Mad Men: Season Three
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Movie Reviews of Mad Men: Season Three
Movie Review: Exposes Kennedy assassination issues
Summary: 5 Stars
First of all- great series, great show, great season! I am a fan.
Towards the end of season 3, the last two episodes I believe, quite a lot of attention was placed on television footage from 1963, and the JF Kennedy assassination. For those of us who remember that time, the show brilliantly brought back MY cellular memory, anyway, and the tone of the country. They did a stellar job of recreating how that was for people. Television had quickly become the hyponotherapy tool of the social era , as evidenced by the showing of the Draper kids constantly parked in front of the tube. When I viewed, again after decades: the calculated way in which the news came through to the public; the footage of Oswald being "marched" through a room by federal marshals, and then the "convenient" way the TV caught Jack Ruby shooting him, it was clear as a bell to me the entire thing was planned (and not by Oswald!) from soup to nuts.... the assassination, as well as the "media handling" (read: psychological manipulation) - largely of the shocked grieving public. Lone gunman indeed! Successful manipulation and diverted attention of the public has succeeded ever since. Brought a great chill to me, through and through.
Movie Review: MAD MEN: SEASON THREE
Summary: 5 Stars
Mad men season three has to be the best season yet. Without giving too much away to whole season revolves around change and reflection. Once again we find Don Draper struggling to hide his past but this time the past catches up. Betty, tired of always being second to Don's job or wondering eye, starts to eye a guy of her own. Salvatore Romano sexuality comes into question. Joan quits Sterling Cooper and tries to adapt to domestic life with her new husband. Rodger Sterling finds himself having to defend his marriage to the much younger Jane to all his friends and coworkers. Peggy has become such an asset at Sterling Copper that she is actively being poached by Duck Phillips at a rival add agency, Grey. Pete Campbell is also trying to ward off being poached by Duck Phillips and still struggles with the lack of appreciation from his coworkers at Sterling Cooper. As for Sterling Cooper itself, the company stands and shaky ground after being acquired by Puttnam, Powell and Lowe of London. Now splash in some affairs, cocktails, glamour and scheming and you got one heck of a great season.Movie Review: Drama and conflicts heat up for everyone
Summary: 5 Stars
Bets finally finds out a few things about her husband, Don continues to cheat on her while she does the same, the kids suffer in the process, the British owners of Sterling Cooper shake things up at the firm, Sal can't hide his gay identity forever, Peggy really comes into her own, Joan must deal with her husband's failings, JFK's presidency comes to an end, the Civil Rights movement is well underway, and the acting and production design are still as strong as ever in this, the third season of Mad Men.
Bets is still unlikeable: cold, mean, unappreciative of her kids and always making them go outside or upstairs or to the tv room to avoid interacting with them, and yet you can't help feeling some sympathy for her. Don is gone most of the time, doing as he pleases, though he forbids his wife to do the same. The Draper kids get more screen time as well.
Things have changed so much for the agency and for the Drapers by the time we reach the finale that it really makes a fan wonder where it will all go from here. Good suspense.
Movie Review: Absolutely magnificent (and that may be an understatement)
Summary: 5 Stars
Mad Men is by far the best dramatic series I've ever seen. It has blown away all of my expectations and hopes, and indeed what I thought is artistically possible in this day and age. I use the word genius sparingly, but it certainly applies to the creators of this series.
The historical setting (Madison Avenue circa 1960) is great for showing us how times have changed during the past two generations, every character is developed and portrayed in a way that I can believe and empathize with, and countless facets of the human condition are explored with remarkable depth and nuance, so I'll assert that this series deserves to be classed with the world's great stage productions and literature (dare we mention the name of Shakespeare?). Simply put, I've learned a lot about life and therefore myself from this series, so my appreciation goes beyond what words can express.
If you're a reflective person who takes a real interest in what makes people and social groups tick, don't miss this series.
Movie Review: The Best Reflection Of 60s Society
Summary: 5 Stars
Mad Men brillantly brings us back to the 60s. Billy Wilder exposed this in THE APARTMENT, but MAD MEN goes even deeper. Jews, Negroes, and other 'outsiders' had no chance for success in the WASPY firms forcing them to create their own companies (MAD MEN alludes to Grey Advertising as the "Jewish" firm). And women...either barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen or the "bitch" in the office next door (who either screwed her way to the top or is a lesbian). I came to the business world in the mid-70s and unfortunately little had changed. My bosses were married to women who took care of the kids and lived an emptiness beyond that. Their new young female employees (often forced on them due to women's lib)exhibited a level of confidence they never saw in women before, which only added to their appeal. Vibrant, smart, confident with a sexy body, the bosses could not take their female recruits seriously. Sad to say, but I think MAD MEN captures the attitude of the 60s, 70s and early 80s (some would say even longer)!