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简介:Itstilldoesn'tceasetoamazemehowsomeSilentMovies,dramasorcomedies,catchmyattentionsomuch,gettingmesoimmersedintheplot,thusmakingmeforgetI'mwatchingasilent,anantique,apieceofhistory,enjoyingthemovieasI'ddowithany"talking"movie. Inthiscase,theimagesaresoreal(itwasfilmedonlocation)andsohauntinglybeautiful,thatmakemanylaterHollywoodfilmsfromthe1940'sor1950's,whichdepict"SouthSeasLife"lookunreal,fake,notwithstandingtheirpossibleentertainmentvalue. There'ssomuchtruthinthismoralityphoto-playaboutawhiteman,identifiedasa"derelict"oftheSouthSeas,previouslyadoctor,whofinds"ParadiseonEarth"(peace,love&happiness),onacertainislandofthePolynesia.MonteBlueisgreatasthis"whiteman". Mostofthefeaturedplayersofthefilm,onerealizes,arerealnativesfromtheislands,andthisaddssomuchtruthtothestoryline.BeautifulactressRaquelTorres,doesnotseem(IMHO)outofplaceatallasMonteBlue'snativeloveinterest.AndRobertAndersonisaverynastyvillain. Therearesomeawesomeunderwatersequences,featuringoctopuses,sharks,pearl-divingandothersfeaturingpalm-climbing,dancing,etc.Noticethedifferenttinting(reddish,blue,sepia...)ofthesequencesofthefilm;onlyatthebeginningandontheend,plainblackandwhiteisused. GreatSoundscoreforthislate"silentfilm",thefirstusedforaMGMfilmandthefirsttimeLeo-the-Lionroared!TheoriginalSouth-SeaIslandsFilm.Excellent.…