The film that is said to inspire G.W. Griffith to make his Intolerance is a very visually beautiful film.
The costume work, the atmosphere and the locations are very impressive. Since the lack of innovative movie techniques that, thought was invented, but not quite used here makes the angels very static.
The lack of close-ups gives us a hard time to feel strongly for the characters or even give them the characteristic symbols we are so used of today. It also is extremely story-based and rely heavily on inter-titles. I like the story, thought it do have some flaws.
The epic storytelling ain't good enough to keep us engaged throughout the whole movie and I think the lack of sympathy or the boiling feeling of tragedy is a big loss in a movie which focus on realism.
I love the placement of the camera angels that match the background aesthetics. It's things like that, which make the feature enjoyable with the very basics of film technique.
The costume work, the atmosphere and the locations are very impressive. Since the lack of innovative movie techniques that, thought was invented, but not quite used here makes the angels very static.
The lack of close-ups gives us a hard time to feel strongly for the characters or even give them the characteristic symbols we are so used of today. It also is extremely story-based and rely heavily on inter-titles. I like the story, thought it do have some flaws.
The epic storytelling ain't good enough to keep us engaged throughout the whole movie and I think the lack of sympathy or the boiling feeling of tragedy is a big loss in a movie which focus on realism.
I love the placement of the camera angels that match the background aesthetics. It's things like that, which make the feature enjoyable with the very basics of film technique.