I own this film, and it is one of the most suspense filled movies I've ever seen! And that ending! WOW!
@LearningaboutMovies
3 жыл бұрын
that ending really perplexed my students this semester.
@jordancridland9657
3 жыл бұрын
I actully read a criticism that said that they hated the ending, personally I love it.
@brucer9572
3 жыл бұрын
Yours is a brilliant synopsis. Thank you! Remember the Peter Weir movie, Master and Commander? It was considered to be a weak-tea action movie. Hah! Let's get into a naval battle, and then let's have someone tell me about action movies. You're right, professor. The Wages of Fear is the stuff of nightmares.
@signefurax933
6 ай бұрын
Vous devez voir la version uncut qui fait 20 minutes de plus et qui charge un peu les USA...donc la version critérion !
@yveskrol4417
2 жыл бұрын
I have seen this movie many times...it is a deep movie about life, hope and desparation. My father named me after the actor Yves Montand.
@alexandre210613
9 ай бұрын
❤
@mathias6424
8 ай бұрын
I think your father did a very good choice. At this moment in France there are probably no father to call his son Yves
@argus42
5 ай бұрын
@@mathias6424 no Yves but a lot of Abduls&Ismayils
@farlakes5517
Жыл бұрын
Just watched it. Enjoyable in different respects. I can't imagine being such an impatient person that I would find the first half hour a slog.
@ricardolorrio8228
Жыл бұрын
I think I first saw this movie when I was a teenager on TV.... edge of your seat stuff... easy one the best films of the 1950s
@sebalondon73
Жыл бұрын
The town is in french Guayana, the men are "freed" from le camps de la salud, the jail from which Papillon escaped. If you read Papillon you'll understand why they need a way out that only that kind of work can buy...
@patrickkelly5004
2 жыл бұрын
This (original) version didn't cover at all why the four drivers were even in this hellhole of a town, so I found it missing some of their motivation to escape. Friedkin's 1977 remake focused more on that part of the narrative, which I thought made it richer. The element of the callous attitude of the rich American oil company (SOC = Standard Oil Company?) was less pronounced in Friedkin's interpretation, but the horror of the oil well accident and the trauma it evinced in the town citizens was graphically demonstrated. I enjoyed both interpretations greatly, and would give the edge to the remake on account of the richness of the drivers stories, particularly Roy Scheider's character's story, and the brilliant soundtrack by the mighty Tangerine Dream.
@David-tl6ix
11 ай бұрын
I love Friedkins other films so I watched this before I watch sorcerer. I actually really liked the first hour and how they establish the characters while keeping their backgrounds pretty ambiguous. I like that Jo and Mario seemed to have an instant friendship or maybe even father/son level bond as the only 2 Frenchmen in town, with Mario choosing his masculine mentor over the woman who loves him and his best buddy. I like that they all are total outcasts to the point that they don't really have to explain their backgrounds to one another, makes the whole thing feel very mercenary which it is.
@nir0bateman
10 ай бұрын
The fact that we get so see the reasons the men found themselves in the town in Sorcerer kills the film for me because it spends zero time on why the men would want to leave it (As they basically have nothing to come back to but jail or death). All the men have very good reasons to be there, not so much to leave. The original also gives us more of their interaction with each other while developing their individual characteristics. Sorcerer gives us very little on that front, especially with Nilo. His interactions with Jackie near the end feel very empty and unearned, while in Wages of Fear, the relationship of Jo and Mario is a thrill ride in itself.
@raptorcobrery-cfaasalesman9701
9 ай бұрын
SOC stands for Southern Oil Company, sir.
@hejskipejski5751
3 жыл бұрын
Harrowing is the right word. Few films capture the suffering of man as well as this one. Curous on your take on the ending of the picture Professor!
@LearningaboutMovies
3 жыл бұрын
I have a hard time not seeing the ending in Marxist terms, a rather basic kind of critique you see in films and lit from the 20C's first half -- get money and it corrupts. Specifically, work as a laborer for geld and take it from the capitalist and you get wrecked. That's probably too easy, and it's a strongly moralist way of looking at the movie. Certainly, his failing down the cliff in the end contrasts with him staying up (the truck not falling) as he's on his journey.
@ponfed
3 жыл бұрын
One night, ten years ago, I was channel surfing.. I landed upon the coackroach scene on Télé-Québec, who is the the local provincial public television. I COULDN'T LOOK AWAY!! It's now my favorite movie ever..and the political commentary is eye opening... everything... it's a classic's classic...
@LearningaboutMovies
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent, thank you
@prilljazzatlanta5070
2 жыл бұрын
Wages of Fear is a top favorite of all time. Im not sure how the title translates in French but i do love that in English that you can read The Wages of Fear to mean the wages that fear exacts from those in fear, as well as the wages that it can pay to the brave. Both sides of the coin are shown although ultimately its quite nihilistic. And i love the relationships that the drivers build with their passenger. Especially Luigi and the Dutch(?) guy. They tug on your heartstrings
@LearningaboutMovies
2 жыл бұрын
I've assumed that the original French is from the Bible's phrase about the "wages of fear," and so whoever rendered it into English chose the common King James Bible phrase. If this is a wrong assumption, I'd love to know what a better translation of the title is.
