Alaina's Trial by Movies: Katherine Hepburn

Katherine Hepburn. She is one the most well known actresses off all time. She is mostly known for her roles with Spencer Tracy. However, she is also well versed in comedies, and other roles, outside of her performances with Mr. Tracy. One of the most memorable roles if in Bringing Up Baby.

This movie is about a Professor who has many life changes happening in the same week. He is getting married, a rare dinosaur bone has been found for his museum, and he is trying to win a million dollar grant for the same museum. However, when trying to win over the favor of the lawyer that represents the person giving way the million, he has an unfortunate run in with Susan. Susan is a woman whose head is always in the clouds. She doesn't really know what is going on outside her world. If she sees something that she wants that is outside of her world she will do everything in her power to make it a part of her world. So, when she meets Professor David she finds that she wants him. During the same time her brother sends her a live leopard named Baby to deliver to her aunt. She tricks David into helping her on the day of his wedding.

I have always found this film to be charming. It's one of the best slapstick comedies you will see. So, when it came to choosing what film for Alaina to watch of course it had to be one of the films that made me fall in love with Katherine Hepburn Bringing Up Baby. 

1. What were your thoughts going into this movie? I had no idea really. If I had to guess I thought it was going to be about a baby and not a leopard.
2. What was your favorite part of the movie? Either when they first brought the leopard on the screen, being the movie lover that I am, or at the end when Katherine Hepburn in swaying back and forth on the ladder that should have fallen over already.
3. Favorite character? Cary Grant's character David.
4. Why? He was the only sane one in the whole movie.
5. What did you not like about the movie? I get that you are not supposed to like David's fiancé but it bugs me that he never did get married. As someone who very much looked forward to getting married on her wedding day it made me sad that he like skipped over it.
6. What did you think of the actor we watched this time? I loved Katherine Hepburn's goofiness.
7. What do you think of the movie after watched it? It was nothing like I expected it to be. It was fun and silly.
8. Would you watch it again? Yes
9. Would you recommend? To someone who really like on the nose humor, yes.
10. What relevance does it have to today? Make sure you recognize your leopard and don’t talk to strange women.

I love Alaina. I can not wait to see what she has to say about our next film!