I
like to make the distinction that Thomas Edison was a businessman Whereas
Nikola Tesla was an inventor. Like Henry
Ford, Edison didn’t really invent anything.
He just found a new way to make a light bulb. He basically made it so that people could buy
and use them.
This
isn’t to say that Edison didn’t make contributions, but Tesla was the one that
had more of a scientific mind and could create new things, like the coil named
for him. He was even trying to make it
so that electricity could be transmitted wirelessly. So, it’s only natural that Edison gets all
the schools named for him. Right?
When
I saw the coming attractions for The Current War, I thought that Tesla might
get his due. He was featured in said
trailers. Nope. The movie was mostly about how Westinghouse
and Edison brought lights to the people.
Part of this was the power supply, which Tesla had a part in. However, Tesla’s part in the movie was not
what I had hoped. He was shown in a few
scenes, mostly being pushed out of something he was working on.
It
worries me sometimes if I can’t get at least six paragraphs into a review. I’d go into a detailed recap, but there’s not
much for me to share. The movie focuses
on Edison. He’s shown as being very
petty and driven. He’ll resort to
demeaning the competition if it means getting what he wanted.
Overall,
it was very bland and plain. Having an
even pace isn’t always a good thing.
Here, it makes it monotonous.
It’s like the movie got rejected by PBS, so they toned it down a little
and got a theatrical release. (I kind of
feel like I forgot most of the movie once I walked out of the theater, so if I
got a few details wrong, please forgive me.)
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