Good Idea, Well Executed.

Rating: 9/10 (26 October 2018)

'The artist' was a remarkable movie. Although I don't give straightforward compliments often, but when I finished the movie, I really, truly thought that that was a remarkable movie. This film, directed by Michel Hazanavicius,was a very peculiar ilm. The film sets it's date in the 20's, and remarkably uses the silent style of the films back then extremely well. Before being told by a friend, I actually thought it was a movie from those times! There is no doubt that this was an excellent idea, very properly executed.
The style of the film was not all. Even when there were no huge actors or actresses in this movie, I was very impressed with the power of acting in this movie. Being a silent film, it was utterly necessary to make exaggerated expressions and movements to bring greater emotion to the audience. And the actors in the movie just exactly did that, not too exaggerated, not to diminished by any means.
We cannot skip over the film's themes and plots either. The film's plot and story truly gripped me as an audience, invoking the emotions that the character himself is feeling. This was amazing, as I thought the film would lack emotion, as it lacked sound.
Truth to be told however, this wasn't an utterly perfect movie, as such one does not exist. Personally, I felt that the ending was rushed and did not live up to my expectations. There was no great satisfaction or bitterness, but there was only a small feeling of unreadiness. The change from the bitter scene of suicide to happy tap dancing was somewhat obnoxious and a tiny bit random. I felt almost no correlation from those two scenes.
However, at this point, this was just nitpicking. Good ending or mediocre, The Artist was a movie I would most definitely recommend.