I found many interesting points in Der Blaue Engel. Which means I had time to think it over while the film was running (well not so fast indeed). The problem is I felt nothing: no sympathy for Emil Jannings' character and no enthusiasm for Marlene's Lola Lola either.
It is well written, the settings are accurate and the story is simple but not compelling. That Blue Angel is far too mundane a den of vice and it results too linear a tragedy compared with all that I was expecting. Still it's perhaps the first step towards noir film.
So I might say good job but I won't shortlist it among the greatest movies ever.
It is well written, the settings are accurate and the story is simple but not compelling. That Blue Angel is far too mundane a den of vice and it results too linear a tragedy compared with all that I was expecting. Still it's perhaps the first step towards noir film.
So I might say good job but I won't shortlist it among the greatest movies ever.