Martin Scorsese's directional debut is a great movie. If you know anything about the history of American independent movies (ever seen a John Cassavetes' joint?) then you can appreciate the filmmaking here. You can see Godard's influence in the editing and the dialogue (all you youngins must think characters talking about movies and mundane stuff started with Tarantino)
Martin Scorsese's directorial debut is not a great movie. It feels like a student film and is missing that polish that makes a movie feel professional. You can see some early signs of what makes Scorsese unique. The editing is a little wonky and there were too many times where there was no background music or talking that is was awkward. Still it's worth a watch to see how Scorsese started.
Shout by TorgoVIP 6BlockedParent2022-04-07T18:31:44Z
I like films like this. It's almost a little sub-genre that exists in my head. Late-60s, independent, shot in black and white, distributed by some nothing distributor nobody's ever heard of. Little dramas that would have been made by up and coming directors "cutting their teeth". De Palma's Wedding Party is another one that comes to mind. I can't really say this is a good film, but I like it a lot. If you only know Scorsese from Wolf of Wall Street or Goodfellas, it probably won't be for you.
That scene with "The End" playing... what a mindfuck! Did Coppola ever see this?