The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Melody
Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1971
Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future but as soon as possible.
Movie details
Melody
“A tender love story for everyone who was ever ten years old.”
1971 Comedy · Drama · Romance 1h 43m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.1 / 10
Community rating
Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future but as soon as possible.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Melody?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Waris Hussein
Written by
Alan Parker
Mark Lester
Daniel Latimer
Tracy Hyde
Melody Perkins
Jack Wild
Ornshaw
C
Colin Barrie
Chambers
B
Billy Franks
Burgess
Ashley Knight
Stacey
C
Craig Marriott
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Court is in session
Put Melody on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.