1929: The Broadway Melody / 1930: All Quiet on the Western Front
Welcome back, dear readers, to the third installment of our blog. Oh, what's that? This is our second blog post? We didn't make a post for the trainwreck the Academy blindly voted for in 1930? That's alright, we'll catch you up. (All spoilers are fair game. Vader is Luke's father.) The Broadway Melody is a love triangle gone wrong. Two young sisters, herein named Allie and Ellie, who believe they can sing, move to the nebulous Big City for their shot at stardom. Allie is engaged to a producer, who promptly decides he loves Ellie more than her. Allie's response? Saying mazel tov to the happy couple and waltzing into the next poorly shot black and white scene. While this movie was not particularly enjoyable, Allie's lackluster passion was infuriating. Why is she not going after her man? Joyously encouraging his infidelity with someone who shares a childhood and, statistically, half her DNA with her? Unfathomable. In the end, the girls' act gets sidelined...