Commentary On The Movie, On The Town – The American Musical
On the Town – the American Musical
On the Town is a musical movie which midpoints the lives of three sailors who were on a 24-hour shore break. The movie situates around New York City during the period of war in 1944. Correspondingly, On the Town portrays the insufficiency of time during the World War II. Within the 24-hour leave, the three comrades named Chip, Ozzie, and Gabey were looking for their dream girls after they had visited the city’s best sights including the Brooklyn Bridge, the American Museum of Natural History, Rockefeller Center and the Statue of Liberty. This movie also produces mythology of America’s capability to correlate American imageries to the rest of the world. Besides that, On the Town also supports Knapp’s statement …show more content…
that spectators are included in the myth by stimulating them to sing along the tunes by creating captivating melodies. Whilst travelling on an underground train, Chip, Gabey, and Ozzie saw a man putting up a poster of "Miss Turnstiles" on the train’s advertisement board.
The poster, which featured Ivy Smith for the June edition, managed to grab the men’s attention. The three men instantly imagined Ivy coming to life and revealing her life story in a dance. Gabey fell in love with his imagination of Ivy and decided to find her as soon as they step out of the train. The first snapshot above is one of Ivy Smith’s goings-on that Chip, Gabey, and Ozzie had in their imagination. Ivy Smith, as illustrated by the sailormen, is an athletic woman who is good practically at sports, artistic activities, and life. In this scene, Ivy defeated all her competitors which consisted of all men. The steps and forms used by Ivy Smith in all depictions of her life were fast-moving paces and sharp edges of legs and hands movement to depict her succesful life as a “Miss Turnstile”. In terms of structure, the dance consisted of a leading female character and four other men as her competitors. Throughout the scene, the four men followed Ivy Smith’s lead as she is a principal character in the dance. There were also few competitions held within the dance such as running, and other field events which all won by Ivy Smith. Last but not least, the dance steps used by Ivy were all contemporary movements which made it easy for the men to follow the lead’s
actions.
The second snapshot
Work Cited
"On the Town (film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 08 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Aug. 2014.
On the Town is a musical movie which midpoints the lives of three sailors who were on a 24-hour shore break. The movie situates around New York City during the period of war in 1944. Correspondingly, On the Town portrays the insufficiency of time during the World War II. Within the 24-hour leave, the three comrades named Chip, Ozzie, and Gabey were looking for their dream girls after they had visited the city’s best sights including the Brooklyn Bridge, the American Museum of Natural History, Rockefeller Center and the Statue of Liberty. This movie also produces mythology of America’s capability to correlate American imageries to the rest of the world. Besides that, On the Town also supports Knapp’s statement …show more content…
that spectators are included in the myth by stimulating them to sing along the tunes by creating captivating melodies. Whilst travelling on an underground train, Chip, Gabey, and Ozzie saw a man putting up a poster of "Miss Turnstiles" on the train’s advertisement board.
The poster, which featured Ivy Smith for the June edition, managed to grab the men’s attention. The three men instantly imagined Ivy coming to life and revealing her life story in a dance. Gabey fell in love with his imagination of Ivy and decided to find her as soon as they step out of the train. The first snapshot above is one of Ivy Smith’s goings-on that Chip, Gabey, and Ozzie had in their imagination. Ivy Smith, as illustrated by the sailormen, is an athletic woman who is good practically at sports, artistic activities, and life. In this scene, Ivy defeated all her competitors which consisted of all men. The steps and forms used by Ivy Smith in all depictions of her life were fast-moving paces and sharp edges of legs and hands movement to depict her succesful life as a “Miss Turnstile”. In terms of structure, the dance consisted of a leading female character and four other men as her competitors. Throughout the scene, the four men followed Ivy Smith’s lead as she is a principal character in the dance. There were also few competitions held within the dance such as running, and other field events which all won by Ivy Smith. Last but not least, the dance steps used by Ivy were all contemporary movements which made it easy for the men to follow the lead’s
actions.
The second snapshot
Work Cited
"On the Town (film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 08 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Aug. 2014.