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The General Song Free Download-----------------------------------------DOWNLOAD: http://urllio.com/r2ak9 -----------------------------------------Johnnie Gray is an engineer on his train, The General, on the Western and Atlantic railroad. When war is declared between North and South he does his best to sign up with the Confederate army but is refused because he's in a designated occupation. His sweetheart Annabelle and her family don't believe him and she's ashamed, thinking he's shirking his duty. Meanwhile the Union army hatches a plan to steal the General and when it stops in Big Shanty they snatch it and head north. Annabelle Lee is a passenger on the train and Johnnie goes behind enemy lines to rescue his train and his girl.Union solders have stolen The General, a Confederate train manned by Johnnie Gray, who was unable to enlist in the Confederate army because he is needed as an engineer. The Union plans to use the train to supply its soldiers in a sneak attack against the Confederates. But now it's up to Gray and his love, Annabelle Lee, to reclaim The General, recross enemy lines, and warn the Confederates.This was the first Buster Keaton movie I've seen, and I found it to be interesting and funny. For me, it had a lot of laugh out loud moments. Even though it's almost a 100 years old and was set in a time in the mid-19th century, it is still very effective as a comedy. I think there are a number of factors that contribute to its timeless humor. One factor is the way Keaton's character was shown as an innocent, passive guy who keeps wandering into problems that he doesn't create, but has to do his best to fix things.
What also contributes to the humor is his athletic ability that allows him to do his own stunts. Many of these are dangerous enough to keep the viewer's attention, cause tension, and get a good laugh when he survives. These stunts also helped to make the movie fast paced, not unlike many modern action movies.
A third thing that I think contributes to the humor is Keaton's deadpan facial expressions. I suspect that the contrast between the things that are happening to him and his lack of reaction makes him seem even more passive and at the mercy of the situation. I think this adds to the humor.
Another thing I noticed was that it seemed like Keaton was wearing makeup, especially lipstick. While actors today wear makeup, it's generally not as obvious unless the role calls for it to be. I think Keaton's makeup made the viewer pay more attention to him and his face, and ensured that the viewer saw how deadpan his expressions were.**Slight Spoilers** Not being bothered by the lack of a soundtrack, nor black and white, I rented this movie to watch and enjoy, especially since it comes of such high regard.
I was disappointed that the movie, regarded as a comedy, did not give forth more laughs. Dont get me wrong: it's funny! It has hilarious moments, but it's not non-stop laughter. But the reason for that is one of The General's strengths. It has a thoroughly believable plot.
Johnnie Gray is a steam-engine engineer who loves his girlfriend and his locomotive about the same. But the Civil War has come to that part of the South and they wont enlist him because they need engineers running locomotives since there aren't a lot of them going about. His girlfriend believes he's just a coward and tries to go by without seeing him until he's in uniform.
But soon Union Soldiers kidnaps his girl and the locomotive and he has to go save both.
Another thing that struck me was that this movie has a REAL sense of adventure a lot of movies want and lack. It's like a silent Indiana Jones without Nazis and wips and special effects. And they apparently did borrow ideas from this movie for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Forget THE MUMMY RETURNS! This movie has REAL adventures without special effects. The only special effect is a laughable lightning bolt, but that's all.
Trains get de-railed, bridges collapse, there's a battle at the end and a lot stunts that director, and writer, Buster Keaton did himself. It may not have the hype of Chaplin, but it's great.
So, I was disappointed in the comedy aspect, but the movie in all has charm, adventure and love! I love this movie. I was TRULY satisfied at the end of it. Shame it's almost forgotten! It got remade, but I doubt the remake is any good.The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags are used sparingly in order to make the page more readable. They're his fan club, of sorts. A train engineer was very likely to attract admiration from young boys. Also, they serve a dramatic function: they show the fundamental decency of Johnnie (Buster Keaton), who doesn't just tell them to get lost when he's trying to court his girl. The scene also shows Johnnie's cleverness as he contrives a gentler way to get rid of them. Buster, dejected over losing his girl, sits on his train's connecting rod. The train starts moving. Buster, deep in reverie, doesn't notice. He snaps out of it and looks around frantically just as the train passes into the enginehouse. This was a risky stunt. If the wheels had slipped, he'd have been thrown. The train crash cost came to $42,000 ($1.7 million at 1995 price levels), making it the most expensive single shot in all of silent films. That figure did not include disposal of the wreckage. Not until World War II would the Texas's rusty carcass be salvaged for scrap metal. a5c7b9f00b https://www.causes.com/posts/4957902 https://www.causes.com/posts/4957896 https://www.causes.com/posts/4957901 https://pastebin.com/7QwwCFQU http://maeclicdata.bloges.org/1537277019/ https://www.causes.com/posts/4957903 http://dayviews.com/pinnarep/526823235/ https://www.causes.com/posts/4957895 https://www.causes.com/posts/4957898 https://www.causes.com/posts/4957899
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