The "Marlon Brando" Trilogy
Which three films best summarize Mr. Brando in Your Opinion?
"A Streetcar Named Desire (1952)"
"The Wild One (1953)"
"On the Waterfront (1954)"
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On The Waterfront
The Godfather
Last Tango in Paris
No! That's not true at all, Elvis takes 50% of everything I earn!Col. Tom Parker
why last tango?
shareThat was his last starring role film. Such a great, raw, intense performance I can watch over and over. After that it was all supporting roles which he did just for money (my opinion again) with a lot of accents and costumes.
No! That's not true at all, Elvis takes 50% of everything I earn!Col. Tom Parker
I would say...
A Streetcar Named Desire
On the Waterfront
The Godfather
"What's this regarding, Mr. Grizzle?"
I really can't decide out of 4. Yea, I know, maybe I shouldn't answer, but here goes, LOL.
"Streetcar", "Waterfront", "Godfather", and "Last Tango".
If it's strictly about performance, however, I'll go with this trilogy: "Waterfront", "Burn!!!", and "Tango".
"Burn!!!" is an almost un-watchable film with an absolutely brilliant Brando, who obviously believed in the politics, character, and concept of working with 'locals' as opposed to proven thespians.
Anyone who can get through a slow, politically preachy film, in order to see an actors work? "Burn!!!" is a 'must see'. Brando was never better.
One last warning: the film itself is very slow, with a charismatic second lead who wasn't much of an actor.
I've tried to watch Burn several times and I always fall asleep.
No! That's not true at all, Elvis takes 50% of everything I earn!Col. Tom Parker
Yea, it's really about the performance. It definitely is one of his better, and may be the last film he was actually physically fit for.
But, yea, it's a snails pace, and the direction, the editing? It's choppy and dry.
Brando's character arc is unbelievable, though.