Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Let's be realistic.

Absolutely amazing

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime. The 400 Blows or also known as 'Les Quatre Cents Coups' is once again another movie that never reaches whatever potential it could reach but also wastes it's time with a character that wasn't much interesting to begin with and as i have reached slowly the end of the Top 250 i find myself disappointed with the movies that IMDb has selected to put on their list unlike some truly amazing movies that truly have big potentials as a whole and we get movies like this for some reason. (0/10)

I don't care at all for labeling. I mean by that whether a film was a leading pioneer in one field or another, that doesn't impact the rating it should be given. A film should be judged on account it's a film, full stop. And this right here isn't the most unbelievable you'll have seen in your lifetime, but it's certainly one of the good ones. So realism or neo-this and neo-that, I don't care: this film is certainly well made however.The first thing that should be said is it's well paced: we're not given a moment of respite or any time to think about what's missing, it's just hard-hitting events and news, all sequenced in a very fluid and solidly crafted development. Dialog is good, all characters well written and, of course, realistic as this is the main goal of this production: to deliver a tale that rings true in its every breath but that provides poetry and strong deeper meaning to that daily struggle. The film isn't so much a metaphor or such as it is an ode to the roughness of the real world. It's completely ruthless, it's harsh, but not oppressive...just like life is.The kid playing the lead character, a then fifteen year old Léaud, handles his protagonist's part incredibly well. And it's telling in and of itself a child however talented would understand and take to the role so spontaneously well: his character is the child many of us have been, a symbiotic mixture of mischievousness and innocence that makes us incomprehensible and unbearable to the world around us.Very lyrical, symbolic ending - that may or may've not inspired a Stephen King as he was writing one of his most famous pieces (brought to the big screen in the mid 90's) ?.. Strong film: 8/10.

"400 Blows"... uh... how can I start? I've begun french movies with this masterpiece. It is the best french movie in my opinion and my second favorite movie. The director, Francois Truffaut reflects Antoine Doinel's life as a real experience. He actually shows his troubled childhood in the "400 Blows" and this makes the movie the first example of French new wave movies. I felt while watching that when Antoine walked, I walked. When he ran, I ran. I experienced his life as mine. This is one of the most important feature of French new wave movies (Nouvelle Vague) , so life can be seen more real in these type of films. That's because I feel real emotions and sorrows. That's because I adore this movie, and Truffaut himself. Antoine Doinel feels distress because of his family and society around him. He can't show himself up at school or in life. He lives with lies and a bad family. Everything around him is shattered and drags him to do forbidden things like committing a theft. These troubles make him escape from his wicked life. In the final scene, we can see that he runs without a backward glance. Some people cannot understand why Truffaut finishes this movie like this and why Antoine runs. Trying to get over his life is the explanation of it and Antoine's inevitability is the final moment. The sea represents he cannot get over from his life. The expression on his face is the symbol of desperation. "400 Blows" will remain in my favorites in short. Every human being should see this.

Through this film, I got an idea of the beautiful old French town and of the life that children lived mid-20th century. How many psychological problems evident in this canvas ... Looking at it I realize how many create one psychologist and psychiatrist profession for half a century ... I'm sure we lucky to be born in the current years, and our children are lucky more, and even more grandchildren. Let's think about what role can play this pattern, if it is to watch most of the people of the future: - For a positive effect, it is necessary to show in the ripened age, then people will be able to sympathize with the previous generations ... - It can be seen in the infinite power of the unconscious and desire for freedom ... - Our desire to deeply pledged to go beyond and take the life under our cap.