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I've Learned So MuchJul 08 '01 Write an essay on this topic.The Bottom Line 1940, never was a year so influential to an industry. Disney was at full strength, the future was bright and quality was high. As I've gathered the data to put together this list and others I've learned so much about the history of film. Enjoy the fruits of my labour. Honorable Mentions: Pinocchio (1940); Dumbo (1941); The Wolf Man (1941); Bambi (1942); Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943); The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945); A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945); The Big Sleep (1946); Song of the South (1946); Miracle on 34th Street (1947); The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948); Rope (1948); Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). 1. Fantasia (1940) This movie is magical and should rightfully be considered a classic. Vintage Disney all the way, the story, the animation, it all works. 2. Citizen Kane (1941) Rosebud, Orson Welles knew what knew what he was doing with this one. You will never look at your USA Today in the same way. 3. The Maltese Falcon (1941) Whatta you know a whole movie about a black bird, a valuable black bird wanted by everyone. Humphrey Bogart as directed my John Huston is a sight to behold. 4. Casablanca (1942) Of all the movies that happen to be on my list this one has Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. I would watch these guys in Casablanca part 6 they are that good. 5. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) If you have never seen James Cagney in a movie or you have only seen him in gangster movies this movie is a must see. Musical, patriotic and a darn good Yankee Doodle Time, this movie is fantastic. 6. Heaven Can Wait (1943) I saw the remake of this movie, I not only liked the remake with Warren Beatty I also enjoy the original. Nothing like dying before your time to make you appreciate life and if you find romance all the better, if it happens to be romance with a hot babe, fantastic! 7. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Two old ladies, poison and a nephew played by Cary Grant. The bodies cant be far behind. Despite the subject matter it is fairly farcical. 8. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) This movie makes me feel good and I imagine if I were in the circumstance Jimmy Stewart finds himself in, I would not have been as charitable. The true meaning of Christmas is what this movie is all about. 9. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) Okay you may have seen the TV show, but the ghost in the movie and the setting are a little darker and more realistic, forget the TV show, watch this movie. 10. Black Narcissus (1947) Nothing better than a movie where Nuns are stern and must overcome adversity in establishing a religious community. I dont know why I like this movie except my father the minister, made me watch it.  |
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