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What I Learned From Watching: The Bridge on the River Kwai (Patreon)

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2016-10-12 21:15:40
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2017-01-18 22:42:44
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2026-06
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It's finally finished! I've been wanting to make a video on this movie for a long time and I'm so happy that it is finally completed. I'm going to try and mix small videos with the bigger videos to make sure that I don't sit on one video for months like I did with this one. 

Thank you so much for your continued support! With your support, I was able to purchase a wonderful book on David Lean that had a lot of great info in it!

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What I Learned From Watching: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

David Lean's exotic 1957 Opus, Bridge on the River Kwai is considered by many to be one of the greatest tales committed to film. Let's set aside for a moment the seven Oscars it took home at the 30th Academy Awards and its distinction of being one of only 12 Best Picture winners to have been produced by a foreign studio-in this case, the United Kingdom.

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Major West

Excellent job Tyler! If "The Bridge Over the River Kwai" was made today, do you think they would still film on-location or would they use a sound stage and special effects?

CinemaTyler

Thanks! Good question-- I think it really depends on who was making it. I think that studios would trust someone like Christopher Nolan enough to shoot on-location, but I'm not sure if a big studio would sign off on centering the climax on such a small setpiece.

Roy

Wonderful work. I enjoyed watching this video immensely. Bridge Over the River Kwai is one of my favorite films.

CinemaTyler

Sorry, I missed this comment somehow. Thanks so much for the kind words! I wasn't expecting much from the movie when I first watched it, but I was so enthralled with how the story unfolded that I watched it over again a few times that same week. It's really something special, I'm surprised I don't see it talked about much.

Roy

David Lean, much like John Ford, has fallen out of favor with modern audiences. Once upon a time 'Bridge Over the River Kwai' was every father's favorite movie. And by the way, 'Sword of Doom' is utterly brilliant. Tatsuya Nakadai, who is still working today, gives one of his best performances.

CinemaTyler

It's a shame. I can see how it's difficult to find a way into some of these kinds of movies. My dad is a big fan of this era in American cinema, which helped me get into it at an early age (The Great Escape and True Grit were great 'gateway' films). I love Sword of Doom (as you can probably tell by my banner). I really should do a video on it at some point.

Roy

Tatsuya Nakadai is getting older. This is a rare chance to see him in New York City.

CinemaTyler

Thanks for the tip! I didn't know he would be there.

Roy

He did something similar at The Film Forum a few years ago. I had to work then as well. Sigh! I would love to ask him questions about Kwaidan and When a Woman Ascends the Stairs. Also want to hear him talk about his work with Akira Kurosawa.

CinemaTyler

Bummer. I loved his performances in Harakiri and Ran. I wonder how long he is in NYC for. It seems like it'd be weird if he traveled all the way here for one Q&A.

Roy

Maybe he has several appearances planed. If you like Harakiri then you should explore some of his other collaborations with the director Masaki Kobayashi. The Human Condition, Kwaidan, and Black River are all excellent films they worked together on.