Interesting

Rating: 9/10 (3 August 2012)

The Artist isn't the first silent movie I've seen, but it is the best. In fact, it's amazing, after the fuzzy, washed-out, one camera silent movies, to see modern techniques used like this. I wanted to see it, when it was in the theater, but I didn't get to. I guess I'll never get to see a silent movie in theater, unless they make another one. Please? Anyway, when I got it home, I watched it four times in a row. Dujardin is so expressive he really doesn't need to talk. You know when he's being a charming bastard, when he's feeling determined, when he's lost hope, when he's happy, and when he's scared. It stands out so well without the noise. The plot's about trying to reclaim lost glory in a present you don't fit into at all. I say to George Valetnin, yes, silent movie are great. What if you could choose? Would you like to see a silent movie or a talking movie, on any given weekend? Deaf people don't feel left out; you get some reading in while watching so you're smarter. And imagine contemporary actors in silent movies. The Artist is a well-layers story; I noticed more things every time I watched. I really liked it.