Scanner sombre playtime3/9/2023 ![]() Its palette is rich, expressive, poetic - as is the color in "2001" and "The Searchers," but Hitchcock is working on even more sophisticated and psychologically intricate levels. ![]() There is no movie I love more than "Vertigo" (or "Kane" - once you reach a certain threshold, such distinctions are meaningless), which is not only one of the great films but one of the great color films, in particular. The lack of comedy on the new list hearkens back to the Somber Ol' Days of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. As for the 2012 Sight & Sound Top Ten, compare it with 1982 (" Singin' in the Rain," "The General"), 1992 ("L'Atlante") and 2002 ("Singin' in the Rain"). I can name plenty of comedies that capture a mature vision of human existence (if you're into that kind of thing - like all of Buster Keaton), but a drama that (artificially) excludes humor is feels false and inert to me. Some might argue that comedy without drama is also limited and superficial, but I think comedy is more profound and complex - and more difficult to pull off successfully. I say this as someone who believes that comedy is everything, and that drama is lifeless (or at least emotionally stunted) without it.
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