@prilljazzatlanta5070
2 жыл бұрын
@@LearningaboutMovies oh great point!
@mathias6424
8 ай бұрын
@@LearningaboutMovies the translation is french is exactly the same : Le salaire (Wage) de la peur (of fear)
@shreyanghosh5586
2 жыл бұрын
Loved how this movie uses the blue danube by johan strauss in it' s soundtrack .I associate this with 2001 ASO and I realized this came out before ASO , so it was one of the first movies to use this masterpiece music piece . About the movie, loved your take on it !.
@LearningaboutMovies
2 жыл бұрын
thank you.
@jamescrawford9883
6 ай бұрын
I saw this when I was a kid in the 50s and what a thriller of a movie! It has lost none of it’s thrills watching it today! Classic!
@coffeedude
Ай бұрын
The last scene made me laugh! I was like "No way!" and then it happened!! I really liked the movie, definitely one of my favorites of the decade
@jamesvalentino7024
Жыл бұрын
An edge of your seat EPIC!
@saigokun
3 жыл бұрын
This is a great film, the hour long start of the film is in my opinion really needed to create the world and build-up the characters and to create (false) expectations of them.
@LearningaboutMovies
3 жыл бұрын
agreed.
@phil6904
3 жыл бұрын
Great film. I saw it on a big screen, not long before lockdown, and the tension was amazing. I agree about the importance of the opening. The men have no choice, because their lives are only going to get worse, if they don’t take this one chance. Better to risk it all, if your nerve holds. Even if you start out disliking them, you end up bonding with them as you all suffer together.
@LearningaboutMovies
3 жыл бұрын
yes!
@mondoenterprises6710
2 жыл бұрын
I am a Sorcerer guy, but I will have to check it out! Thanks.
@LearningaboutMovies
2 жыл бұрын
you're welcome.
@jordancridland9657
3 жыл бұрын
I am of the opinion that no other film will top the suspense created in that truck sequence. the remake is also a masterclass but more on how to remake a great film.
@LearningaboutMovies
3 жыл бұрын
the truck in the oil pit is brutal and nearly impossible to replicate the weight and meaning of that scene.
@jordancridland9657
3 жыл бұрын
@@LearningaboutMovies I think William Friedkin understood that very well in his remake.
@mathias6424
8 ай бұрын
A new remake will be on Netlfix in march, but it seems very bad....
@davidd4696
2 жыл бұрын
that ending got a come on man out of me.
@NostalgiNorden
3 жыл бұрын
The real question of the movie: Why does the guy named Luigi look so much like Mario?
@LearningaboutMovies
3 жыл бұрын
you have to wonder where the inspiration came from.
@mathias6424
8 ай бұрын
Just one word : Admiration
@flemington2235
2 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks. I saw this film yesterday and some of it reminded me of science fiction. I'd love to see a few illustrations of what you mean when you talk about the editing etc.
@LearningaboutMovies
2 жыл бұрын
thank you.
@chrisballas3356
Жыл бұрын
One of the best movies of all time. Also a study in the human condition. In more ways than one.
@johncorman8715
4 ай бұрын
There seem to be three types of ex-patriot men in this movie: Older men who seem to have given up and languish idly. Then there are the hustlers such as the character portrayed by Yves Montand. Lastly, there are the few who work hard in hopes of bettering their lot. The film uses a lot of running time to build up that dynamic, but it paid off since I recall of all that decades after seeing this movie. It was remade much later as Sorcerer starring Roy Scheider.
@alanwatson4249
3 жыл бұрын
Terrific comment. I always start sweating when I watch this movie. Have you seen Clouzet's 'Les Diaboliques'? Charles Vanel is the actor in Rosi's brilliant first five minutes of 'Illustrious Corpses'. Your sound is perfect. Keep it up.
@LearningaboutMovies
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, Les Diaboliques is a movie I recommend to everybody. Will do a video on that, and hopefully get to a director video on Clouzot one of these days.
@alanwatson4249
3 жыл бұрын
@@LearningaboutMovies Great! There is something very French about 'Wages of Fear' and I can't put my finger on it. Thanks again - good and refreshing film comment.
@bryanperdomo1283
Жыл бұрын
Wow, didn't know this was an old movie. My favorite movie is the sorcerer but is that movie a remake of wages of fear? The story is basically the same so I'm not sure
@pattywolford
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. I will rent it on Prime. New subscribed!
@roaminronin7818
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Josh, I recommend you check out Friedkins 1977 Sorcerer. Apparently it's a less a remake & more a movie based off the same source material... tho this was a recent watch for me & it had a lot of the same beats & overall story. 1st half moves a little faster & the men's backgrounds come across very differently. Still prefer Wages a little more but think both worth a watch... thanks for the video!
@LearningaboutMovies
3 жыл бұрын
thank you. I just ordered it from interlibrary loan!
