tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post6998764869028873974..comments2024-03-07T03:26:12.851-07:00Comments on Movies Meet Their Match: Older vs. Newer Review: Seventh HeavenChloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-40949970376341543722024-01-06T00:11:21.365-07:002024-01-06T00:11:21.365-07:00I was wanting to find a review of the 1937 version...I was wanting to find a review of the 1937 version of Seventh Heaven I just watched (drying my eyes) and so happy to find this site. Have not seen the silent version but this one is simply exquisite. I'm not a James Stewart fan but here, he wins me completely, as there is a depth and an innocence that vanished when he became 'big' and the scripts clever rather than sublime like this one.<br />The camera shots alone are beautiful beyond belief. Diane's purity is so etheric one can hardly believe she is human, let alone an actor. Stewart's young face also has this quality.<br />Such devotion of a woman for a man would be laughed out of the room, today, and the state of relationships unfortunately reflects this. See how the power of love makes her impervious to his unflattering comments to her at the beginning, and how her unflinching service to him melts him to the core. Any woman loving any man in this way will melt him to the core. <br />And it is so sweet how "you want me to make love to you?" is devoid of sexual meaning here. And in the end, it was the words I Love You she wanted to hear more than anything, but she would not tell him this, nor say it herself. "You said it all by yourself!" she says ecstatically when at last he does. <br /><br />Thank you, Chloe, for loving this movie. There is a lot more to it than meets the eye at first. It is very special, one could even call it a spiritual romance. I will look for more of your reviews. Constancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03553048057970811140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-80441512565690398232020-08-02T08:55:55.147-06:002020-08-02T08:55:55.147-06:00I just got one of my sisters to watch it and she r...I just got one of my sisters to watch it and she really liked it, took, which I wasn't expecting!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-37267375707720203382020-06-11T10:46:11.548-06:002020-06-11T10:46:11.548-06:00Sweet drama is totally fine. It sounds like an int...Sweet drama is totally fine. It sounds like an interesting movie. I'll have to add them to my To Be Watched list. I've seen a silent film, but it was a long time ago. <br />Exactly!McKaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358864445536589827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-24119912340172128762020-06-11T10:44:51.459-06:002020-06-11T10:44:51.459-06:00They are! I would fully recommend both of you like...They are! I would fully recommend both of you like the genre!<br />Oh, Ben-Hur is such a famous story, but I've never seen any version, even though there are three! What do you think of it?Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-65540872727869976602020-06-11T10:42:50.674-06:002020-06-11T10:42:50.674-06:00Some of the movies that I love my sister can't...Some of the movies that I love my sister can't stand because she doesn't like black and white films and she claims that they are "cheesy". I know that Romance is your least favorite genre (Same for me!), but if your fine with sweet drama from time to time then you might like this! And, Jimmy Stewart makes everything great. Or if you haven't seen a silent film before it could be a good place to start!<br />Yes! Remakes should express someone's new vision for a movie and not be the exact same.Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-78697752781025544202020-06-11T10:37:39.794-06:002020-06-11T10:37:39.794-06:00Yes, I'm so happy that just by a chance I watc...Yes, I'm so happy that just by a chance I watched it! It is so sweet and wonderful. <3 That was what it was like for me, the 1927 is nice, but I just kept imagining Jimmy and Simone as Chico and Diane! Thank you! I'm glad that I found someone else who likes it! <3Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-27836032071687000052020-06-08T15:06:47.922-06:002020-06-08T15:06:47.922-06:00They both sound like really good movies.I haven...They both sound like really good movies.I haven't seen many silent films. <br />Well they did the remake thing with the movie Ben-hur. There are three now. ;) <br /><br />astorydetective.blogspot.com Rakayle Hierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154816732176287290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-34222089107710320772020-06-06T21:22:16.342-06:002020-06-06T21:22:16.342-06:00I haven't seen either version [well, I may hav...I haven't seen either version [well, I may have seen part of the 1937 version, but I'm not sure]. It looks interesting, though. Do you think I would like it?