Review of The Artist (2011) by Csw2014 R — 19 Nov 2014
When talkies hit the screen they were a revolution, overnight many theaters converted to sound and by the late 1930's silent films virtually became extinct. Here the director goes and tries to make a film that has the charm of movies from back before every film had dialogue.
The idea, on paper, seems brilliant, but in purpose sound films took over for a reason. Unlike color, sound distinctly helped movies become better at telling stories, thus you can make an excellent film that's in black and white and has loads of story (Frances, Ha is a great example) but you are going to stumble if you try to make a story-heavy film work without dialogue.
All the characters seem flat and the true potential of the story is never realized due to the arbitrary limits imposed by the director.
This review of The Artist (2011) was written by Csw2014 R on 19 Nov 2014.
The Artist has generally received very positive reviews.
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