@alanwatson4249
3 жыл бұрын
Came out in 1977 and 'Star Wars' drowned it. Hearing so many good things about it - 'Friedkin's masterpiece' etc. Ordered the blu-ray version.
@hassaface5204
Жыл бұрын
its ok@@alanwatson4249
@hassanshayegannik155
8 ай бұрын
A Great film. Thanks!
@miranflores2967
8 ай бұрын
I love this movie.
@christianrodriguez1103
3 жыл бұрын
I would love to see an installment in this series that focuses on The Ascent from Larisa Shepitko.
@LearningaboutMovies
3 жыл бұрын
thanks. I watched it fairly recently and wrote something on letterboxd about it. Will have to watch again and study it to make a video. It's worthy of one for sure.
@martywright1829
Жыл бұрын
Which is what you do today going to work risking your life for money anyway. Thought it was a good book when I read it and there is another version called SORCERER in colour with Roy Scheider from JAWS
@dougo891
3 жыл бұрын
I guess Friedkin's "Sorcerer" is comng soon??? That production was fraught with danger. Mmmmm.
@LearningaboutMovies
3 жыл бұрын
never did see it. I have long hated remakes, as the Contrast Principle always comes into play. (i.e., we inevitably have to compare one to the other, and one will by default always look better, usually the original.) do you recommend watching it?
@phil6904
3 жыл бұрын
@@LearningaboutMovies Normally remakes are weak, especially if they are just made for English speakers who don’t like subtitles. But I think ‘Sorcerer’ is an exception. Definitely worth watching both, in my opinion.
@alanwatson4249
3 жыл бұрын
Just ordered the blu-ray - I've heard so many good things about this remake.
@RajeevRamakrishnan-DREAMER
2 жыл бұрын
Where there is oil there is America
@shangpush
3 жыл бұрын
This is indeed a wonderful movie. I think you are bringing a very contemporary political sensibility to a movie that does indeed touch on the elements you mention. But these cynical takes on capitalism or colonialism are the background components of the film-makers larger view. And that is existentialism. It is almost a laundry list of existential themes. Life is depicted as a hell hole. We are trapped. There is no exit. It is one tedious day after another of cruelty, boredom, exploitation, conflict, violence, death. People pass the time drinking, gambling, grumbling, arguing, suffering, enduring. Even the consolation of religion is absent. Only courage and caring for one another remain. The struggle they engage in brings courage to the "coward;" humanity to the alienated one (who I assume is a former Nazi); and to another, the discovery of what is valuable in life. The tough-guy criminal Joe is revealed as a coward. And all to what end? After the struggle is won, a malfunctioning truck has the final say. Life is absurd. Thankfully there is great art to help us through.
@LearningaboutMovies
3 жыл бұрын
agreed. though just to correct this is a bit, it's far from contemporary to say that by the mid-1950s they are talking about French colonialism in the movie.
@cpolychreona
Жыл бұрын
I read the book (Georges Arnaud, 1947, two million copies sold before the movie was made) in the original French, before I saw the film. A brilliant adaptation of one of the jewels of world literature. It may have to do with the order I experienced the two versions, but I found the book even more harrowing than the film.
@NostalgiNorden
3 жыл бұрын
You like Sorcerer?
@LearningaboutMovies
3 жыл бұрын
never have seen it. do you recommend it?
@NostalgiNorden
3 жыл бұрын
@@LearningaboutMovies Yes. The bridge scene in that film alone is maybe the most intense thing i have ever seen on film.
@sonnycheeba388
3 жыл бұрын
Sorcerer is Friedkins reimagined Wages. You should watch this like yesterday! That bridge scene is one of those instances where you can’t believe it’s real and that they were able to get it on film! So wow!
@NostalgiNorden
3 жыл бұрын
@@sonnycheeba388 Agreed.
@cumulusterraticus3446
8 ай бұрын
Because thats always the same 😮
@ryanovakbar1233
3 жыл бұрын
First
@LearningaboutMovies
3 жыл бұрын
I wish there were a prize. KZitem should set one up as an incentive to click on the video!
@renanschimuneck9369
Жыл бұрын
Film is trash, don't see it. Somehow managed to enter IMDb Top-250, don't waste your time, poor actors, poor screenplay, very pathetic. I really was hoping for their trucks to blow as quickly as possible so the movie could end.
@lonniesanez8597
Жыл бұрын
Relax, Turbo
@David-tl6ix
11 ай бұрын
Moronic take. Every frame of this movie is magic, introduces something new, it has a totally unique setting and the performances are amazing and memorable. Incredibly dark but also funny for a movie from 1953. Don't listen to this dummy people!
@renanschimuneck9369
11 ай бұрын
@@David-tl6ix I love the 50s, prime of cinema, especifically for me John Ford. Any western directed by John Ford is 10x more worth it to watch than this "cult" piece of crap. And if anyone want to give "cult" movies a try go watch Andrei Tarkovsky, his movies are probably the most deep in the whole cinema.
@coffeedude
Ай бұрын
@@renanschimuneck9369 This is not a "cult" movie, it's just a thriller classic. The movie is good, sorry you didn't vibe with it
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