{"id":24443,"date":"2012-02-28T09:35:01","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T16:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24443"},"modified":"2020-12-27T23:14:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T06:14:52","slug":"college-1927","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24443","title":{"rendered":"College (1927)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Anyone prefers an athlete to a weak-knee&#8217;d, teachers&#8217; pet.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Poster-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-24444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Poster-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Poster-82x128.jpg 82w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA nerdy high school graduate (Buster Keaton) follows his dream girl (Anne Cornwall) to college, where he attempts to impress her by trying out a variety of sports &#8212; but his clumsiness foils him time and again.\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>College<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<li>Sports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs noted by Chris Edwards in his <a href=\"http:\/\/silent-volume.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/college-1927.html\">&#8220;Silent Volume&#8221; blog<\/a>, <em>College<\/em> is partially undone by its very premise: how can one of the most athletically toned, physically agile actors of all time successfully convince us that he&#8217;s no good at sports? Well, the same dilemma held true to a certain extent in Keaton&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=23902\"><em>Battling Butler<\/em> (1926)<\/a>, but it&#8217;s much more prominent here, given that nearly the entire film is spent showing his character failing time and again at each sport he attempts. Naturally, none of this takes away from the intrinsic joy of watching Keaton perform: he&#8217;s the most skillful and precise klutz you&#8217;ll ever see (and to be fair, some of what he fails at is simply understanding the rules of the game). At any rate, <em>College<\/em>&#8216;s storyline &#8212; directly inspired by the success of Harold Lloyd&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=25795\"><em>The Freshman<\/em> (1925)<\/a> &#8212; ultimately feels more like a series of gags than a well-rounded storyline; however, its finale &#8212; when Keaton&#8217;s character (in classic form) suddenly shows his mettle in a crisis &#8212; is truly inspired. Watch for an infamous final shot (which I&#8217;ll admit I don&#8217;t fully &#8220;get&#8221;; what, exactly, was Keaton&#8217;s point, other than to shock? or to simply imply &#8220;The End&#8221;?). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The soda jerk sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Soda-Jerk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Soda-Jerk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Soda-Jerk.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Soda-Jerk-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Soda-Jerk-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many impressive physical stunts<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Physical2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Physical2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Physical2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Physical2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Physical2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The inspired finale<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Finale.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Finale.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Finale.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Finale-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/College-Finale-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though naturally (like all of Keaton&#8217;s films) it&#8217;s recommended. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0017765\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?res=940CE5D7173DEE3ABC4A52DFBF66838C639EDE\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/325073\/college#articles-reviews?articleId=85202\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/silent-volume.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/college-1927.html\">Silent Volume Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/reviews\/69475\/college.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Anyone prefers an athlete to a weak-knee&#8217;d, teachers&#8217; pet.&#8221; Synopsis: A nerdy high school graduate (Buster Keaton) follows his dream girl (Anne Cornwall) to college, where he attempts to impress her by trying out a variety of sports &#8212; but his clumsiness foils him time and again. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Buster Keaton Films College Comedy Silent Films Sports Review: As noted by Chris Edwards in his &#8220;Silent Volume&#8221; blog, College is partially undone by its very premise: how&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24443\"> 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-24443","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\/24443","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=24443"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60122,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24443\/revisions\/60122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}