Truly the golden age of cinema

Rating: 10/10 (6 March 2002)

Simply a beautiful film unparalleled in scope and power for it's time. The acting is terrible, but that in itself adds to the effect it has because the viewer sees that these people are not special, they were just forced into special circumstances. The more modern films I watch, the more I enjoy this film and the times that created it. This is a perfect picture of what Hollywood should be like. I'm sick and tired of watching as talentless actors bring legions of fans to their films just because they carry themselves well. The real art of cinema is in the direction; it's in the wonderful stories that keep us guessing and thinking. I highly recommend this to anyone with the antiquated notion that film can be an artform, and that movies are made to show us the horrors and delights that we can't/won't physically experience for ourselves.