The watching of silent movies is only part of the story, for a large percentage of these films are missing and presumed lost. Presently, there are on-going searches for these missing films and, in several cases, they have resurfaced in archives, garages and attics. However, there are others that are, put plainly, held hostage and lie fallow in vaults. These films are restored, but neither shown, nor available on video tape. One of the main goals of The Silents Majority is to liberate these films to video.
Silent films are America's greatest original art form of visuals and music.
Silent movies were never meant to be literally silent. Silent, of course, is a misnomer. Music has always been a moving force in greatly enhancing the visual experience of silent film. Poorly selected or inappropriate musical scores have oft times robbed a silent film of the complete viewing experience. If a film score has been created especially for a picture, whether the music was created at film production time or some composer has perceptively rearranged or written new music, that score should elevate those visuals to awesome impact.