They don’t love Steve Martin? Of Bride’s father to Only murders in the buildingThe actor/writer/musician never stops making us laugh.
But it is one leg for a while, the actor has starred in a really daring movie and pushed the limits of good taste. One of his best known comedies, The idiotHe was controversial even when he left in 1979, and remains until today.
The idiot It only has a qualification of 84 percent in Rotten Tomatoes, which is surprisingly low for a film that is now a classic. But that only shows that the humor of the film is divisive; If you understand, you will laugh a lot, but if you don’t, you will find it fun at all.
If the port observed The idiot However, now it is the perfect time to see what the entire uproar is about. Netflix has just added it to your library, so if you do not have a subscription, there is no excuse to add it to your tail at this time.
‘The idiot’ is so bad, okay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7Why8xo_rq
The premise of The idiot It is a bit problematic, to say the least. “I was born as a poor black boy,” says Martin Navin’s character directly to the camera at the beginning of the film, explaining that he was adopted by a family of black parking lots in Mississippi and did not realize that it was “different” until the adult ate. In today’s weather, the probable film would not reach the desktop of any Hollywood executive.
In the hands of a minor writer and interpreter, The idiot It could have become a cheap collection of racist stereotypes (and there are some moments that feel unpleasant according to today’s standards). But Martin and director Carl Reiner (Who will collaborate with Martin in The man with two brains, all and Dead men do not use pictures) Use the film to make fun of racism, turning the sublimely stupid white protagonist in the rear of all jokes. It is aducacio, but that is why the humor of the film works so well. Large swings are needed with their comedy and is largely connected each time.
It is a physical comedy work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcwz8-effye
Martin has always put his entire body in each performance, and The idiot It is no exception. From Martin’s completely arrhythmic dance at the beginning of the film (the greatest track of his true identity) to a hysterical scene when he assumes that the murderer shoots him is trying that someone not tire him, along with him, The idiot It is full of physical comedy that will make you explode.
Bernadette Peters is charming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ff2cncrm8s
Broadway veteran Bernadette Peters It plays the love interest of Navin Marie, a ditzada cosmetologist. The couple sings an adorable duo together, showing Peters’s vocal talents, but their comic performance really steals the program. (When she and Navin find a great financial obstacle, she worseful: “I don’t care about money, I care about things!”)
He gives permission to the audience to be stupid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDUFFNQBFPS
The idiot It is a perfect example of the “stupid, is intelligent” comedy style. The non -complex non -consistently entertaining complexes, and is a reminder that some comedy should be. There are some social comments about wealth and careers, but mostly it is just a fun adventure and Slapstick, and that’s fine.
If you love Steve Martin’s later work, do not miss this opportunity to see the film that established it as a protagonist of Hollywood.
Look The idiot In Netflix.