Movie of the Month
March 2016
March 2016
I'm happy to be your host for this month! My film is The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
I chose this film as it's an interesting and important film from the 50s and yet not well known. It's an easy film to watch as it's only 90 minutes long. Easy to find too, as it's on YouTube in 6 parts. Link to Part 1
This is an introspective film that studies the effects of racial discrimination as it existed in the 1950s. It follows a black man (Harry Belafonte) who was trapped underground in a mine shaft during a disaster that kills the human race. Belafonte emerges to find he's in a new world, but will the demons of the old world follow him? CR
You'll like this better if you know: there's no zombies, this is not I Am Legend. It's not a sci fi film, we don't see what destroyed the world, nor do we see rotting bodies. It's not that type of film.
One caveat, the final shot is not so much about the character, it's more of a message to film audiences in the 50s.
It's a fun film but also a serious one. I hope you guys will watch it!
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Last edited by Citizen Rules; 03-01-16 at 10:01 PM.