Giant
Film1956201 min

Giant

Taste attributes: dramawesternanimalsslowheavylineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion

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"NOW HE'S TOO RICH TO KILL."

Boxlist takeExpect an unhurried, small-scale western, heavy rather than light. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Giant is a movie of huge scale and grandeur in which three generations of land-rich Texans love, swagger, connive and clash in a saga of family strife, racial bigotry and conflict between cattle barons and newly rich oil tycoons.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipself destruction/implosion

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Elizabeth TaylorRock HudsonJames DeanCarroll BakerJane Withers

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1956
Runtime
201 min
Status
Released
Studio
George Stevens Productions
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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