{"id":2821,"date":"2007-03-30T09:52:23","date_gmt":"2007-03-30T16:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2821"},"modified":"2021-01-13T18:22:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T01:22:09","slug":"blue-lagoon-the-1949","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2821","title":{"rendered":"Blue Lagoon, The (1949)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I don&#8217;t care if we never see a boat again. I don&#8217;t care if we never get away from here!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Poster1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Poster1-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-31424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Poster1-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Poster1-91x128.jpg 91w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Poster1-730x1024.jpg 730w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Poster1.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo young children (Susan Stranks and Peter Rudolph Jones) are shipwrecked on a deserted island, and must survive on their own. As they grow older, Emma (Jean Simmons) and Michael (Donald Houston) find themselves falling in love while waiting to be rescued.\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>Coming-of-Age<\/li>\n<li>Deserted Island<\/li>\n<li>First Love<\/li>\n<li>Jean Simmons Films<\/li>\n<li>Survival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis mid-century British adaptation of Henry De Vere Stacpoole&#8217;s adventure novel is primarily known for featuring Jean Simmons in her lead debut:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons2-1024x741.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons2-1024x741.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons2-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons2-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons2-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons2-373x270.png 373w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons2.png 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and as the predecessor to the infamously bad <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2845\">1980 remake<\/a>. On its own merits, however, <em>The Blue Lagoon<\/em> remains an enjoyable &#8212; if highly unrealistic &#8212; coming-of-age tale, worth watching simply for the gorgeous technicolor cinematography, and Simmons&#8217; luminous face gracing the screen.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jean Simmons in one of her earliest leading roles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons-1024x743.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons-1024x743.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons-372x270.png 372w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Simmons.png 1269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some genuine tense moments, as when Simmons is kidnapped by a rapacious sailor (Cyril Cusack) with decidedly unsavory intentions<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Cusack2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Cusack2-1024x740.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Cusack2-1024x740.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Cusack2-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Cusack2-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Cusack2-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Cusack2-374x270.png 374w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Cusack2.png 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\nBeautiful technicolor cinematography (albeit in need of restoration) of the deserted island<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Technicolor2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Technicolor2-1024x741.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Technicolor2-1024x741.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Technicolor2-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Technicolor2-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Technicolor2-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Technicolor2-373x270.png 373w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Blue-Lagoon-Technicolor2.png 1257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Though it holds some historical interest as the precursor to its 1980 counterpart, <em>The Blue Lagoon<\/em> is ultimately only must-see viewing for fans of Jean Simmons. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0041190\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-blue-lagoon\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t care if we never see a boat again. I don&#8217;t care if we never get away from here!&#8221; Synopsis: Two young children (Susan Stranks and Peter Rudolph Jones) are shipwrecked on a deserted island, and must survive on their own. As they grow older, Emma (Jean Simmons) and Michael (Donald Houston) find themselves falling in love while waiting to be rescued. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Coming-of-Age Deserted Island First Love Jean Simmons Films Survival Review: This mid-century&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2821\"> 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-2821","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\/2821","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=2821"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63196,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2821\/revisions\/63196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}