Not only that, but he holds his own opposite the brilliant Al Pacino. If a child actor can say his lines like he means them and deliver emotions without dialogue, he's doing a good-enough job. He has a certain authenticity to him that not all child actors have. Of course, that's also thanks to the child actor who played the main character. Joseph Stefano, known mostly for his screenplay for "Psycho," wrote this nice character-driven drama that took me on a journey. So though I was born five decades later, I was still able to put myself in the main character's shoes. Cinema just had that magical feeling to people.
#Two bits meaning money movie
I think it was Gene Siskel, who said the most beautiful sight is seeing a movie audience as the screen shines over them and their eyes are glued to the screen. You see people put their feet up on the chairs in front of them, throw popcorn at the screen, shamelessly talk amongst themselves and to give a thoroughly modern example, let their cell phones ring.
Nowadays, people don't respect the institution. Plus, in the days of the depression, the cinema meant much more than it does now. To this little boy, it's his dream to go to the new local cinema on opening day. Modern day viewers might look at his quest as stupid and redundant, but that's easy to say when you have enough money to go the movies every weekend. The premise of a boy wanting to accumulate 25 cents to go to the movies is simple but engaging and effective.
I tend to be a sucker for coming-of-age dramas like these, and this is one of the good ones.
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