Rating of
3.5/4
The Best Years of Our Lives
SteelCity99 - wrote on 04/21/18
As you may already know, melodrama and patriotism do not live in harmony with my cinematic criticism, and even so, I must raise my hand and highlight the overabundant optimism, thought-provoking fables and a war nostalgia perfectly captured on film. Multiphacetic characters are developed passionately as they have to confront their personal demons while reassuming their societal roles and placing their existentialist priorities. Wyler transforms 172 minutes of plot development and hard-to-digest events in 120 minutes of laughs, tears and meaningful conclusions. The optimism of the now-pretentious figures like Spielberg and Eastwood are found here, in every frame, in every moment. This can be labeled as the official response to WWII by the US in the same way Roma, Città Aperta and Ladri di Biciclette were by Italy. The list goes on...
93/100
