What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

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Matthew A @iWupp Jun 28 Sunset Boulevard meets Misery. This is a look at the effects of childhood stardom and jealousy. We follow Jane Hudson, a famous child star who has a sister. When her sister becomes an actress and naturally outgrows Jane over the years she can't handle it. Jane ends up injuring her in an accident on purpose, permanently putting her in a wheelchair. From there we watch Jane torment her sister while she's confined to the upstairs of their house. I'm sure the most memorable thing about this film for most people is the bird or rat scene. But for me it was something extremely minute that lasted maybe five seconds. It was the most terrifying shot in this whole film, the overhead of Blanch spinning in circles in her wheelchair. There's literally no where for her to go, no escape from this hell. No other moment in this film truly captured how trapped and helpless she is in this situation. The best part of this film is definitely the performances. Reviews continued on Letterboxd - @iWup See more B B. @betbro Apr 14 A go to for classic psychological horror and repeated trope in subsequent films. Betty Davis and Joan Crawford unmatched talent. See more Noel L @RT15930389 Mar 29 I wonder if this is where the idea for Misery came from See more revolver.0 8 @Revolver08 Mar 11 dated and offbeat, but good depiction of guilt and codependency See more Mariana T @M.Tezeta Jan 27 "Could we have been friends all this time?"... Without a doubt, this is the most macabre sister story I've ever seen. Bette Davis, along with Joan Crawford, mesmerizes the viewer from beginning to end. You can't consider Jane a disturbed woman without first considering how influenced she is by her sister Blanche's thirst for revenge. And Blanche isn't simply a victim; she also generates guilt. In the end, I concluded that both women were victims of their desire to stand out... I wish they hadn't so desperately sought acceptance in an industry where expectations change so rapidly. At times, I wanted more plot twists, but I realized that this story aims to create a sense of ambivalence between who is guilty and who you feel sorry for... in any case, this bitterness was enough to enjoy the film until the very end. Jane dancing in the final scene immortalizes everything. See more Teddy B @RT90521672 Jan 27 This film is a case similar to 'The Exorcist', in my opinion. A wonderful novel perfectly fit for a movie, placed in the hands of a talented director, performed by actors in their A-grade, shot beautifully and breezily paced, with their own merits towards either the history of their actors or on movies themselves. Bette Davis and Joan Crawford make this movie, especially Bette Davis. Her ability to disappear into this role, her willingness to transform herself completely into this complicated villain in Baby Jane Hudson as she did nearly thirty years earlier with Mildred in 'Of Human Bondage', is commendable above all else and a true testament to her talent. See more Read all reviews

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