A Matter of Life and Death (1946) PART 12

[@CaptainMarvel08]

A cinematic masterpiece - Massey's high intensity is enjoyable to take in. Thank you for posting this gem.

[@andrewbaker7854]

This is not cinema, it's magic

[@jeffreyrobinson6988]

The trial scene is reminiscent of another fantasy film genre of the 1940's The Devil and Daniel Webster starring Walter Huston and Edward Arnold, made a few years earlier at the start of WWII, but not as popular.

[@davepx1]

Will people stop squabbling and find out who sang Shoo Shoo Baby? Apparently it remains a mystery. Someone out there must know.

[@death-from-above]

I want to know too I've been looking 😭

[@davepx1]

@@death-from-above Infuriating, isn't it? We're not the only ones, others have looked too: apparently the performer's not named anywhere!

[@AengusFallon]

Interesting little factoid: David Niven and Raymond Massey both died on July 29, 1983.

[@mikelheron20]

(1) The war ended almost 70 years ago - probably long before you were even born. You have no reason or right to bear a grudge. (2) Since when did ordinary soldiers ever start wars?

[@littleiceage]

@Raelspark Good point.

[@Raelspark]

There are certainly historical enemies of Britain in the audience, but not from the WWII era.

[@phooper103]

Does anyone know the 'Organ' piece or indeed the job itself?

[@N9BJJ]

The movie is quite heavy and deep, and perhaps it should be todays bad guys, the Islamo-fascists, who should understand how precious life is. Maybe it would make them think twice about their actions. We can only hope.

[@hifijohn]

@8:38 what would they think of rap music????

[@nostromoau]

@djscotty1111 There are similar paused-time sequences in 'les visiteurs du soir' which you may care to check out. In that movie I got the impression it was used to signify some kind of telepathic communication or even sorcery but in any case the whole idea is very interesting.

[@chartreise]

@Raelspark Firstly - the other world in A Matter of Life and Death is just that; another world. It is most emphatically not Heaven, or else it would have been named Heaven (yes, it was titled as such; but in the American version). It is the afterlife, and it does not exclude any person. You'll note that there are many soldiers in the court, each of whom would have killed other human beings in their time; if there had been any kind of judgement in this world, would this not have excluded them?

[@jesseburns6191]

At 6:54, what was it that they were putting in their nose?

[@SmudgeThomas]

Snuff, popular in the 18th century, tobacco you sniff

[@mikelheron20]

If you make stupid comments you must expect to be challenged.

[@Raelspark]

@chartreise Didn't mean to be "cruel". I was not speaking in general, and not about civilians. But definitely the German + Japanese soldiers, from the point of view of a film made by the Allies, don't deserve to be in Heaven. As for the soldiers who ARE seen in the heavenly court room --- they died for freedom

[@chartreise]

@Raelspark Secondly - if there are no Germans or Japanese amongst the extras, this in most likely because there were none to hand, or because it would not be fitting to include them in a British film made at the end of WWII. Perhaps this is what you meant - but the implication was that you believe Germans and Japanese do not deserve to go to Heaven. You can believe what you want, but to judge an entire race for the actions of few (actions that other nations have also perpetrated) is cruel.

[@mikelheron20]

I didnt notice any: Norwegians, Samoans, Albanians, Swedes, Danes, Tibetans, Peruvians, Mexicans, Spaniards, Nigerians, Ethiopians ... shall I go on?

[@Raelspark]

Dude, it's a movie. Calm down. You take everything this seriously? I just made an observation. You see any Nazis there? I don't.

[@Raelspark]

Look closely at the extras. There are no Germans or Japanese in Heaven. Where do you think they are? ???

[@diekomet6950]

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