Thursday, April 2, 2009

The Manchurian Candidate (1962) - IMDB TOP 250

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)





Synopsis:

In Korea in 1952, a US Army patrol is ambushed by Communist soldiers. A year later the squad, having escaped, returns to the US, where Staff Sergeant Raymond Shaw is to receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly saving the lives of the squad. Shaw is the son of Elanor Iselin, wife of US Senator John Yerkes Iselin, and Mrs. Iselin turns the return of Raymond into a political rally that brings out building hostility between son and mother over the ambitions of Johnny Iselin. But there is more involved, for the actions of Raymond Shaw are not what everyone believes they are, and the nightmares of a US Army officer, Bennett Marco, leads to investigation of Raymond that unlocks a stunning political conspiracy that sweeps up Johnny and Elanor Iselin, and which only Bennett Marco can possibly stop.

Movie Review:

Based on the novel by Richard Condon, The Manchurian Candidate was first brought to the big screen in 1962 by director John Frankenheimer. The film is a political tale that revolves around the ambitions of the Iselin family - an ultra conservative husband and wife duo (James Gregory and Angela Lansbury) - who strive for political power. Their son (stepson to Mr. Iselin), Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey), and his Korean War infantry are captured and brainwashed by Communists. Upon their return to the States, the infantrymen explain their disappearance with a fictitious tale, preprogrammed by the Communists, of battle field heroics that earns Raymond the Medal of Honor. But when some of Raymond's company (most notably Major Bennett Marco, played by Frank Sinatra) begin having recurring dreams about the brainwashing process, it becomes clear that Raymond is an unwilling pawn of the Communists. Marco must somehow make the military believe his story and determine the intent behind Raymond's subconscious Communist agenda.

This film was admitted into the National Film Archive in 1994 for having "cultural significance." I'm not sure why it didn't happen sooner. The Manchurian Candidate is just as poignant today as it must have been when it was released during the peak of the Cuban Missile Crisis and age of McCarthyism. The plot is engaging and well told. Those familiar with the source work say that the movie follows very closely to Condon's original novel, even to the extent that entire conversations are lifted verbatim from the text...a formula Hollywood rarely follows these days, as most new releases sourced from novels tend to be "based on" or "adapted from" the source material and usually provoke criticism from disappointed fans. Point in case: The Manchurian Candidate was remade in 2004, and many of the characters' roles were condensed or completely reimagined, though in my opinion the re-make was also a very entertaining film.

A few mis-steps worth mentioning in Frankenheimer's original film: Frank Sinatra was strong in a leading role, at least as far as the acting was concerned. But even though his character of Major Marco was necessary to drive the plot, it seemed a bit overblown...as if many scenes were just "face-time" for Sinatra. It is interesting to note that his name appears at the top of any casting list you may see, including the original movie posters, but that his character is very much secondary to those portrayed by Laurence Harvey and Angela Lansbury and should be viewed more as a supporting character rather than a lead. Also, Sinatra's love interest in the film, Eugenie Chaney (Janet Leigh), seemed totally out of place and unnecessary, yet the actress receives the same overblown billing as Sinatra.

Also, the "dream" sequences, which show the infantry men under Communist control, seem to drag out longer than necessary. After the first time, we get the idea, but it seems that the director is uncertain of our ability to understand this easy-to-grasp, yet significant, element of the story line and keeps coming back in an attempt drive the point home. Unfortunately, it has the opposite effect, at points making the plot unnecessarily confusing.


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