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MIT Student Film Notes The Crowd (1928) King Vidor Setting New York (on location) o The city is constricting and limiting but people go in thinking they have futures of greatness . On the day John Simms is born his father said “A little man the words is going to here from” The film emphasizes his “Little Man” ness through a number of different shots, and comparisons with the scale of the city. Simms keeps dreaming nonetheless, his creativity doesn’t ever get hampered despite the conformity that comes from working in the “office” The floor of the firm looks very much like a school room, the manager like a teacher . We see the “choreography” of a city/ tight spaces disrupted a number of time When the Simms are fighting and bumping into their furniture and each other while nothing works When the truck hits the daughter . But we also see it functioning when people are conforming Men picking up their dates through the revolving o The presence of the crowd . With death (of Daddy Simms and Daughter Simms) “will cry for only a day” . “we don’t know how big the crowd is until we get out of step with it” o The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance . Birdman actually deals with many of the same themes in the same city The individual trying to have meaning vs the crowd You can stand out by being a clown, but will it mean anything? Questions Do people move to cities because they expect more opportunity or fame? The Crowd does not give a very optimistic portrayal of dreamers, all the “successful” people are uncreative or conformers. Does the film suggest that success can be simply being part of the crowd? 1 5 Adjectives Realistic Slice-of-Life Struggling Optimistic A limerick The Little Man hadn’t even a name Nor any reason to be not the same But his father was already so proud. Though he never stood out Nor figured it out His family remained by his side So in the end it’s no shame To have earned little fame You’ll always be one in the crowd 2 MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu 11.139 / 11.239 The City in Film Spring 2015 For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit: http://ocw.mit.edu/terms..

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