silent film

Rodger 2022-03-15 09:01:03

When I watch this movie, I always think of the domestic bad movies that use the chat window and SMS interface to explain the development of the plot. Compared with the shortcomings of technical means in the silent film era, many movies waste the shots on words. While most of the dialogue in the film is self-explanatory, George's performance is never as exaggerated as stated.
Just like Ruan Lingyu and "Yuguang Song" mentioned in the textbook, it can be said to be a household name. Now, not many people have seen or even been interested in spending half an hour in front of a black and white film. I thought this was a sad story, the decline of silent films and the withering of an era. A hundred years later, silent films have disappeared. However, silent films have been brilliant once, with their own era and their own audience, at least, they have lived their lives in vain.
That is, like George, when facing the transition of two eras, the past is a precious memory, and the present is a bright future.

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Extended Reading
  • Esmeralda 2022-03-22 09:01:31

    For Oscar judges, whose average age is 60, "artist" is nostalgia; for us, who are used to sound and color, "artist" is novelty. However, whether a 100-minute feature film is used for remembrance or curiosity, it has the suspicion of grandstanding speculation. The male protagonist's resistance to the form of sound films and the modern audience's resistance to the form of black and white silent films constitute a common rationale. The least-grossing Oscar best film is probably a prophecy.

  • Al 2022-03-21 09:01:36

    【15/11 Second view: Miss Ye has all kinds of beauty. :)] [12/10 First View: The whole crying scene. The stuffy nose was so unbearable that the girl next door handed me a paper. For me, movies were once thought-provoking, but now they are hallucinogenic. At 8:43, the name of the first actor appeared before the shady screen, and the past history was pressed and presented in an instant. The years of my obsession with blockbusters and blockbusters were instantly rectified and my merits were complete. 】

The Artist quotes

  • George Valentin: [first lines, heard in one of his films] I won't talk! I won't say a word!

  • Peppy Miller: Make way for the young!