After Hours: Martin Scorsese's Hidden Gem / A Modern Odyssey in the Streets of Manhattan
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2021
- Video Analysis of Martin Scorsese's 1984 comedy After Hours.
Synopsis:
An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho who he met that evening at a coffee shop.
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I got to After Hours in '85 on its initial release and became an instant favourite, not only in Scorcese films but in general. It was like watching a man's nightmare and had all the irrational elements of a nightmare, my favourite being the character having only twenty dollars on him. Even in the 80's twenty dollars is not going to get you far in Manhattan. It used to bug me: why does he have so little money on him. But this is a nightmare and should be seen as such, logic and rational behaviour are, as in dreams, are deactivated. It's a shame that the film never found an audience but I can understand why people would have had a hard time enjoying the film. Scorcese would revisit this nightmarish landscape in his film The King of Comedy which places us in the shoes of a man whom we are never sure is very dangerous or just extremely eccentric. This might be said of Bringing Out the Dead several years later. All three are favourites and step away from the gangster themes that I don't care much for. These three films were Scorcese unleashed and probably aware that they were doomed to be appreciated by a niche audience. Bringing Out the Dead is a film that gets better every time I watch it.
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Minion is making references to Kafka throughout, and if fact, the scene with the bouncer at the punk clubs is word for word from “Before the Law.” I was so obsessed with this film growing up that when I moved to NYC to attend NYU film school I looked up Joe Minion and we went out for a coffee. I gushed all over him with compliments and he confirmed the Kafka influence. He also wrote Vampire’s Kiss, a really under-rated film which probably would have been much better with a better director.
Dude! Has Scorsese ever made a bad movie? between goodfellas and casino, its hard to tell which one makes the second place. But man, nothing beats wolf of wall street. my personal favorite
I finally got a chance to see this recently. Such a fun movie. Rosanna Arquette was just spellbinding.
I appreciate this film as an example of the “one crazy night out” subgenre. And for the setting of New York in the 1980’s.
Joe Frank was the best. His show, which much of this script was lifted from, is essential radio art.
I have lost count of how many times I have watched this film. Like another dark comedy called "Whitnail and I" I can watch both films over and over. They both capture atmosphere and characters and bizarre situations.
I much prefer his smaller films too. They don't have his clichés in them. They are more interesting. I love Alice Doesn't live here anymore, King of Comedy and this one too.
I really didn't enjoy it. It felt so slow for me and it became a mush in my head as soon as I ended waching it but now I understand a bit why other people would like it. Cool video!
I didn't understand the true message but I like this movie, it's like a "rollercoaster ride" also a bit of comical.
Hidden gem indeed, cool review man, I have got to check this one out. Being a native New Yorker, I really appreciate movies that feature the city from previous decades. It is fascinating. That's part of the reason I love Taxi Driver and Dog Day Afternoon (although those would be great no matter what)
Also, cool video, i liked your channel. Just subscribed! The editing with the jazz in the back and the white background and all - nice visuals and style!
Saw this film in the cimema a few weeks ago in 35mm film. Incredible. One of my favourites already.
Some of my favorite Scorsese movies? Ok, how about almost all of them? Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Casino, Goodfellas, Mean Streets, King of Comedy... the list goes on and on. should i keep going? and i have always liked after hours. i really liked your reading of the movie. never thought of it as a modern odyssey. it's been some time since i last saw it. great tip, i'll watch it tonight, if i can find it in some streaming... cheers
I heve this movie in VHS and DVD because I love
I have this movie in VHS and in DVD.
Great review! I've never heard of that particular Scorsese movie, but I'm intrigued to go check it out. 👍😊
Great film. Age of Innocence is the Scorsese opus.
i thought it was weird that all the girls he meets look almost identical