Silent is better than sound

Austin 2022-04-07 08:01:02

I can't remember the last time I watched a silent film, and this is the first time I was deeply attracted by a silent film. The scenes and reactions in the film are completely real, and every laughing point is connected very naturally and skillfully, which makes people laugh. Lol, it turns out that there were so many jokes in the 1920s and 1930s, and making the audience laugh at the same time triggers thinking, I have to admire the director! I can't imagine what the technical conditions were like at the time, but the scene of Buster Keaton's running uphill and somersaulting downhill made me believe that it must not be easy. The actors worked hard beyond imagination. While laughing, I can't help but sigh, how pure and real the movies were at that time, and the simplicity can be seen full of sincerity. Very worth seeing.

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  • Lionel 2022-04-22 07:01:58

    C. The reasons why I don’t like Keaton’s feature films gradually became clear: the intoxication and repetition of my own short films, the time-limited but lack of expressive narrative. When driving and confessing to encountering a tree in the road, the dog must not preempt the kiss. When encountering black people, dummies and real people, I think of the model dummy in "The Scapegoat". The football team, the police team, and the bees who were smashed by the crowd felt that the scheduling was nothing after watching "The Police", and the traversing shots during the chase were exactly the same as "Daydream". There is a feeling of "Zombie World War", and the final parkour is indeed classic: cliffs, big trees, rolling stones, vehicles (carriage → car → train), the high score is basically because of this. "The chase continued into the countryside and Keaton ran down a hill and bumped into a few rocks, and the rocks bumped into bigger ones, and the rocks, big and small, rolled down like the whole mountain was attacking Keaton. He ducked. , was run over several times, this is the essence of Keaton's image, the falling stone hit him, as if God had joined the ranks of punishing him. - "A Brief History of Flashback Movies (Illustrated 6th Edition)" P36"

  • Chauncey 2022-04-07 09:01:08

    The laughter in the front was a little dull, but since the brides appeared, it was really amazing, the scene was lively, the laughter was frequent, it was so funny, it was crazy, haha~

Seven Chances quotes

  • Jimmie Shannon: Would you marry me?

  • Title Card: By the time Jimmie had reached the church, he had proposed to everything in skirts, including a Scotchman.