{"id":24151,"date":"2012-02-22T10:26:52","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T17:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24151"},"modified":"2020-12-31T21:49:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T04:49:12","slug":"three-ages-1923","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24151","title":{"rendered":"Three Ages (1923)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If you let your mind wander back through History you will find that the only thing that has not changed since the World began is &#8212; LOVE.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Poster-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-24157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Poster.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn three different historical eras (the Stone Age, Roman times, and 1920s New York), a young man (Buster Keaton) vies for the attentions of a beautiful girl (Margaret Leahy) against a bigger, stronger, and\/or wealthier suitor (Wallace Beery).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buster Keaton Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Rivalry<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<li>Wallace Beery Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBuster Keaton&#8217;s first feature film (originally conceived as three separate two-reelers, in case it bombed as a full-length movie) is an enjoyable satire on D.W. Griffith&#8217;s <em>Intolerance<\/em> (1916)<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24621\"><\/a>, similarly presenting thematic links &#8212; here, on the challenges of romantic pursuit &#8212; between several historical eras. It&#8217;s amusing to witness Keaton&#8217;s hapless yet doggedly resilient persona facing such similar challenges in each of his iterations, and to see the immensely clever &#8212; if occasionally foolhardy &#8212; ways in which he attempts to foil his opponent. The film&#8217;s most surreal moment (just one among many): Keaton gives a lion a manicure. (!!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plenty of humorous moments and classically Keatonian slapstick<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Wee-Jee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Wee-Jee.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Wee-Jee.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Wee-Jee-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Wee-Jee-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Chariot.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Chariot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Chariot.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Chariot-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Chariot-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Lion.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Lion.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Lion.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Lion-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Three-Ages-Lion-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s certainly of historical interest, and a must for diehard Keaton fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0014538\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3387sherl.html\">DVD Savant Review (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3551&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/three-ages-v49641\">All Movie Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/three-ages\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If you let your mind wander back through History you will find that the only thing that has not changed since the World began is &#8212; LOVE.&#8221; Synopsis: In three different historical eras (the Stone Age, Roman times, and 1920s New York), a young man (Buster Keaton) vies for the attentions of a beautiful girl (Margaret Leahy) against a bigger, stronger, and\/or wealthier suitor (Wallace Beery). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Buster Keaton Films Comedy Historical Drama Rivalry Silent Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24151\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24151"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60873,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24151\/revisions\/60873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}