<br />I don't have a problem with reboots, as long as they're done well, and aren't a carbon copy of the original. McKaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358864445536589827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-84665034941338218402020-06-05T18:11:45.873-06:002020-06-05T18:11:45.873-06:00I'm so glad you were able to see this movie. I...I'm so glad you were able to see this movie. It is an absolute GEM!! I love it so much. I haven't seen the 1927 version, but I love Jimmy and Simone separately and together that I think it might be hard for the 1927 version to top it for me. Great review! Chico, Diane, Heaven <3The Classic Movie Musehttp://www.theclassicmoviemuse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-52245028359708759432020-06-05T12:19:10.930-06:002020-06-05T12:19:10.930-06:00Jimmy Stewart movies are totally worth seeking out...Jimmy Stewart movies are totally worth seeking out! :-) I feel like you'd really like how sweet this is!<br /><br />Oh, fun! Thank you so much! I'll have to check that out.Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-47132224083603758282020-06-05T12:11:11.532-06:002020-06-05T12:11:11.532-06:00Oh, it is! I rewatched it the other day and any mo...Oh, it is! I rewatched it the other day and any movie that is just as good the second time is a keeper! Honestly, same. XD (Harvey is so good!! I've seen 14 movies with him, but my all time favorite is It's A Wonderful Life! <333 It's one of the best films EVER. I also really liked The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance!)<br /><br />As I told Samantha in the above comment, they have title cards every once in awhile to explain what someone is saying, but overall there isn't a lot of dialogue. Quotes are one of my favorite parts of a movie, but nevertheless silent films are so much fun to watch! My older sister and I love to narrate silent movies which drives my younger sister crazy because she tells us that she can see what is happening! My favorite movie of all time, Singin' in the Rain, is about actors making the transition from silent to "talkies". An element of one of my favorite books, Wonderstruck - by Brian Selznick, mentions how once sound came to movies deaf people were at a disadvantage in the theater, which is so interesting because I had never thought about that! Anyway, I definitely recommend both of those, and giving a silent film a try!<br /><br />Don't worry, I'm the master of being random. XD That movie doesn't sound familiar, but I totally want to watch it now! That sounds like something right up my alley!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-65185177184473724802020-06-05T11:50:02.843-06:002020-06-05T11:50:02.843-06:00Good question because I love talking about silent ...Good question because I love talking about silent movies! Movie theaters usually had an orchestra and played music during movies and in digital copies they include that so it isn't completely silent. They did put in title cards, which said any bit of narration or dialogue needed. But, they didn't like breaking up the action every few seconds to do that, so the main difference between a silent film and a "talkie" is that the silent actors expressions are really exaggerated so you can figure out what is happening. In this movie it's obvious whenever a character's name is said. It was good for me when I was little because I couldn't read the first few times I saw silent short films! I'll put more information in my reply to Sarah's comment below.Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-46816037016990320662020-06-03T15:27:52.024-06:002020-06-03T15:27:52.024-06:00I thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiink I saw part of the Jimmy ...I thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiink I saw part of the Jimmy Stewart version of this, long ago on AMC or TCM, like back in college. Forgot all about it! I'll have to kind of seek it out.<br /><br />BTW, I <a href="https://hamlette.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-sunshine-blogger-award.html" rel="nofollow">nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award</a>. Play if you want to!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-74733888187498571232020-06-02T19:05:50.591-06:002020-06-02T19:05:50.591-06:00I've never heard of this movie, but it looks L...I've never heard of this movie, but it looks LOVELY. Also, I will eagerly watch anything with Jimmy Stewart in it. XD (I think maybe my favorite I've seen of his is Harvey? It's a hard choice though. Do you have a favorite?)<br /><br />How different is a silent movie from a talkie? I've never seen a silent film, and I can't quite imagine it. I mean, dialogue is so important in film!! Good dialogue is make or break for me in stories. How exactly do silent films compensate?<br /><br />Also, this is kind of random, but have you ever seen an old black and white romcom called (I think) Midnight? Something about your description of this reminded me of it, even though I don't think they can be similar at all... (There's an American girl and a cab driver, I think Hungarian. It takes place in Europe,and they end up pretending to be this Count and Countess... So sorry for how random this is. XD)Sarah Seelehttp://sarahseele.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-38437722355652479382020-06-01T10:20:34.993-06:002020-06-01T10:20:34.993-06:00I haven't watched either of these, but they so...I haven't watched either of these, but they sound good! I don't think I've ever watched a silent movie--how different of a viewing experience is it from watching a 'talkie'?<br /><br /><br />samsbookshire.blogspot.comSamanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921781363788196695noreply@blogger.com