Review of Man with a Movie Camera (1929) by Katie S — 26 Oct 2007

So I went into this not in the mood. I had put it off for years. and I had to watch it in a film class. and i'm not going to lie, I fell in love with this movie. I'm kind of astounded by its perfection.

I never thought I could be engaged with over an hour of fast cut images but this is so beautiful and so masterfully put together that the fact that this even exists is amazing to me. The specific score we watched was very important and I know there are other scores to this movie but this is the one that I want it with.

I refuse to accept it in any other form. it was a surprisingly modern score that made the film even more so than it already did feel very ahead of its time and present. This is truly a masterpiece. Just the reality that be presented through the eye of a camera and the beauty that can be produced with it is shown to its full potential here and it shows you a different way of seeing things and how reality can be toyed with and shown to you using editing and a camera.

It's so stunning to watch. I honestly cannot imagine how this was possibly put together. Because there is an organization to it. A seemingly random but incredible organization. In love with this. I would say in the Top 10 Greatest Films of all time.