Two videos I watched almost back-to-back from @wolfcrow (Sareesh Sudhakaran) about Superman (1978) and The Sound of Music rose above all the angst and sensationalism with which the various social algorithms were jamming my recs and feeds with. They’re part of Sudhakaran’s series of videos discussing the technical reasons why some classic films are still beautiful and compelling, but along with that the artistic achievements of planning, creation, and performances. They delineate a sense of wonder and humanity that I found deeply affecting in the films they analyze from the first time I saw them.
They’re both terrific, but I love that Sudhakaran points out how amazing Christopher Reeve’s work was, how hard he worked to prepare and how thoughtful his acting choices were.
