Ever since I received Roger Ebert: The Great Movies for Christmas a few years back it has been one of the most re-read books I own. His writing style was graceful, fun and above all, enthusiastic. It was infectious to say the least as I found myself watching any film cited in that book just so I could read another one of his retrospective reviews. He helped me develop an understanding of film and made watching them a higher pleasure. No other critic can quite articulate film in a way to sound infinitely intelligible while remaining simple enough for anyone to enjoy. He has been a big influence to my essay writing style, especially during my A-levels. Enough good things cannot really be said about him, basically he was the man when it came to criticism.
He passed away yesterday, his final words were 'See you at the movies.'
You can still visit his website here, it has all the fore-mentioned 'Great Movies Reviews' there and they are certainly worth a read.
No comments:
Post a Comment