There are people in the world who scorn old black-and-white movies as boring and uninteresting. I'm not one of them. I am also a romantic, which I think is a must if you are going to see this movie.
"Roman Holiday" tells the story of Princess Ann, a young princess who is utterly bored with her life as royalty and so one night in Rome, she sneaks away from the embassy - only to fall asleep on the streets of Rome. She is found by an American journalist named Joe Bradley, who takes her home with him (remember, this is an old movie so don't expect any sex). He recognizes her as the princess, but goes along with her when she says that her name is Anya. "Roman Holiday" shows the one day that they spend together, and the memories that it will give them.
When I saw "Roman Holiday" for the first time, I was blown away. It is made simply, and that is what makes it so perfectly beautiful. The story appears to be simple, but when you watch the movie you realize just how complex it is and you feel yourself being drawn into the world that these two characters live in. Since it is an old black-and-white film, you aren't distracted by all the colors and special affects. Instead, you just focus in on the emotions and on the two characters.
Audrey Hepburn (in her debut role), truly earned her Oscar for Best Actress. She (her character) grows so much during the movie and you really feel like you know her. Gregory Peck is amazing. His facial expressions are perfect and well beyond anything that most modern day actors could achieve. He holds just the right amount of yearning, pain and total bliss in just one look so that you are immediately captivated. Togetehr, Hepburn and Peck have what I consider to be the best on screen chemistry of all time. I loved it.
The ending is perfect (I won't tell you what it is though). I can guarantee you will feel a tear trickle down your face towards the end and that you will be utterly outraged when the end occurs. This is a movie for all hopeless romantics and for those who just want a good, sweet tear-jerking movie. A perfect movie for a girls-night out.
"Roman Holiday" tells the story of Princess Ann, a young princess who is utterly bored with her life as royalty and so one night in Rome, she sneaks away from the embassy - only to fall asleep on the streets of Rome. She is found by an American journalist named Joe Bradley, who takes her home with him (remember, this is an old movie so don't expect any sex). He recognizes her as the princess, but goes along with her when she says that her name is Anya. "Roman Holiday" shows the one day that they spend together, and the memories that it will give them.
When I saw "Roman Holiday" for the first time, I was blown away. It is made simply, and that is what makes it so perfectly beautiful. The story appears to be simple, but when you watch the movie you realize just how complex it is and you feel yourself being drawn into the world that these two characters live in. Since it is an old black-and-white film, you aren't distracted by all the colors and special affects. Instead, you just focus in on the emotions and on the two characters.
Audrey Hepburn (in her debut role), truly earned her Oscar for Best Actress. She (her character) grows so much during the movie and you really feel like you know her. Gregory Peck is amazing. His facial expressions are perfect and well beyond anything that most modern day actors could achieve. He holds just the right amount of yearning, pain and total bliss in just one look so that you are immediately captivated. Togetehr, Hepburn and Peck have what I consider to be the best on screen chemistry of all time. I loved it.
The ending is perfect (I won't tell you what it is though). I can guarantee you will feel a tear trickle down your face towards the end and that you will be utterly outraged when the end occurs. This is a movie for all hopeless romantics and for those who just want a good, sweet tear-jerking movie. A perfect movie for a girls-night out.