DoctorTeeth
Edmonton
How Green Was My Valley: Almost Timeless — 1 year ago
It’s hard to know what to say about How Green Was My Valley. It is, for all intents and purposes, a good movie: beautifully shot, wonderfully acted, and well-written. It tugs at the heartstrings, and almost wallows in its sentimentality sometimes. But as good as it is, I kept being put off. My brain repeatedly went “This is the kind of movie made for my grandma.” It’s very much of its time, and so I find it kind of a contradiction: a timeless movie that feels old-fashioned. I don’t know if I’m making myself clear, as I did enjoy it, and there were many great performances. There was just something to it that made me feel distant from it through the entire film. I don’t think it’s the best movie John Ford ever made – although he himself would disagree with me – but it’s worth a watch.






