Does real art need language?

Rating: 7/10 (20 May 2020)

I don't like to watch a movie under the conditions of understanding the plot, which will make me have preconceived ideas and affect my understanding of the emotions I want to express in the film. Therefore, this movie gave me a great surprise when it was completely unknown to me. In the first ten minutes of the film, I always thought that the silent film part would end soon. I never thought that the whole movie was a silent film. When I thought that there would be no sound throughout, the sound appeared in George 's dream in about thirty minutes. This is one of my favorite designs in the whole film: After touching the sound film, George had a nightmare, There were sounds in the cups, puppies, and footsteps in my dreams, and even the laughter of women, and the loud noise of feathers landing on the floor, but George could not speak, he could not make any sound. This dream fully illustrates George's rejection of, resistance to, and timidity in his heart. He believes that real art does not need to be expressed by sound, so he was eliminated by the times. The silent movie he insisted on did not achieve the ideal box office, and it happened to catch up with the stock market crash. As a result, he went bankrupt and his wife left him.
The character set of the actor is perfect-elegant gentleman, personable, humorous and cheerful, is a star of great attention. The heroine also fell in love with him. Although the heroine was also tempted by the heroine, the two did not cross that line. He told her actress, who had just entered the film industry that she was unknown, that she must have her own characteristics in order to become famous, so he painted a mole for her. Although the two people gradually lost their intersection, she was very popular in the sound movie. Later, the two had some misunderstandings, but she never gave up on him, she knew his pride, his self-esteem, and always helped him silently. In fact, this love is a bit cliché, but it touched me. "Bang!" On the screen when the man committed suicide is really a small joke of the director. It turned out that it was only the car of the woman who hit the tree at such a nervous time. She rescued him, and I couldn't help but smile when I saw here. Silent film can bring me such intense mood swings that I absolutely did not expect. A loyal driver, a smart dog, I am very touched by many parts of this movie. It was such a simple, pure feeling, no color, no sound, but it deeply moved my heart.
So, does real art need language? One of the most interesting points of this movie is that the male host still accepted the sound movie at the end. He did not turn over because he insisted on the silent movie. There was still a sound at the end of the movie, which shows that the choice of the era is still the expression of language and Communication; but as a silent film, the film is not the only dialogue at the end, and there is no word in the fierce situation conflict, but it finally defeated many well-made films and won many Oscar awards in one fell swoop. Even if the art of the artist can get away from the language, can it reach the heart of the audience? And the film "Love Tears" filmed and directed by the male lead in the film, although there is not too much display, but I can still feel that it is a touching story, so it can not be said that the male lead's attachment to silent movies Completely fail. I also thought of a movie I watched many years ago-"Assassin Nie Yinniang". The whole film does not have a few lines, but it gives people a sense of loneliness. Isn't this the power of silent art?
The success of this film is largely due to the fascinating acting of the male lead. The performance of other characters is also remarkable. The best is the performance of the dog. The blockade of biting the trousers hard while committing suicide is amazing. In such an ever-changing era, even retro silent films will inevitably be contaminated with the taste of technology and form a unique style. It is outstanding because it is not a simple imitation and copy of silent film, but because it is full of an attitude of returning to the heart and pursuing art. The simplicity of this emotion makes this movie pleasing to the eye. Regardless of the ever-changing forms of film expression, we should uphold a sincere heart. Only by treating the movie and the audience with sincerity can we achieve truly great art.