorphic WideScreen DVD. The picture I agree is not the best quality but still delivers an acceptable Widescreen presentation for Home Theatre Systems."Imitation of Life" is an outstanding motion picture with very strong subject matter especially for 1959. The emotional rollercoaster ride we the audience take with Lana Turner & Juanita Moore two widows with daughters struggle together to find true happiness & over come the worlds racial prejudice.
Homeless Moore is truely outstanding as the Black devoted mother who has an 8 year old very light skinned daughter who is ashamed of being Black & her Black mother. Turner a struggling actress with a 6 year old daughter befriend Moore, take them in and begin a life long friendship. The acting of all the stars supports very stongely the emotional journey these characters had to endure.
I guarantee this will bring a tear to many of eyes so keep a box of tissues handy for this very heart filled story. Enjoy.
Movie Review: Truly sad but very enlightening
Summary: 5 Stars
I seen this movie years ago as a child. I was basically forced to watch it because it was my sisters time for the TV and they would not give it up for me to watch cartoons. But I'm glad I sat there and watched. It's the only movie that made me cry (and I don't mean getting teary eyed). As I often think of it in these modern days and times, to have someone view it now, who has never seen it before, would really test their level of compassion and sensitivity on a spiritual and humane sense of being. On a personal note of how we sometimes take for granted or disregard the people who loves us the most, and unconditionally at that, from that point on after the first viewing I I learned to accept who I am and blame no one for my shortcomings in life, especially the people I hold near and dear to my heart. This movie made me aware at an early age of how sometimes societal standards can influence and pervert your feelings of personal self and family values. I'm surprised that it was not released on DVD sooner.Movie Review: Merciless portrait and not so far from the reality!
Summary: 5 Stars
Lana Turner made a superb tour de force acting with this legendary cult movie as a greedy artist who neglects the love requirements of her daughter due the fame . This film might well inspire to Bergman for Autunum Sonata in 1978.
But in the other hand we can follow the parallel dramatic line in which Juanita Moore daughter repudiating the heritage of her mother passes for white breaking her mother's heart .
Only the golden masterful craft of Douglas Sirk could turn the twist of this melodram soap in a colossal and yet watchable film in a special decade as the late fifties where the racism and the evasion to find out new places were in its peaks.
The script is very credible and touching heart . Nobody must miss this fundamental icon of the american cinema .
Douglas Sirk inspired to that giant german film maker in the seventies named : Rainer Werner Fassbinder and also to R.E.M. for their so well known theme of the same title in the late nineties .
Movie Review: One of the best films ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay so I haven't seen the DVD specifically but I have seen the film and for a person who thinks filmmaking didn't even exist prior to Star Wars (I'm a 70's baby what can I say), I have to say I found this film both entertaining, thoughtful and downright aggravating. Anything that can make me feel all that is definitely worth recognition. Juanita Moore is wonderful as the mother, Annie Johnson, who only wants her daughter to accept her. Susan Kohner portrays the hateful Sarah Jane, a bit too well, as she rejects everything being Black means in 1950's America and tries to pass herself off as White.
If you don't want to slap Sarah Jane and scream at her at the top of your lungs, then you might want to check your pulse. If Juanita's peformance as the dismissed mother doesn't touch your heart, then you might not have one. Imitation of Life is definitely a misnomer because there is no film out there that is more original.