Similarities Between The Cameraman And Buster Keaton

(1) The Cameraman directed by Edward Sedgwick and Buster Keaton is about a man who is smitten with a women who he just meet. This 1928 silent movie is a not only a comedy but also a romance which stood the test of time and is relatable to modern audiences. (2) A shot that contains the essence of the film is when Keaton arrives at MGM after filming the street war, only to see he has “forgot to put film in the cameras”. To me this movie showed that what can go wrong will go wrong, for Keaton, but that is what made it so funny to audiences then and now. He was so determine to get the shot and impress the girl he risked his life, only to return with an “empty” camera. Everyone is gathered around him with his new monkey on his neck, and it is unveiled that the
(3) One dialog that contained the sense of the film is when Sally tells Buster that “You must always grind forward, never backwards”. This line contains the essence of the movie because it is a metaphor for life where you must always move forward to succeed. If one thing can be said about Buster is that he is determined. (4) A notable cut between the scenes is when Keaton is crumpled on the beach in despair and the camera pans to reveal the monkey has been filming the entire fiasco. This has the contrasting effect of sadness and comedy. The audience feels the heart break of seeing another man make off down the beach holding hands with Sally, but that temporary sadness is replaced by laughing at the monkey who filmed his heart break. (5) On that note I never felt that Keaton had feelings for Miss Sally, from the very beginning he when he smelled her he viewed her as an object. The film continues this, we never learn anything about Sally’s personality. Buster isn’t even happy she is alive when he saves her, he is just mad he isn’t the hero for her. When at the pool scene an entire flock of men run the surrounded her, and later on also at the pool a male stranger picks her up out of the pool