Thursday, March 6, 2008

It's like three for the price of one

Let's run down a partial list of stuff I like:
  • The first eight seasons of The Simpsons
  • Classic films
  • The weirdness of literal translations from foreign languages in to English.
Just what the hell am I getting at here? Acualidad Simpson

It's a Spanish language Simpsons fansite that FilmDrunk linked for its supercool gallery of film references.

Yes, from the obvious to the obscure, the website has side-by-side comparison of the scenes in question along with a brief description.

The picture comparisons show just how dead-on the film references were.

As if that wasn't enough, check out the page through the magic of Google Translate. I think the text that accompanies the photo above says it all:
When Flanders failed 7F23
What is beautiful live! (1946)
In the midst of so much joy at seeing his friends help her husband, Mary Bailey (Donna Reed) throws his hands to his face and smile incredulous. A gesture is the same used by Maude Flanders contemplated when the solidarity of its neighbors with her husband. In addition, wearing a dress like that of the protagonist of What is beautiful live!.
I'm not sure what I like more about that: The literal interpretation of It's a Wonderful Life or that in the first sentence Mary Bailey is referenced as a "him".

The site has about three pages of this stuff, and it's continually being updated, so check it out.

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