Give me more movies like these!!!!!
Posted: Feb 20, 2021 9:13 AM
Updated: Feb 20, 2021 9:21 AM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
Movies can be more than a mere distraction…but do they need to be? Should grown men and women feel a little embarrassed to watch a super-hero flick involving characters and concepts originally intended for children instead of serious stuff made for adults? Should Hollywood be embarrassed it can’t made serious stuff many adults want to watch? Does it have to be one or the other?
This edition of KIMT’s Weekend Throwdown will examine two films on opposite sides of that divide. One is a precise moral argument wrapped up in the trial of a man’s soul. The other is an emotional rollercoaster where you always know you’re perfectly safe. It’s “Ransom!” (1956) vs. “Ransom” (1996) in a battle between a timeless story and the different eras in which it is told.