I was actually a little disappointed with this movie. I
don’t know if it’s because I’ve seen so many other silent film movies that I’m
used to how they’re filmed, or I just don’t like how they filmed this one. I
don’t know if this movie was a tribute to silent films and they just added a
bit of a twist to it, or if they were just trying to make a modern version of a
silent film. Either way I wasn’t too impressed. I didn’t like how they made it
more of a modern version of the 1920’s, the mannerisms and the dialogue were
off, they picked too many clean cut modern faces to be in this film, and it all
just didn’t fit. Nothing really flowed, they didn’t put much effort into their
acting and they made it look a bit corny. In silent movie dramas, they had to
put in a lot of emotion into the films. They did this because the movie had no sound effects and they really
wanted you to know how they felt. In "The Artist," the only emotion the main
character showed was depression, in other silent films if they were depressed
they would add rage, confusion, and just basically die inside little by little.
He didn’t show any variation or major skill in acting. I’ll admit there were a few good parts in the film, but the rest was
just mediocre. Two very good silent films that I have seen are: The Red Lilly, and The
Wind. If you have seen The Artist and
didn’t enjoy it, don’t worry, the original silent films are not like that.
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