The Picture of Dorian Gray 1945 Dorian/Basil Confrontation

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[ThereWillBeSpaghetti]

Am I the only one who read Dorian Gray and thought Dorian was supposed to be a blonde, boy-like, flamboyant, emotional, and homosexual man that didn't have a stone for a face?

I mean, I didn't see the new one, so I don't know how much they changed with how the characters act, but still.

[Nietopyrz360]

Do you not think, that Basil sounds a bit too calm in this scene, I'd imagine he should look more shaken.

[therightstuff14]

@PyramidHead2000 Classic's are always better then the remakes

[lsmftymf]

Very disappointing that this entry didn't include the two Technicolor inserts of Dorian Gray's portrait which was painted by Ivan Albright and is currently on display at the Art Institute of Chicago. Since learning about him in a Zippy the Pinhead comic strip, I have always thought of Albright's works as very intriguing.

[Juuko13]

@ThereWillBeSpaghetti yup i agree with you

[sokkie1111]

I know you can't compare two movies if you have seen the whole of one and only one scene of the other but the new Dorian gray movie seems so much better for example the actings better, the script is better, where as in this scene both actors voices seem as flat as there facial expressions. There is bearly any emotion in this scene.

[ShenSpirit]

Hurd Hatfield was underrated as an actor. He was so completely identified with this role, and so pretty as a young man, that afterwards it was difficult for him to find the kind of work he deserved. I knew him slightly in the early '60s, when he came to work in a theater where I was working. He was elegant, and a bit removed from the everyday world most of us occupy, but he was was very kind and modest and ran no ego on his fellow actors who didn't have his star status.

[Nietopyrz360]

@roselandalvin Yes, his appearance might suit the film, however, it does not fit the character of Basil, at least not the one I know from the novel. He seemed to be emotional, affectionate. I don't believe the acting needs to be overly expressive, but his face should reveal horror or despair for me, I wouldn't mind it being subtle, but here I can hardly see any emotion at all, and he speaks in such a calm voice as well.

[roselandalvin]

@Nietopyrz360 if he was more shocked or emoted more it would not fit the somber tone of the entire film - The low keyed nature of the acting and dialogue in this movie adds that extra touch

[lostismyconstent]

wtf, Basil should be screaming in this scene! The love of his life and his apex of art are destroyed right in front of him, and all he can say is, "Yo, Dorian, we should pray for your salvation cus you're goin to hell."

and Dorian's like, "No thnx"

Basil, "Mmkay, well, I'm going to."

Dorian, "Hey, looks like it'd be fun to stab you, so I will."

*ANGER!!!*

[juliewayiero]

@ThereWillBeSpaghetti nah, youre not... thats exactly what i thought about dorian "blonde, boy-like, flamboyant, emotional, and homosexual man that didn't have a stone for a face"

im sad... i just watched the new remake... they changed A LOT of thiings! in this movie, the only similarity is that hes... bisexual whatever...