On+The+Waterfront

You may not know, but I have an intimate relationship with Marlin Brando. I feed him almost every day, or when I remember to. Fun fact, he hates spoons and mirrors, absolutely hates them. He gets all nervous and agitated to the point where he will pick up the little stones at the bottom of his bowl and build piles up against the glass. I think that actually a sign of an anxiety disorder, but since he's a fish I don't think there's any medication I could give him, or therapist that would see him, unlike the real Marlon Brando. I found it disturbing that Marlon Brando was so attractive in this movie, give my first introduction to him as a rather round Vito Corleone. I knew he used to be an attractive actor, I had seen photos, but I guess the reality never clicked. Of course, his good looks are not paired with a sparkling intellect, and even though that's due to the role he's playing as Terry Malloy... I doesn't seem to come together in my mind. I wanted him to be more that a big, sensitive, dumb, boxer guy, even though that would be purely to meet my selfish standards and probably would not benefit the movie in any way. Other than that, the movie itself was pretty good. I say that with reservation because the acting while a bit over the top fits the movie, but isn't exactly what I would use to classify a movie as good, or great. What I mean to say, is that if a movie I saw in a theater today had the acting that On The Waterfront had I wouldn't be able to stand it, yet because of the time period, and maybe even because its black and white too, it fits. I feel like I'm watching a clip from the past, and I am, but those characteristics would never make my great list in this decade.