It's a story that couldn't be more stupid, Joan of Arc and the House of Representatives eloquently revolving around God. Joan of Arc said that she had encountered miracles, that she was sent by God. The story has been revered and adapted by countless masters of faith, including Shakespeare and Bernard Shaw. Even more stupid today. This is the main theme of France, the victory of the French will, religion is power, faith is power, and Napoleon spread the words of Joan of Arc to rule Europe. For the silent era, I've always thought that dramas were less artistic than comedies. The montages of the silent film era are misleading. Strings come and go to string out a few ugly old men with adulterous and evil faces, and they still stay in the aesthetic standard of either good or evil. Montage guides the audience's emotional direction to a great extent, but just like Soviet socialism, it obliterates individual judgment. From this point of view, I prefer modern movies to rely on atmosphere to render emotions. The montage actually took away the fun of watching the movie, at best, it felt like an art student research paper, and it was good to watch this shot. The montage makes the film less fluid.
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