This or A River Runs Through It?
Enough talk about Raiders ... which I enjoy.
Compare it to a similar style of movie making.
"It's the system, Lara. People will be different after the Revolution."
Chariots of Fire, by far. In fact, the only real comparison between the two movies is that they're both on the "quiet" side of filmmaking.
A River Runs Through It (which, to this day, is still known as "Redford's fishing movie") is a personal, coming-of-age story of two brothers. One figures out where he fits in life, the other doesn't. Other than the most memorable line ("Why is it that the people who most need your help are the ones who want it the least?"), there's very little to take away from this film, least of all an unremarkable score. I apologize if I seem harsh, but I'm convinced A River Runs Through It is a classic case of trying too hard to make a Big Statement that never quite arrives.
Chariots of Fire, on the other hand, is a very fictionalized retelling of the story of two British runners who both transcended their big moment in the Olympic spotlight. Emphatically not a coming-of-age story, Chariots has far more scope, far more human-interest, and deftly and delicately manages to take risks and balance the compelling stories it tells without being far too impressed with itself. And it has one of the greatest scores ever!
The esteem of the world is not worth the effort.
By the end of ARRTI I feel I know these two young men more than I know the leads in COF.
Okay, the score, unless it is outstanding, that is like talking about the great editing. (Oh yeah, I wasn't too impressed with either score.)
"It's the system, Lara. People will be different after the Revolution."