The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) :
Brief Review -
As the great Oscar Wilde said, "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People". A royal blockbuster earnest comedy with undying effects. There are hardly a few comedies that live up to the test of time and give you some hilarious moments that you will remember for many years and enjoy even after many years. There are many rare comedies that have some extravagant dialogue with utterly organic humour. There are even rare comedies that are influential and make the errors look quite plausible and reliable. There are very few comedies that open a Pandora's box of royal vocabulary with silly characters and foolish dialogue and yet look highly intelligent. If you ever attempt to make lists of all those above-mentioned categories, then don't forget to add Anthony Asquith's Technicolor British comedy, "The Importance of Being Earnest." What a crazy royal ride it was! I mean, how can I be unaware of such a top-class comedy and call myself a movie buff? Somebody, please throw 'a handbag' at me. British cinema had something to crack such great comedies in the 50s. The entire 50s decade was full of British comedies, and most of them have been termed classics since then. Based on Oscar Wilde's British play of the same name, the film is about a fictional name, "Earnest". Apparently, the name becomes the most mandatory reason to be loved by a woman, but for two different guys. Hell no, you have heard of this, right? All those classic Indian comedies from the 70s and 80s were influenced by this. Good performances, an engaging screenplay, a well-written story, ornamental yet organically funny dialogue, intelligent humour, and almost-perfect direction-The Importance of Being Earnest has everything that you look for in a must-watch, evergreen comedy. Will you dare miss it? Let me leave you with my favourite line: "All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his."
RATING - 7.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.
As the great Oscar Wilde said, "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People". A royal blockbuster earnest comedy with undying effects. There are hardly a few comedies that live up to the test of time and give you some hilarious moments that you will remember for many years and enjoy even after many years. There are many rare comedies that have some extravagant dialogue with utterly organic humour. There are even rare comedies that are influential and make the errors look quite plausible and reliable. There are very few comedies that open a Pandora's box of royal vocabulary with silly characters and foolish dialogue and yet look highly intelligent. If you ever attempt to make lists of all those above-mentioned categories, then don't forget to add Anthony Asquith's Technicolor British comedy, "The Importance of Being Earnest." What a crazy royal ride it was! I mean, how can I be unaware of such a top-class comedy and call myself a movie buff? Somebody, please throw 'a handbag' at me. British cinema had something to crack such great comedies in the 50s. The entire 50s decade was full of British comedies, and most of them have been termed classics since then. Based on Oscar Wilde's British play of the same name, the film is about a fictional name, "Earnest". Apparently, the name becomes the most mandatory reason to be loved by a woman, but for two different guys. Hell no, you have heard of this, right? All those classic Indian comedies from the 70s and 80s were influenced by this. Good performances, an engaging screenplay, a well-written story, ornamental yet organically funny dialogue, intelligent humour, and almost-perfect direction-The Importance of Being Earnest has everything that you look for in a must-watch, evergreen comedy. Will you dare miss it? Let me leave you with my favourite line: "All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his."
RATING - 7.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.