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Gentleman's Agreement

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BareLolk's avatar
BareLolk
I think it's pretty good.
It's scary how relevant the message is today.
Spacepimp's avatar
Spacepimp
It has some pretty valid points about everyday racism, that people sadly hasn't learned yet.
It's not enough to have an opinion if you keep it to your self (among others).
Defintily worth watching, maybe a bit more for the message than the art.
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essaywhu
This is probably my least favorite classic film of all time, and it started the trend of preachy "social message" pictures winning the Best Picture Oscar over films that were better written and more innovative and didn't telegraph the theme of their film to you.

1947 wasn't the greatest year in film history and I am not sure any of the other contenders for Best Picture were all that great either, although I do like Miracle on 34th Street as it was a holiday staple in my house growing up. If I could pick any film to win Best Picture that year, I would have chosen either Black Narcissus or Out of the Past, both of which weren't nominated. (However, Black Narcissus did win Best Art Direction, Color and Best Cinematography, Color.)