I found it hard to give this film a proper rating. I believe an absolutely great work of art can fully stand the test of time. While in this work, I think it just partially passes the test. The lighting and some of the camera using in this film are outstanding even watching it nowadays, but some of the settings, the acting, and the soundtrack are obviously more characteristic of the time. Some scenes in this film look like a recorded stage play instead of a film to me which is a common element of silent films. Due to the technology and people paying less attention to audio than visuals, the soundtrack is more or less distracting. Is that because of the year it was made? This question reminds me of an essay I've read a while ago, called “The End of Photography?”.The essay talks about how new technologies bring new forms of art to the world and how do they lead photography and even the human visual culture to newer levels. And moreover, how the meaning of photography was changed on account of the development of technologies. Same as film, we cannot look a work ages ago through the lenses we have today since the meaning of film has been changed significantly. Probably this film is just not fantastic enough to survive through the time so I cannot give it more than 3/5, but from another perspective, it is a film have great artistic attainments.we cannot look a work ages ago through the lenses we have today since the meaning of film has been changed significantly. Probably this film is just not fantastic enough to survive through the time so I cannot give it more than 3/5, but from another perspective, it is a film have great artistic attainments.we cannot look a work ages ago through the lenses we have today since the meaning of film has been changed significantly. Probably this film is just not fantastic enough to survive through the time so I cannot give it more than 3/5, but from another perspective, it is a film have great artistic attainments.
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